Well, my 530 (StarChoice's HD DVR unit) died at the end of February and because I am never home in prime-time East Coast viewing, I can't watch any of my favourite CBC shows anymore. I asked my installer to co-ordinate with StarChoice to see if it was still under warranty but have not heard back for months and I fear it may no longer be so I am considering my options. My 530 still decodes the satellite signal, it just can not perform any DVR functionality, or any action requiring a Hard Drive in general, though anything stored in Flash, like the OS, is working fine. My guess is that StarChoice would just tell me to plop down another $600CDN for a brand new unit only to have it die out of warranty in 13 months. Otherwise, I am seriously considering the 750GB upgrade reported on other forums IF I can confirm StarChoice is going to leave me high and dry.
Any other suggestions here would be greatly appreciated... I miss my CBC...
Any other suggestions here would be greatly appreciated... I miss my CBC...