6.3a Release Watch Thread

[vtfan99]

Just forced a call (6:30AM EDT)...no update. I will force another call tonight (still 10/19) before jumping on the "guess not by the 19th" bandwagon. Still disheartening though...I was really looking forward to getting the update this morning.

[rmax]

I finally got the "pending restart" this morning. I had to run out the door to work, so I will have to wait till this evening to reboot and install the update.

[jmsbna]

Just forced call and still no update. I have a very early box, when they were still $1000.

[IceBurrg]

40515 - Got it last night.

I was all but convinced that the 6.3a upgrade was some sort of internet hoax.

[bclasen]

Got it last night - what am I going to do with all my free time? What next can I obsess with?

BTW - worth the wait, folders are nice & speed is improved. Got a few auido drop outs, but I'm not sure it is from the new software. Need to do some more observation.

[smimi10]

Got it on the 18th, it looked like. Got home from a business trip and had the "pending restart" message. Rebooted, and so far, everything has been fine. I don't use DD so can't comment on the drop out issue.

Mike

[mroe]

I've been trying to force the daily call almost every day with out sucess. It makes the call okay and says succeded, but I never get the update. I called DTV about two weeks ago and they said to call back around the 18th, cause supposedly EVERYONE should have it by then. Well I don't, and they can't tell me why. A big help they were, so I guess I just don"t get it. I can't belive they can address the issue better.

[golfgame]

48306

Received the update on 10/1/06

So far no issues...dramatic increase in the guide speed
:) :) :)

[kjnorman]

Yesterday my TiVo updated to 6.3a. :)

I'm in ZIP code 532xx.

I noticed the the channel settings are quite different and it defaulted me to all channels. After changing the setting, I decided to browse the channels one by one using the channel up/down on the remote to check that I had set my channels correctly. After about 18 or so channels the Tivo stopped responding to me. The TV picture carried on playing by it would not respond to the remote or the front panel buttons. Eventually I had to reboot it by unplugging it from the mains.

I have never had this happen before so I attribute it directly to 6.3a. So for you out their clambering to get this upgrade, it may not be all you want.... :(

[njdboy]

Forced a call last night and got the pending restart. Now I have 6.3a, zip 951xx

[SubMan337]

Well before turning in last night I checked the phone status and had a "Pending Restart." Upon rising this morning the first thing I did was to check the software level - now at 6.3.a and I now have folders!
Zip 344XX

Stock HR10-250
Samsung SIR-S4120
Samsung LN-S4092D 40" LCD
Sony Sound Surround System with
Wharfedale Speaker System

[spooniep]

Chicago (60641):

Forced one more call last night around 6pm. This time, "Pending Restart", then got the update. Only took about 25 minutes total. So far so good, no dropouts, much faster operations, and I love the folders.

I guess its better late than never.

I haven't tried reorganizing any Season Passes yet, but hopefully that will no longer take the 5 to 10 minutes it used to.

[jskamm]

still nuthin here in SoCal... forced 2 calls so far today. The next "scheduled call" is 10/19 at 3:04 pm.. this is the 1st I have seen that happen, it usually kicks back a couple days after a forced call.. maybe thats the golden ticket..

[NoviGator]

55068 got it two days ago. All seems to work fine. Love having folders back.

[johnnny732]

Well, I just called Direct TV to ask where my update was??? I told them they said I would have it by the 19th for sure!! Well, The person I had on the phone had me power down the unit and power it up and she sai wile it is powering up push 02468 enter. I told her I did that but it's NOT WORKING. She had me do it 3 more times and then asked if she can put me on HOLD wile she looks into the matter. I said NO PROBLEM I waited this long why not another few minutes on hold??? Well, after about 6 or 7 minutes on hold she came back on and said that THEY STOPPED THE SOFTWARE UPDATE DUE TO MANY REPORTS OF SOUND LOSE!!!! She said you will be getting the new up date some time in the future AFTER they fix the sound issues!!!!! Dammmmmm it!!! I still want my UPDATE!!!!! Johnnny

[bwaldron]

Well, I just called Direct TV to ask where my update was??? I told them they said I would have it by the 19th for sure!! Well, The person I had on the phone had me power down the unit and power it up and she sai wile it is powering up push 02468 enter. I told her I did that but it's NOT WORKING. She had me do it 3 more times and then asked if she can put me on HOLD wile she looks into the matter. I said NO PROBLEM I waited this long why not another few minutes on hold??? Well, after about 6 or 7 minutes on hold she came back on and said that THEY STOPPED THE SOFTWARE UPDATE DUE TO MANY REPORTS OF SOUND LOSE!!!! She said you will be getting the new up date some time in the future AFTER they fix the sound issues!!!!! Dammmmmm it!!! I still want my UPDATE!!!!! Johnnny

Sounds like a clueless CSR (shocking, I know). She seemed to think you have a unit other than the HR10, in terms of the power-up stuff.

Unless you don't watch any OTA (esp. FOX), you probably don't want the upgrade anyway. The problems are real, and not that rare. I got it but took it off my machine and reverted to 3.1.

[Replevin]

Received it two days ago in 22xxx (VA).

[dleithaus]

nada in 59xxx (Missoula, MT). Started forcing calls yesterday. Still nada.
Hey, Direct TV I can shout out to your newest call center in Missoula....
Turn on 6.3a!

[tivoboy]

I gotta say, I UNPLUGGED my phone line, I am concerned about the issues others are having and am NOT ready to do a C&D for everything.

anyone else thinking this?

[bwaldron]

I gotta say, I UNPLUGGED my phone line, I am concerned about the issues others are having and am NOT ready to do a C&D for everything.

anyone else thinking this?

Yep. My phone line is unplugged. I got the upgrade but problems drove me back to 3.1.5f (glad I saved a backup image that I could restore).

[Flogduh]

mine came in two days ago - Los Gatos CA.

[kevin80302]

I have been forcing calls and doing manual restarts for days and days and still no update.

I gave up and plugged back in my SD TIVO the other day. (I have 3 of the 4 lines coming into my living room.) I did leave 1 coax going into the HD unit. Actually that seemed to speed things up quite a bit but I am not sure why. Today I put the second coax back and it is back to being slow as heck. I'll deal with the audio dropouts just as long as it takes less than 10 seconds at a time for the guide to cycle pages.

[bartcatz]

my remaining two hr10-250's were upgraded over night on the 17th.

85255

[DLiquid]

My second HR10 was updated sometime during the last few days. CA 9430*

[newsposter]

I gotta say, I UNPLUGGED my phone line, I am concerned about the issues others are having and am NOT ready to do a C&D for everything.

anyone else thinking this?

after a week of pulling the plug on my 2nd tivo, and having watched a good amount of OTA (except fox since nothings on), i have no issues at this time that would prevent me from plugging back in for the 2nd one to update.

next week when fox stuff comes back on, if there's no dropouts i'll probably reconnect

[dleithaus]

Made a call this morning. Pending restart was the result. Restarted on menu. Got 6.3a. One problem was encountered. I had a double screen overlay on all screens. Restarted again with normal results except still had the double screens. Called Direct TV. We went through the gambit of setting up the system. Nothing worked to correct the situation. The representative asked me how my TV was connected... HDMI. She left for while and came back and was about to tell me to reset the hard drive (no way!), I interrupted and said let me try one more thing. I disconnected and reconnected the HDMI cable on the back of the box. Double images went away! No HD reset needed. Everything was normal. No other apparent problems. I had to reselect all my favorite channels. So far so good.

59808 up and running.

[Paperboy2003]

Forced a call this morning and my second one finally said 'Pending Restart'.

In the process now. All is right in the world again...

07869

[SteveGardiner]

Got 6.3a here yesterday. UI is definitely faster now. However I am experiencing constant audio dropouts via Dolby Digital. PCM is fine.

[leftcoastdave]

2 of 3 HR10-250's are now running 6.3a

Basic menu activity is much improved. Had to reset DD audio get 5.1.

Zip 93940

[lordbah]

Forced a call this morning and got the upgrade. Zip code 14559. I didn't have time to poke around this morning but it looked snappy.

[jtseltmann]

Forced a call just an hour or so ago and got the pending restart. Restarted the system and 6.3a is now active and running.

zip 07436

[Cody21]

Ditto - got it here... 94530 -- after FOrcing a call and unplugging the box. Took about 15 mins to install.

[acdana]

Got it on 10/19/2006 -06333

[Mr Pieces]

Just got it on my 2nd HR10-250 last night. - 85255

[vtfan99]

Ok...now Im jumping on the bandwagon. Been forcing a call in the morning and evening every day for about 2 weeks and received no update. I just forced a call this evening and didn't get it then either. I had already accepted the fact that D* hates me...and now its official. Updates? Updates? We don't need no stinking updates!

[Mythica]

Well I didn't have it this morning and I forced a call this evening and still had nothing. Called D* and talked to the techies and they started talking me though how to turn off call waiting (which I had already done) and basically talked to me like I'm an idiot. Eventually the rep came back and said to power off the unit and then force a call. If I don't have the update in 24 to 48 hours, I should call them back.

Mine is a fairly old unit. It was one of the $1000 models.

Does having digital phone make a difference? The phone calls always succeed. I just never get the updates. I have digital phone through Time Warner.

Oh.. zip 145xx.

[vtfan99]

Well I didn't have it this morning and I forced a call this evening and still had nothing. Called D* and talked to the techies and they started talking me though how to turn off call waiting (which I had already done) and basically talked to me like I'm an idiot. Eventually the rep came back and said to power off the unit and then force a call. If I don't have the update in 24 to 48 hours, I should call them back.

Mine is a fairly old unit. It was one of the $1000 models.

Does having digital phone make a difference? The phone calls always succeed. I just never get the updates. I have digital phone through Time Warner.

Oh.. zip 145xx.

When you say "powering off" do you mean restarting the unit via the menu option or actually pulling the plug?

[Francorosso]

Got the upgrade this morning. 6.3a Zip 70634

[Galley_SimRacer]

Finally got mine a few days ago. Now I can unplug the 50-foot phone cord I have running down the hallway.

[packerfan]

I finally got mine today. It sure took long enough, but I'm glad I finally have it. :D

[dscott72]

Finally got mine a few days ago. Now I can unplug the 50-fooot phone cord I have running down the hallway.

I have the same thing hooked up. Long phone cable running along the base boards and by some steps to my unit.

[wyatt9696]

just got it at zip 06492 in CT. forced call at 8pm, nothing. then again at 11:30, it's running the setup now.

BTW, believe me or not, my PQ has gotten better. it was good before, but now it's even better. i've heard a few people say this. it's hard to believe. so far, no complaints. :D

[spjon]

Okay, so I called D* cause I haven't received the update. The CSR said that according to her system, my TiVo hasn't called D* since May (when I canceled my land-line phone). Well I've since hooked up my TiVo via serial cable and use PPP to dial through my Win XP box. It makes the call and says that the Call Status is : "Succeeded".

Now my question is, does this just call TiVo to get their info or does it call D* as well? And has anyone using the PPP method been able to get the upgrade?

EDIT: She also said that I should let the TiVo call on it's own, make sure that I have nothing recording during the hours of 2am-4am, and that they are still pushing out the updates an that It should be on my box by the end of the month. She said that "most" HR10's should have it by the 19th, not all.

[johnnny732]

I just called Direct Tv and asked where's my update AGAIN. This time they said they will request a call back from my reciever and I will have it in a few hours!!! Well, I waited 30mins. Forced a call and I NOW HAVE THE UPDATE!!!! Johnnny

[jskamm]

got authorized sometime between 12 noon and 10 pm on the 20th.. what to obsess over next

[kevin80302]

I forced a call at 6am central time and i'm getting the update now too.

I guess I get to move over to the "what the heck is up with all these audio dropouts after 6.3" now!!!

[vtfan99]

well, D* doesn't hate me anymore. Forced a call at 7:30 am EDT and got the pending restart. Now I have to a good time to reboot.

[jjmpeters]

I've been forcing phone calls most everyday with no luck. Last night I checked and the last phone call failed due to handshacking failure. I tried again, and was connected, saw downloaded and the finally PENDING RESTART! Did a manual restart and it installed with no problems.

Zip 46069

[Mythica]

When you say "powering off" do you mean restarting the unit via the menu option or actually pulling the plug?
Pulling the plug. She said pull the plug and wait 15 - 30 seconds and then plug it back in.

[vtfan99]

Pulling the plug. She said pull the plug and wait 15 - 30 seconds and then plug it back in.


Thankfully, I didn't have to go this route. I got the update this morning and I'm rebooting now. The first Tivo installing screen took about 3 minutes....the DirecTV installing screen took about 10. Its acquiring info from the satellite now, but the whole thing was much quicker than I had expected....about 15-20 minutes from the moment I restarted it. Now I just have to wait for the audio dropouts :D

[krk502]

I forced a call this morning at 8am, not really expecting anything, and this time I got it. So Sometime between 6:30 last night and this morning I got put on the list. So far so good.

451xx

Gonna go play.

[suXor]

Installed last night. 76001

After reboot, picture was jacked. Had to cycle through picture formats (480i/p/720P/1080i) to get it back.

So much faster!

[dscott72]

Did my usual morning force call, watched a program, then rechecked status. Pending Restart. Restarted the unit and so far all is well.

30265

[aus]

One of my unit's got it, but not the other. What's up with that??

[Paul Wozniak]

Forced a call yesterday afternoon, got the update. No audio dropouts, and the guide is like greased lightning compared to before.

[mikeny]

I finally got it this morning after a forced call.

Yesterday afternoon I called D* to ask about the update and the CSR actually said to wait 24 hours and I should get it. Coincidence?

Observations:

1. Grid guide is faster but I'm used to being able to easily check the day's schedule for a given program. I don't see a fast way to do that in the grid guide. Is there a way to do this?

2. Yes, "searching for antenna message" or "no signal" when changing OTA channels. (not a big deal- it flashes for a fraction of a second)

3. Bug still exists communicating aspect ratio to my Sony KD-34XBR960. It tells the Sony everything is 4:3.

4. I changed a recording option for a Season Pass and it took about 30 seconds vs. 1 1/2 minutes yesterday with 3.1.5f. That's still seemed too long.

5. Will watch and listen for audio drops.

Seemed to be no problems here installing on a dual drive unit.

Thanks to everyone on the forum who described the new favorite channels set up screen with the thumbs...

[sjlush]

Got it with a forced call on 10/21 at 10:50 am in Philly. At 11:21 watching TV again. Folders are very nice. Speed is wonderful. The rollout continues. Good luck

[photokev]

Finally got my update early this morning with a forced call on (10/21/2006 - 3:00 AM) - 55401 Minneapolis. I really did not notice any difference in speed.

[jeffstra]

Did my usual morning force call, watched a program, then rechecked status. Pending Restart. Restarted the unit and so far all is well.

30265

On what screen do you see the pending restart? I'm still waiting.

[krk502]

On what screen do you see the pending restart? I'm still waiting.


On the screen where you force the phone call, instead of "succeeded" it will say "pending restart". I think it will also show in system information under the phone call or data download staus.

[photokev]

I was not sure if it would restart on it's own so I forced a restart manually approximately 10 minutes after downloading the update. I assume that it does not begin re-downloading the guide data until after it restarts. (Yes, the guide data got totally erased.)

[Regina]

Woke up Thursday morning at 6 am, forced a call on my "upstairs" machine..got pending restart, restarted, 30 minutes later I had a fast machine with folders and life is SWEET! Now I have folders on all 3 D*TiVOs!! YAY!!

[spjon]

Well I finally received the update tonight. I forced a call at 7:45pm PST and nothing. I then again forced a call at 8:50pm and... VIOLA!!! Pending restart. This was done using the Serial PPP method as I don't have a land-line.

[buzz93]

Got my last night after forcing a call. It said Last Successful Call was on Oct 9 ~6pm so maybe I did get in on their deadline.

yay! folders!

[LeeG]

Got it last night!

Looks great, seems faster (not exactly a scientific analysis), lost my "favorite" channels so I need to redo those-

Lovin' It!

Lee

[Mythica]

Well, I just got off the phone with D* tech support after not getting the upgrade... again... and they said there must be a problem with the Tivo firmware in my box. They suggested replacing the box and then went on to tell me that there weren't really that many changes anyway. Funny, from what I've been reading, it seems like the upgrade was a good thing (other than the DD dropout). I find it interesting that for one person here, the CSR said they could force the machine to call them to get the upgrade, yet the guy I talked to (tech support) said they have no way of forcing the upgrade. It's all in Tivo's hands. *rolls eyes* At least the box still works.

[HSW]

I had the same conversation with advanced tech support. They said they cannot force the update and that I would have to replace my unit with a refurbished one at no charge.

[qposner]

The system shows I have 6.3a, but there are no folders. Doesn't 6.3a come with folders?

Actually, I just read you have to press 2 on the list screen. Thanka.

[kanebogin]

To those who haven't gotten the update yet - try making a test call first and then force a daily call. I had the same problem on Friday ( it's the 20th and no 6.3) so I called tech support and got told the same thing "you'll need to get a new box" so in desperation I tried a test call first. Maybe a coincidence but worth a try.

[litzdog911]

To those who haven't gotten the update yet - try making a test call first and then force a daily call. I had the same problem on Friday ( it's the 20th and no 6.3) so I called tech support and got told the same thing "you'll need to get a new box" so in desperation I tried a test call first. Maybe a coincidence but worth a try.

And after doing the "Test Call" and then the "Daily Call", did your Tivo show "Pending Restart"?

[TomB]

Got it in 76034 last night....

[kanebogin]

And after doing the "Test Call" and then the "Daily Call", did your Tivo show "Pending Restart"?
Yes I got "Pending Restart" after the daily call.

[rogue5]

20740, I got it Sat night/Sun morning, I havn't seen and problems just yet, but I did just kill my HDMI card. I thought I saw a thread saying that someone was selling new cards or knew how to order them. I did a search but came up with 33 pages because I am searching HDMI :rolleyes: . Does anybody rememder this or am I just wishful thinking...I know about ccs I was just thinking that there was a way to order the card.

[NYHeel]

I still don't have it and I just forced a call late Sunday night/Monday morning. It's an unmodified Hr10-250 that has been connected to the phone line the whole time. Are there many others who also don't yet have the update? Should I call Directv? Is there anything they can do about it without sending me a new box? I'm anxious because I got Vonage recently but I don't want to transfer my number and turn off my landline until this update comes through. It seems like I've been waiting a while for it.

[dswallow]

I still don't have it and I just forced a call late Sunday night/Monday morning. It's an unmodified Hr10-250 that has been connected to the phone line the whole time. Are there many others who also don't yet have the update? Should I call Directv? Is there anything they can do about it without sending me a new box? I'm anxious because I got Vonage recently but I don't want to transfer my number and turn off my landline until this update comes through. It seems like I've been waiting a while for it.
I just got it on the only-slightly-hacked one of my three units on Saturday. The other two are hacked/zippered so they aren't going to let the update happen until I let it.

[jkast]

My first box reactivated 3 weeks ago. My second Hr10-250 reactivated over night. I'm in zip 48642. Both boxes are greatly expanded. The oldest and first to reactivate has a 750gb seagate + a 500gb Hitachi drive. My second box has two 750gb Hitachis.

Interestingly the first box reports that it can record up to 164 hours of HD or 1004 hours of SD ... (under 6.3a). After the upgrade my second box reports it can record up to 1 hour of HD or 1 hour of SD -- anyone know why the slightly larger size is causing this interesting report? (I have well over 60HD movies on that box that can record up to 1 hour of HD)...

[litzdog911]

I still don't have it and I just forced a call late Sunday night/Monday morning. It's an unmodified Hr10-250 that has been connected to the phone line the whole time. Are there many others who also don't yet have the update? Should I call Directv? Is there anything they can do about it without sending me a new box? I'm anxious because I got Vonage recently but I don't want to transfer my number and turn off my landline until this update comes through. It seems like I've been waiting a while for it.

Some things to try ....

1. Perform a "Test Call", then force a "Daily Call". Someone reported that worked for them.

2. Try using a different dial-in number if you have more than one local number.

[ckelly33]

There are reports everyday of people still getting the update (including today). I have 2 of 3 updated and still waiting on the 3rd. Each report of another successful update makes me a lilttle more comfortable to keep waiting. I ahven't noticed a HUGE difference on the other two anyway. The folders are cool but I don't keep anything on the TiVo very long. It might me a small percent faster.

[Tekki]

i received update 6.3a 2:40 This morning. 07735


no audio drop outs,

thanks D*

[E PAUL]

i received update 2:40 sunday am.03079 have not experienced any glitches.

[cheesesteak]

Noticed it yesterday. 19103 - Philadelphia.

Folders! Yay!

[mroot]

I tried the test call and then the daily call and still no love.

M

[DDayDawg]

I don't have a phone line so I was waiting until it seemed to be out to alot of people. Took it to a friends and plugged it up on Saturday, bam, got the update. The speed is soooooo nice, folders rock too.

In Memphis, TN, 38104.

Oh, wanted to add that I actually have LESS audio dropouts with the upgrade than I did before. No idea why.

[NYHeel]

Some things to try ....

1. Perform a "Test Call", then force a "Daily Call". Someone reported that worked for them.

2. Try using a different dial-in number if you have more than one local number.

I tried the Test Call thing last night. I'll give a new number a try. It can't hurt.

[Bodie]

Some things to try ....

1. Perform a "Test Call", then force a "Daily Call". Someone reported that worked for them.

2. Try using a different dial-in number if you have more than one local number.

I've tried those to no avail. YMMV though.

[pintnight]

I got my update sometime Sunday morning (between 12 am and 10 am). The guide and setting up the recordings is much faster.

No issues with for me.

[Bodie]

Update installing now, regular call, no new number, prefix or test call.

[jamieh1]

Updating now here in NC

[jeffstra]

Why does everyone say they "forced" a call? You're just making a call now instead of when the box had one scheduled. You're not holding a gun to your Tivo, "Call now or your hard drive will be sleeping with the fishes".

[SeeD]

I got the new 6.3 software and I am in 48334.

I forced a call, but did not have to use any weapons...just my charm. Hmmm, maybe if I used my charm earlier, I would not be one of the last to get the software!

[HSW]

I also finally got the "pending restart" after forcing a couple thousand calls. Its loading now. Hope all goes well. I must be one of the last to get it.

[Booster]

I've been trying for weeks like the rest of you...."Succeeded." Damn.

I tried this morning at 11:00 AM PST...same thing. I just tried at 5:30 PM PST - Got it! Its restarting now.

I think they did open the floodgates! YAY!

[litzdog911]

Why does everyone say they "forced" a call? You're just making a call now instead of when the box had one scheduled. You're not holding a gun to your Tivo, "Call now or your hard drive will be sleeping with the fishes".

Because that's what it says on the Tivo Phone Menu .... "Force Daily Call".

[puddyhog]

Got it today at 5:30 p.m. CDT! Took ~200 calls - worth the wait! 640XX - Outside Kansas City - Keep the faith! :)

[twaller]

Finally got it now....10:30pm. At last....after calling every day for a month!

[az_double_eagle]

Got it tonight at about 7:30 PM. ZIP is 85308 (Glendale, AZ - Phoenix metro area).

For the record, I tried the "Test Call" followed by "Make Daily Call" and that actually worked for me! It may have been a coincidence, but it did seem to work (for what it's worth).

One interesting thing was that the "downloading" phase took so long that it actually went off the "Phone" screen and back to Live TV. Didn't stop the download (thank goodness), but after the call hung up, it took about 2 minutes of "installing" before I FINALLY saw the "pending restart" message.

The new install took about 25 minutes for me.

First impression (I'm watching game 3 of the World Series time-shifted off a recording) is that the HD from the OTA tuner doesn't look quite as "crisp" as it did with 3.1f.

Oh, well. I'm happy to finally have 6.3 with the speed increases. I don't use DD or HDMI, so hopefully I'll skirt some of the problems.

:up: :D

[Iaen23]

6.3 installed during the night. I did nothing--I know nothing.

[AbMagFab]

So they send this thing over the satellite. As such, calling in does nothing, except that once you receive it via satellite, it gets triggered by a call-in.

So why are people calling in over and over? Once a day will be sufficient.

And lots still don't have it, like me. I just go to mfs/swsystem to see if it's been sent via satellite, and it hasn't, so no need to dial-in.

Plus, the S3 is leaps and bounds better than anything DirecTV has to offer, and Comcast, as much as they are the devil, has way better HD and far more digital channels than DirecTV, that I'm about a week away from totally cancelling anyway. At least I can leave satisfied that they never got me 6.3, on top of everything else.

[bwaldron]

At least I can leave satisfied that they never got me 6.3, on top of everything else.

I think they specifically targeted your machine not to receive the upgrade ;)

Good luck w/ the S3. If I had a different cable co here, or FIOS had the out-of-market sports packages, I'd be there with you.

[ckelly33]

my 3rd machine got it yesterday
i'm now 3 for 3!

Wherever the rumor got started that indicated your box is defective if you didn't get 6.3 can be laid to rest.

[bwaldron]

my 3rd machine got it yesterday
i'm now 3 for 3!

You have my condolences.

Just kidding. Enjoy the speed, and hope the bugs don't bite ya. :)

[markrsmith83]

Finally got it yesterday. 086xx, one of the $1000 buyers

I had a problem after installation. The HDTivo didn't get odd transponders on 119 until I re-ran Auto Detect Satellites. That fixed it.

Haven't seen any OTA HD yet, so no word on audio issues.

[Mythica]

Finally got mine on Tuesday night... and now I want to go back. I've experienced the audio drop out and the rebooting.

Cable is looking better and better with that Series 3.

Zip 145xx

[tennisbum]

zip: 90403

[rod456]

Finally got mine on Tuesday night... and now I want to go back. I've experienced the audio drop out and the rebooting.

Cable is looking better and better with that Series 3.

Zip 145xx

Duh, I can't believe those that were aware of all the problems with audio dropout and left their telephone line connected and now want to go back to 3.1.

[fasTLane]

Duh, I can't believe those that were aware of all the problems with audio dropout and left their telephone line connected and now want to go back to 3.1.Curiosity kills cats (or some dvr's in this case). The urge *was* hard to resist. :o

[DAS37]

Finally. Zip 91202

[Todd]

Finally. Zip 91202
And I guess we'll soon see you complaining about it. I'm glad I pulled the phone line!

[wildbill129]

I have had 6.3a for over two weeks now.........NO Problems at all! The speed and new features are great!! :up: :up: :up: :up: :up:

[Todd76]

I have had 6.3a for over two weeks now.........NO Problems at all! The speed and new features are great!! :up: :up: :up: :up: :up:

Do you watch Fox OTA?

[harley3k]

Do you watch Fox OTA?

I noticed it doing it on PBS OTA todya too...in Dallas.
Watching NOVA in High Def - audio dropped for a good 5 seconds...pretty annoying.

-h

[Dirac]

Duh, I can't believe those that were aware of all the problems with audio dropout and left their telephone line connected and now want to go back to 3.1.

Well, when people are saying it works great for some and not for others, it was worth trying for me. Didn't work on either of mine... manufactured over a year apart.