Hi, all. My girlfriend's Canadian and a StarChoice subscriber, so I'm asking this question on her behalf. She wanted something comparable to my DirecTivo, so she got the DVR-530 HD DVR from StarChoice (she has no HDTV, but wanted the dual tuner, PVR, etc.) She's had nothing but trouble with it since day one. It seems the software is buggy as hell. It locks up randomly, or randomly reboots. Sometimes the problems are more predictable, like trying to do certain actions (fast-forwarding, maybe?) while a show is just starting to record can cause it to lock up. Sometimes shows fail to record - configured timers will just disappear. I can ask her for more specifics, but basically the thing has been a huge disappointment/PITA since she got it.
My question is this - is this something other users have experienced as well, or did she get a bad receiver? She paid over CAD$700 for it, so if it's a bad receiver, she'll definitely get it replaced. It sounds to me, though, like the software is just buggy as hell, and I figured people here would know if that was the case or not. She lives in an area with sketchy power, so she put the receiver on a UPS, which has helped some, but most of the bugs still remain. So, has anyone else got any suggestions/input?
My question is this - is this something other users have experienced as well, or did she get a bad receiver? She paid over CAD$700 for it, so if it's a bad receiver, she'll definitely get it replaced. It sounds to me, though, like the software is just buggy as hell, and I figured people here would know if that was the case or not. She lives in an area with sketchy power, so she put the receiver on a UPS, which has helped some, but most of the bugs still remain. So, has anyone else got any suggestions/input?
