I'm starting to hate my TivoHD

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OK, maybe I'm just frustrated. This is my 3rd Tivo. I got a Series 2 40 hr for Christmas 2 years ago. 8 months later I upgraded to a S2 80hr DT. I upgraded to the TivoHD just 2 weeks ago and I never saw this many problems with the other 2 Tivos:

When I first plugged it in, TivoHD hung on the first startup screen for 30 minutes or so until I did a hard reboot (unplug) then everything was fine on second boot.

While navigating thru menus my TivoHD has locked up (background, border and Tivo guy on screen, no writing, remote bongs, but unresponsive) about 5 or 6 times. Hard reboot (unplug) is the only way to unfreeze.

It has also lost picture twice. Black screen, no background, no TV images. Menu and guide data show, but have to reboot to get picture back.

Menus are VERY laggy. As bad or worse as the Series2 ST was before one of the updates. I've had 9.1.L5 since 9/27 so the indexing problem after an update should have cleared up by now.

Now after 9.1.L5 anytime I go look at the info on a Manual recording in my Season passes TivoHD will freeze up. Only a hard reboot will unfreeze.

I have seen a little of the pixalization problem others have talked about, but I don't think mine is nearly as bad as others have had it.

I know others are having the same problems. I read the forums. I'm just venting. Tivo has worked the bugs out of previous boxes, I've just been lucky not to have suffered from so many at one time as I have since I bought TivoHD.

I do love the idea behind the TivoHD. HD recordings look as good as broadcast. Beautiful, crisp, clear. I can't wait till Feb '09 for full digital broadcasting (hopefully full digital rebroadcasting also...Comcast?!?). I love getting my QAM HD channels without having to have Cable Cards. If I had to install cable cards I'm sure that would be on my complaint list above too.

Thanks for letting me vent. I still love the Tivo service. I'm just anxiously awaiting the exterminator (update) that will get rid of all my bugs!

Doit2it

 

But I've seen each and every one of my problems listed in the forums here so other people are dealing with this too. Maybe I'm just the 1st one to itemize everything that's wrong with the TivoHD. And yes, if things don't smooth out in the next week or so I will return the Tivo. The only problem is I bought it thru Amazon.com. Do I have to ship it back to them, or does Tivo do 30 day returns no mater where you purchased?

 

Yes that is a problem with 9.1, I've seen posts of others having the exact same problem we have. Hopefully it will be resolved in a future update.