Don't knock those PalDVR's.I still use one on a secondary tv in a guest bedroom! Still cranking along.
I've still got one as well, but I never use it
New SW on the Hopper REALLY sucks!
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I've still got one as well, but I never use it
Don't knock those PalDVR's.
I still have 2 of 3 that I bought. Gave one to a neighbor a few years ago that didn't have cable/sat. He bought my old 60in Mitsubishi DLP and I gave them one to use with it. Can't let friends be beholden to live tv these days.
They were great until losing TVGoS, then they became hit or miss for daily use. I don't use them anymore, just keep as backups in case I lose a Tivo or if family have a need. I let my step sister use one in Las Vegas when they first moved out there last summer. I got it back a few months ago when I was out there. Its in the closet in our condo out there, waiting for emergency use or the end of ATSC 1.0 come.
As a retired hardware/software engineer, I am amazed that Dish will release software with obvious bugs that should be easily detected in the software verification and validation phase of testing. There is no other answer other than Dish does not do full testing before releasing software.
I have posted this before, but I would have been fired a long time ago if I turned out software like this. When I released new software, we tested it on every possible configuration of our system that was still being used in the field. When it was released we were confident that there were no problems. Granted, I was working with medical equipment and peoples lives were at stake so we took extra precautions, but full validation and verification of software is standard operating procedure in most businesses these days.
I am not sure that the Dish engineers are to blame. There may be marketing, sales, management, or other factors that make it hard on the engineers.
I have posted this before, but I would have been fired a long time ago if I turned out software like this. When I released new software, we tested it on every possible configuration of our system that was still being used in the field. When it was released we were confident that there were no problems. Granted, I was working with medical equipment and peoples lives were at stake so we took extra precautions, but full validation and verification of software is standard operating procedure in most businesses these days.
I am not sure that the Dish engineers are to blame. There may be marketing, sales, management, or other factors that make it hard on the engineers.
You know how it is when you do one thing all day at work....the last thing you want to do on your own time is the same thing.....
Developed in California, where everything is legal.The smoking is going on by the engineers.
I can say that. I live in California lol
I could get used to it either way. Like I said, I just wish Dish would be consistent and use the same tile size everywhere: DVR screen, Home screen, VOD, etc.
People have had the same complaints about Directv's new UI. This seems to be the way the industry is going.
Just like the Hopper Duo!
I do that all the time, using an Echo Dot to control the DVR functionality on my Wally. It works well.
Yes, and then the software was released to the public less than a week later. That really doesn't seem like enough time to get a real thorough amount of feedback.
When the software is released to all Dish employees (not just Beta testers) for feedback, before being released to the public.
The point is it's not a good replacement for a dedicated button.
In the time it would take to give and process the skip command by voice, you could have pressed the skip button 10+ times.
Oh, I agree it is useless for skipping back only 10 seconds, since I end up at about the same place I started by the time it processes the command and actually skips. I don't mind using the voice control for longer skips though.
That works well, too!I would only use it as a backup maneuver if I don't have the remote readily available. Or tell it to pause until I get the remote in hand.
Who's to say they are bugs. Some of these changes were by design. Wish I could say more.
To state that they be intentionally doing these things is even worse.Who's to say they are bugs. Some of these changes were by design. Wish I could say more.
Dish is moving towards only allowing one Hopper per account, regardless of which type of Hopper?Who's to say they are bugs. Some of these changes were by design. Wish I could say more.
