Still waiting and waiting and waiting for the HD GUI...

[cobalt]

Still no HD GUI on my hr34. My 25 has had the update since day one. This is getting really old.

 

[digiblur]

Its in the weekend CE firmwares well..there isn't one this weekend for the HR34. I snagged one last week and it works well.

 

[Rey]

you're going to keep on waiting a bit longer unless you participate in the ce and tolerate some of the few growing pains of the software.

 

[DodgerKing]

Can he just do a download anytime now to get it?

 

[zim2dive]

you're going to keep on waiting a bit longer unless you participate in the ce and tolerate some of the few growing pains of the software.

Brand new to Direct (switched from Dish).. what is the CE, and how can I sign up? (guessing that "CE" is too short of a search phrase)

thanks,
Mike

 

[littlebill]

cutting edge

 

[littlebill]

going back to directv waiting on installer now...hoorah

 

[Kb Cool]

Brand new to Direct (switched from Dish).. what is the CE, and how can I sign up? (guessing that "CE" is too short of a search phrase)

thanks,
Mike

It means "cutting edge" and you don't sign up. You simply force the receiver to download beta software during one of the windows of oppurtunity posted here at Satguys. Read the sticky for more info and instructions. http://www.satelliteguys.us/directv...2-directv-cutting-edge-program-terms-faq.html

 

[jcrandall]

I will say this, they have been VERY slow in developing the HR34 software. I've had one a month now, been on two CEs, and there are many bugs they aren't even touching yet.

It may be a few months before the HD interface rolls to the HR34 depending on how many bugs they work on before a rollout.

At some point they need to get some of the HR2x development folks working on the HR34, speed up the progress.

 

[gadgtfreek]

And we got no new CE last night. The current moderate risk is still doing OK for me, but needs work. Im betting April before you see a customer candidate.

 

[gigahurtz]

Didn't a release a few weeks ago say customer candidate for the HR34?

 

[Jimbo]

Didn't a release a few weeks ago say customer candidate for the HR34?

That was back on 2/4 ...

 

[gigahurtz]

That was back on 2/4 ...

Does that mean that the release from that day will be released to customers? I would assume it would.

 

[Hutch1814]

Does that mean that the release from that day will be released to customers? I would assume it would.

No, it's a test. The CE software is work in progress and it's tweaked and sometimes completely scrapped. It is a nice program to participate in though, you get the chance to see what Directv has in the works and get the perks early then most

 

[aa9vi]

I will say this, they have been VERY slow in developing the HR34 software. I've had one a month now, been on two CEs, and there are many bugs they aren't even touching yet.

It may be a few months before the HD interface rolls to the HR34 depending on how many bugs they work on before a rollout.

At some point they need to get some of the HR2x development folks working on the HR34, speed up the progress.

Peggy and the crew from USA Prime Credit do DirecTV firmware upgrades on their 2nd shift.

 

[Claude Greiner]

MY HR34 is so awesome. At first I didn't mind the older interface, but as I get used to the new HD interface on my other Televisions, I just got to have it on my HR34. Its just seems "Old" without the software update.

 

[Shady12]

I'm a new customer who did the CE update. I haven't noticed a single issue(unless it's just not obvious and I don't know any better with how the new UI is supposed to function) with it. Works a lot better than the old UI which was extremely, extremely slow for me.

 

[scoobyxj]

I too wish they would hurry up on the new UI. I had a HR34 with two HD receivers installed last weekend, and while I haven,t gotten too much time to play with it yet I do like what I have been able to mess with. Really so far my only complaints are the UI (it just looks dated), and the sluggishness of it (My E. VIP722k was lightning fast). I have however seem to notice that after its been on for some time it seems to be quite a bit faster.

 

[digiblur]

Do the CE download tonight after 11p eastern time and you will have the new GUI on the HR34.