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The problem is that we use the Recordings List to notice if there are new recordings that we programmed days ago (or even months ago as a Pass) and forgot about.
The recording showing up near the top of the List is a reminder that the DVR recorded it.
What they always talked about in the Tech Forums is a folder system like in Windows - where you manually move recordings into folders, for organization and removing clutter.
I haven't played with the ethernet port yet, but did get around to playing with the new menu items, including Groups,
and admit I like the new Group function. However, here are some comments.
When in the DVR listing, GROUP was added right below SORT on the menu. The SORT still works, but I wish you could SORT by Date, and then SORT by Date a second time to reverse the order from new-old to old-new; and likewise on the other selections, such as Alpha, etc... No biggy.
Skipping SORT and selecting GROUP.
For those who never record, or never have recorded, more than one showing/episode of a series, will not have any use for GROUP, and it will not provide any benefit; unless the future brings some sort of management tool to create user define folders. But then I wonder if such an enhancement would effect the over-all performance of the box, and/or end up with too many menu's. Plus, the SORT with its sub-menu should provide a suitable option.
With my kids recording many episodes of Looney Toons, Full House, etc..., and the wife recording a whole series of Korean Soaps, I now have a couple of hundred recordings grouped into about 15 selections.
So it is really great just the way it is. You can select "Full House", look through them, and then hit cancel to back up one menu to the smaller Group Listing.
When in the GROUP listing, you have a menu which includes SORT, however, it does not allow sorting within the folder. As stated above, it would be nice if I could toggle the sort list from new-old to old-new. But with a smaller number of shows in a listing (Group), it's not as important.
The best part about the SORT & GROUP is it's not permanent, you can easily switch from viewing your recordings via GROUP
to viewing them as SORT/DATE, which allows you to start at the top of the list (most recent recording) and see what has been recently recorded. Likewise, you can still hit the DVR button three times to see what will be recorded, what has been recorded, and what has been skipped, stopped, etc...
Almost as easy as opening a MS Excel Spreadsheet and sort using various columns.
EDIT:
Looks like the Diagnostic Screen has more menu items than the L409 did.
Also, after playing around with all of the menu's, I went to Purchase History, even though I have never ordered a PPV since around 1997 when they gave me a free one
up), I then selected DONE, and the system rebooted. After the reboot, I went back into a couple of the menu's and had no problems, actually they seamed to switch quicker.
I suspect that some of the items/menu you select are pulled into memory and the memory is not always effectively cleared when you move from one item to another, causing the system to shutdown. "But what do I know? I have trouble spelling CPU!"
