Directv Season Pass

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"SINNER" <arcade.master@googlemail.net> wrote in message news:Xns960694E0D1F96Louiscypherhellorg@140.99.99.130...
> * Brad Houser Wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
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> >
> > "SINNER" <arcade.master@googlemail.net> wrote in message
> > news:Xns96059F33A3DBCLouiscypherhellorg@140.99.99.130...
> >> * Joan Quinn Wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
> >>
> >> > http/www.directv.com/see/landing/dvr_upgrade.html
> >>
> >> Soooooweeeeet!
> >>
> >> It's about time!
> >>
> >> Sounds like that may add some speed ups but not the SP manager,
> >> still nice additions for us.
> >
> > Are all DIRECTV DVRs receiving this upgrade?
> > No. DIRECTV DVR models SONY SAT-T60, PHILIPS DSR6000R, HUGHES
> > GXCEBOT and HR10-250 will not receive the 6.2 software upgrade at
> > this time.
>
> Saw that, not a problem for me.
>

Note the words "will not .... at this time". That doesn't imply never for other DVR models.

 

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GMAN wrote:
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> Call me dumb , but is the Hughes SD-DVR40 a GXCEBOT unit?

The SD-DVR40 is a Series 2.
The GXCEBOT is a Series 1. That's why the GXCEBOT won't get upgraded.

 

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In article <cvil4q$svd$1@news01.intel.com>, "Brad Houser" <bradDOThouser@intel.com> wrote:
>
>"SINNER" <arcade.master@googlemail.net> wrote in message
>news:Xns96059F33A3DBCLouiscypherhellorg@140.99.99.130...
>> * Joan Quinn Wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
>>
>> > http/www.directv.com/see/landing/dvr_upgrade.html
>>
>> Soooooweeeeet!
>>
>> It's about time!
>>
>> Sounds like that may add some speed ups but not the SP manager, still
>> nice additions for us.
>
>Are all DIRECTV DVRs receiving this upgrade?
>No. DIRECTV DVR models SONY SAT-T60, PHILIPS DSR6000R, HUGHES GXCEBOT and
>HR10-250 will not receive the 6.2 software upgrade at this time.
>
>
>Brad H
>
>
Call me dumb , but is the Hughes SD-DVR40 a GXCEBOT unit?

 

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> If you have 50 items in it that can happen. Longer lists with bigger
> hard drives, slow things down.

Considering the 'juggling act' it has to perform it's not a surprise that it
takes "some" time. When moving things around in season passes it has to not
only check for conflicts but it also has to make sure there's enough free
space. Working its way back over the previously recorded messages and
deleting what can be deleted to make sure enough can be recorded. It really
becomes complicated when there are a lot of overlaps/conflicts.

That said its still way to f'ing slow.

 

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wkearney99 wrote:
> > If you have 50 items in it that can happen. Longer lists with
bigger
> > hard drives, slow things down.
>
> Considering the 'juggling act' it has to perform it's not a surprise
that it
> takes "some" time. When moving things around in season passes it has
to not
> only check for conflicts but it also has to make sure there's enough
free
> space. Working its way back over the previously recorded messages
and
> deleting what can be deleted to make sure enough can be recorded. It
really
> becomes complicated when there are a lot of overlaps/conflicts.

A change to the season passes doesn't involve free space at all - that
is a completely different subroutine. Changing your season passes
around ONLY affects your ToDo List - your shows do not get deleted
based on any type of priority, it is a purely FIFO system, with the
minor exception of the 'how many to keep' limit which is only checked
when recording a show so isn't related either.

 

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On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 at 11:12 GMT, <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote:

>> If you have 50 items in it that can happen. Longer lists with bigger
>> hard drives, slow things down.
>
> Considering the 'juggling act' it has to perform it's not a surprise that it
> takes "some" time. When moving things around in season passes it has to not
> only check for conflicts but it also has to make sure there's enough free
> space. Working its way back over the previously recorded messages and
> deleting what can be deleted to make sure enough can be recorded. It really
> becomes complicated when there are a lot of overlaps/conflicts.

Agreed, but there's no reason I can think of to do it as the foreground task.

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I have a SONY SAT-T60 myself,and I would just as soon they NOT try and
upgrade the software version.Awhile back,my receiver developed a MINOR
software bug (the one where it said only partial guide listings were
available;in actuality they were all available).They tried to fix it in
the first attempt,and created a second firmware bug in the process (It
deleted all the logo iconography and created a minor screen freeze
problem).On the SECOND revision of the first fix for the original
problem,they finally restored the unit to "normal" operation.Both were
minor glitches,but these units do not seem to accept upgrades well in my
opinion.This is just a casual observance by this poster.
It is no wonder to me that they want to take extra time with
re-augmenting feature(s) and processes with these units.
To me,"......not at this time" is DirecTV 'codespeak' for NEVER.....