I've had the the 922 (upgraded from a 622) for a couple of weeks now and it has been working pretty decently. But, there were a few questions that I had before getting it that I couldn't get straight answers for so I thought that I would share my thoughts on a few things that might help someone make a more informed decision. If anyone has workarounds to my issues or has any other insights to share, please post them here.
Don't get me wrong, I do not regret my decision, just wish I had known more of these before dropping the $200 to get this. Hopefully, some or all of these will be addressed in future updates. If anyone else has anything to add, please do!
1) The dreaded 574 timer event limit still exists, so if you have a bunch of timers with tons of events that are skipped, you will hit a wall that will not let you create a new timer. The only way I have been able to get around this is to set things weekly instead of new or all.
2) Related to #1, there is now no longer an indication of the number of total events or events per timer other than on the Remote Access website. On the 622 it would indicate that there were 12 'Mad Men' events on the schedule. This makes it a pain to find timers that have too many events to fix issue #1.
3) Only the included 32.0 and IR remotes work on the 922. Any previous UHF Pro remotes do not work. I have seen many people claim that the 21.0 remote will work, but that is only half true. It will only work in IR mode in the same room, it will not work from across the house in UHF mode.
4) On the Daily Schedule screen, when you click on an event, it does not give you an option to view that timer's details or events just for that timer. This info is only available from the Timer list.
5) The caller ID on screen display cuts off the phone number so the last 3 digits are just dots.
6) There is no way to convert an existing new or all timer to Weekly, you have to delete it and then recreate it from scratch.
7) When you make the cursor invisible, there are some screens where you can't tell what you are selecting. Local channels setup screen is the most notable.
8) On the 622, in the guide, the skip forward button would jump 24 hours ahead. On the 922, it only jumps 3 hours ahead.
9) If you are recording on both satellite tuners and start up remote viewing via sling, it will warn you that it will stop the recording on Tuner 2. However, you can say no and then proceed to watch something previously recorded.
2) Related to #1, there is now no longer an indication of the number of total events or events per timer other than on the Remote Access website. On the 622 it would indicate that there were 12 'Mad Men' events on the schedule. This makes it a pain to find timers that have too many events to fix issue #1.
3) Only the included 32.0 and IR remotes work on the 922. Any previous UHF Pro remotes do not work. I have seen many people claim that the 21.0 remote will work, but that is only half true. It will only work in IR mode in the same room, it will not work from across the house in UHF mode.
4) On the Daily Schedule screen, when you click on an event, it does not give you an option to view that timer's details or events just for that timer. This info is only available from the Timer list.
5) The caller ID on screen display cuts off the phone number so the last 3 digits are just dots.
6) There is no way to convert an existing new or all timer to Weekly, you have to delete it and then recreate it from scratch.
7) When you make the cursor invisible, there are some screens where you can't tell what you are selecting. Local channels setup screen is the most notable.
8) On the 622, in the guide, the skip forward button would jump 24 hours ahead. On the 922, it only jumps 3 hours ahead.
9) If you are recording on both satellite tuners and start up remote viewing via sling, it will warn you that it will stop the recording on Tuner 2. However, you can say no and then proceed to watch something previously recorded.
Don't get me wrong, I do not regret my decision, just wish I had known more of these before dropping the $200 to get this. Hopefully, some or all of these will be addressed in future updates. If anyone else has anything to add, please do!
Both the small (during fullscreen playback) and large (when in the guide or other menues) Caller ID messages show the entire number for me. Not sure what you're talking about there.
