I just had my new 622 installed yesterday. The install process went fine, but the ordering with the on-phone CSR's was a nightmare (something for another post, but just the short version I had to setup the install appointment 3 times, as Dish kept losing my order)
I have noticed two problems and one concern.
- Video Freeze. At least 4 times, my picture on an HD channel has all of a sudden gone extremely pixelated and then froze. I can leave the station, go to another one and that will work fine, and generally come back to the original one soon after. I searched but couldn't find anyone having a similar problem.
What could be causing this? Am I losing signal? This is on Dish HD channels, not over the air. Is it overheating? Is the unit defective?
- Sound droppouts. I have my audio plugged into my receiver via an optical cable. The audio always seems fine going into my TV via an old RCA cable, but the optical cable audio will fade and disappear at times. I have the audio setup with both DD and PCM in the options.
I know there were known issues with audio dropouts, but the posts I could find about it were all older, so I was wondering if this had been solved with a software update. I just got it yesterday, so I am not sure if I have the latest firmware yet.
- Finally my concern.... This thing is HOT!!! Much hotter than my old 522. I have it with plenty of air around it, but it is almost too hot to touch if you touch the rear of the unit after it has been on for a while. I know this is also a known issue, but I am concerned that maybe this is what is causing some of the issues above.
Anyway, any feedback you could give would be wonderful. I have LOVED the HD picture quality, especially on HDNET, HDNET Movies and a few of the others. The HD locals look great as well, although I didn't expect them to be perfect as they have to send so many out. Made me feel great about my new TV purchase (52 inch Mits DLP)
I have noticed two problems and one concern.
- Video Freeze. At least 4 times, my picture on an HD channel has all of a sudden gone extremely pixelated and then froze. I can leave the station, go to another one and that will work fine, and generally come back to the original one soon after. I searched but couldn't find anyone having a similar problem.
What could be causing this? Am I losing signal? This is on Dish HD channels, not over the air. Is it overheating? Is the unit defective?
- Sound droppouts. I have my audio plugged into my receiver via an optical cable. The audio always seems fine going into my TV via an old RCA cable, but the optical cable audio will fade and disappear at times. I have the audio setup with both DD and PCM in the options.
I know there were known issues with audio dropouts, but the posts I could find about it were all older, so I was wondering if this had been solved with a software update. I just got it yesterday, so I am not sure if I have the latest firmware yet.
- Finally my concern.... This thing is HOT!!! Much hotter than my old 522. I have it with plenty of air around it, but it is almost too hot to touch if you touch the rear of the unit after it has been on for a while. I know this is also a known issue, but I am concerned that maybe this is what is causing some of the issues above.
Anyway, any feedback you could give would be wonderful. I have LOVED the HD picture quality, especially on HDNET, HDNET Movies and a few of the others. The HD locals look great as well, although I didn't expect them to be perfect as they have to send so many out. Made me feel great about my new TV purchase (52 inch Mits DLP)