New TiVo HD Software Update

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TiVoPony

Discussion Starter · Aug 16, 2007

As promised, here's an update on TiVo HD.

We're releasing a new software update later today for TiVoHD, you should see this download to your DVR over the next day or two. While our original update resolved issues for many people, this new update addresses some of the additional macroblocking issues people have reported.

Please continue to post and let us know if your issues persist following the upgrade (you can also post if your problems go away).

We will continue to work through any additional issues that are uncovered. We appreciate your patience, as well as the valuable feedback you've all provided.

Thanks,
Pony

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Illrigger

· #2 · Aug 16, 2007

W00T! I'll see if I can't pull that down tonight

Chimpware

· #3 · Aug 16, 2007

I could not be more excited, thanks so much for the update.

jmpage2

· #4 · Aug 16, 2007

Lets hope we can put this thorny problem away for good!

TiVotion

· #5 · Aug 16, 2007

Thank you Pony! I have faith. Now if I can just resist the urge to force 20 connections in a row.

Zaph32

· #6 · Aug 16, 2007

ARGH...Stuck on "Almost There." Why does this keep happening to me? This is on a unit I just replaced, too.

UPDATE: I did one unplug/replug and this time it worked. This does not give me a great deal of confidence in the HD, but...it's warranteed.

jfh3

· #7 · Aug 16, 2007

Hopefully this will end the "I don't have any faith in Tivo that they take problems seriously" and "they better fix this before my 30 days runs out or else" threads.

Looks like the new code is downloading as I type this ...

Chimpware

· #8 · Aug 16, 2007

Got the update on Tivo 1 to 8.17b2 will post back on results tonight.

aus1ander

· #9 · Aug 16, 2007

Yey, downloading right now. Thanks Pony!

Chimpware

· #10 · Aug 16, 2007

Preliminary testing shows issue resolved for me on at least 1 Tivo. 10 minutes and no pixelation on various HD stations. This is compared to pixelation exery 10 to 20 seconds before so it looks good.

aus1ander

· #11 · Aug 16, 2007

Thats certainly good to hear. We'll see how it holds up after a couple of days of testing. This reaffirms my confidence in TiVo. There are few companies that actively listen to their customer base, especially on unofficial forums, to improve their product. Especially a flagship product such as the THD, which could be the biggest hardware release for TiVo since the first S2 hit the market.

alansplace

· #12 · Aug 16, 2007

TiVoPony said:
As promised, here's an update on TiVo HD.

Thanks,
Pony

was the naming of the box bug addressed?
--
Alan

jmpage2

· #13 · Aug 16, 2007

New version appears to be 8.1.7b2-01-2-652 after mine updated. Will provide an update after getting a chance to watch some HD.

Any chance Tivo will give us a blurb on what was done to attempt a fix on the problem?

jmpage2

· #14 · Aug 16, 2007

alansplace said:
was the naming of the box bug addressed?
--
Alan

No, mine still shows unnamed after this update.

jfh3

· #15 · Aug 16, 2007

No, b2 is new. The previous level was 8.1.7b1-01-2-652

jazmaan

· #16 · Aug 16, 2007

jfh3 said:
No, b2 is new. The previous level was 8.1.7b1-01-2-652

Thanks Jim. I deleted my message, but thanks anyway. I'm watching right now and it looks good!

aus1ander

· #17 · Aug 16, 2007

jmpage2 said:
Any chance Tivo will give us a blurb on what was done to attempt a fix on the problem?

From what I've noticed in the past, usually not. Sometimes they'll mention if a very specific issue has been fixed (like the aforementioned naming issue).

jfh3

· #18 · Aug 17, 2007

New poll / thread to capture experiences. Please vote only if you had significant pixelization problems before.

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=362764

TiVotion

· #19 · Aug 17, 2007

Got the b2 update. Been watching for about 20-30 min, so far it looks good. Haven't seen any blocking issues yet. Normally, I'd have seen something by now.

Killthee

· #20 · Aug 17, 2007

TiVotion said:
Got the b2 update. Been watching for about 20-30 min, so far it looks good. Haven't seen any blocking issues yet. Normally, I'd have seen something by now.

Awesome. I guess I'm picking up a TiVo HD this weekend.

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