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dmk1974
05-27-2007, 10:13 PM
I just picked up an S3 from the local Best Buy today (couldn't wait to have one shipped) and I hooked it up to my cable. Just analog at this point w/o cable cards. Changing channels seems pretty slow. There is always a second or two delay before the new channel shows up. On my S2's, it's virtually instantaneous. Perhaps there is background setup stuff going on or I need to get the latest sw downloaded? I just wasn't too impressed with that speed and would assume that S3 is at least as fast as S2.

What is everyone else's experience? Thanks!
AbMagFab
05-27-2007, 10:15 PM
My S3 is faster than my S2's.
Gregor
05-27-2007, 10:17 PM
My S3 is faster than my S2's.

+1


Faster than the Moto DVR, too.
dmk1974
05-27-2007, 10:18 PM
+1


Faster than the Moto DVR, too.

Well, anything is faster than the Moto DVR that I am replacing!

Menus seem fast, it's just the channel change. Hopefully it will straighten out.
CrispyCritter
05-28-2007, 11:03 AM
Depending on the output format you chose on the S3, your TV may be taking a couple of seconds to change over (eg from 410i to 720p to 1080i). Some TVs take a long time. The S2 is outputting only one format.

In addition, I expect it takes the S3 a bit to change its internal processing as it changes between channels with different formats. The S3 processing is much more complicated than the S2!