Picture freezes on live tv HR44

[Blackloz]

I noticed that my HR44 started freezing on live tv again. It was doing this about a month ago and stopped. It does not affect any recorded content just live tv. I noticed that the cables connected to the P.I were loose. I tightened them up and rebooted the 44. Hopefully that works

 

[Jimbo]

I noticed that my HR44 started freezing on live tv again. It was doing this about a month ago and stopped. It does not affect any recorded content just live tv. I noticed that the cables connected to the P.I were loose. I tightened them up and rebooted the 44. Hopefully that works

Is it a lot of different channels or just one or two ?

 

[Blackloz]

All channels freeze. Once I switch to another channel picture comes back momentarily than freezes again. All other functions work fine including all recordings. I did a clear my box and we will see.

 

[b52pooh]

Does the audio stop, also? Or does the audio continue and it is just the picture that freezes?

 

[Blackloz]

Audio stops as well but I have all guide & menu functions

 

[Jimbo]

How do your Signal Strengths look ?

 

[Blackloz]

Still in the 90's. It's only on my 44 not the 24 or H24 also there is no message on screen like there is during rain fade. So I'm stumped. This happened the first time immediately after I got a new tv then I get another new tv yesterday and same issue. I haven't tried it yet today but will see how it acts tonight.

 

[Aliens]

My HR44 started doing something very similar until they came out and replaced mine a couple of months ago. When the tech came out he immediately said it was in the HR44 and didn't have a problem replacing it. Now it's back. I'd say it happens about once a week. It usually happens when I pull up the guide and change to another channel. I get a silent, black screen. Regardless of how I change the channel, using the guide or up/down, I get a blank screen. Even my OTA channels are not viewable. When I try to play my recordings they all show 0:00 and will not play even though I can see they have recorded entirely. I have to do a reboot to get anything to work and I've tried every means of resetting the HR44. The most frustrating thing is that on some occasions I have been recording another show (sometimes live) when this happens, which means I lose 5 minutes of my recording while it resets. In the past I have experimented leaving it in the freeze mode to see if it will continue to record and it doesn't. Cables are not the problem. I have given thought to it being a faulty LNB but it went two months before it returned, and a bad LNB would be more problematic.

 

[Blackloz]

It played fine all yesterday after I did a clear My Box late Monday evening.

 

[Jimbo]

My HR44 started doing something very similar until they came out and replaced mine a couple of months ago. When the tech came out he immediately said it was in the HR44 and didn't have a problem replacing it. Now it's back. I'd say it happens about once a week. It usually happens when I pull up the guide and change to another channel. I get a silent, black screen. Regardless of how I change the channel, using the guide or up/down, I get a blank screen. Even my OTA channels are not viewable. When I try to play my recordings they all show 0:00 and will not play even though I can see they have recorded entirely. I have to do a reboot to get anything to work and I've tried every means of resetting the HR44. The most frustrating thing is that on some occasions I have been recording another show (sometimes live) when this happens, which means I lose 5 minutes of my recording while it resets. In the past I have experimented leaving it in the freeze mode to see if it will continue to record and it doesn't. Cables are not the problem. I have given thought to it being a faulty LNB but it went two months before it returned, and a bad LNB would be more problematic.

Are you on the National Release software ?
Just wondering if it might be a software issue.

 

[Aliens]

Are you on the National Release software ?
Just wondering if it might be a software issue.

Yes. It worked fine, after the HR44 was replaced, until I got the Oxba9 software - I think that was in June. Just got the Oxba9 this week so I'll see if that makes a difference. I was surprised to get the new update so soon as I'm always one of the last to get them.

I'm not so sure I would put it on the software, but you never know. That would mean the Oxba9 update and the one before it were the culprit. If it repeats after this update that would make it three in a row.

My HR44 has a couple of quirks to it. Sometimes I have to hit the exit button a dozen times for it to respond. Although not often, when I bring up my recordings it will show an empty box until it finally populates. After I delete a program it just hangs there as if I didn't hit delete, but I believe this is the case for everybody - maybe not.

 

[Jimbo]

Yes. It worked fine, after the HR44 was replaced, until I got the Oxba9 software - I think that was in June. Just got the Oxba9 this week so I'll see if that makes a difference. I was surprised to get the new update so soon as I'm always one of the last to get them.

I'm not so sure I would put it on the software, but you never know. That would mean the Oxba9 update and the one before it were the culprit. If it repeats after this update that would make it three in a row.

My HR44 has a couple of quirks to it. Sometimes I have to hit the exit button a dozen times for it to respond. Although not often, when I bring up my recordings it will show an empty box until it finally populates. After I delete a program it just hangs there as if I didn't hit delete, but I believe this is the case for everybody - maybe not.

Sounds like you've got issues with your HR44 being extra slow for some reason.