Official SA 8300HD DVR Users Thread

[mhz40]

Check out page 11......This is downloaded from the SA website.

http://www.scientificatlanta.com/ExplorerClubGuides/getting_started/4003870.pdf

Again, that link is from SA's site... providing operational examples of an 8300 running the SA application.  Milwaukee is running Pioneer's software.  For some reason, some functionality was not written into the current version of Pioneer's code.  If that's the case, it will be awhile before any enhanced menus arrive to support additional features at the user level.
An analogy would be your PC.  If you are running windows, you have a certain look & feel, as well as user configurable settings.  The same hardware running Linux (spelling?) may not have the same UI or settings controls, but still will run on the same hardware.
I'm still checking on the 5.1.  I'll add this to my list...

[Paul S.]

The 'select/exit' deal doesn't work for me, nor does the 'hitting the settings button twice' deal.

[Mark Strube]

Was there just recently a software update? My mother noticed that her (standard digital) box rebooted itself, and now I'm noticing a lot more pauses and audio dropouts on my 8300HD. What really stands out is it's doing it while playing a show recorded from 506 (before the update)... which NEVER usually has problems for me.

[Paul S.]

Was there just recently a software update? My mother noticed that her (standard digital) box rebooted itself, and now I'm noticing a lot more pauses and audio dropouts on my 8300HD. What really stands out is it's doing it while playing a show recorded from 506 (before the update)... which NEVER usually has problems for me.

We noticed that yesterday with Judge Judy that we recorded.

[Mark Strube]

Just checked some stuff I watched before the update... It's now doing audio dropouts (and video skipping/pausing) on recordings that previously had NO glitches. What's up with that?? This new update sucks.

[mhz40]

Believe half of what you hear and none of what your read... except this:

Paul S:
There was no firmware update.  The last one was months ago.  It included the addition of the TV Guide logo in the interactive guide.  Search the forum if you need to.

Mark:
It is not uncommon for a set top to reboot.  They are networked computers with built-in tuners and 4-32 meg of ram.

Those funny patterns in the wheat fields were not created by ailens and there is no life on Euopa.

I love this one... had to use it: {fart}

MHz40

[Mark Strube]

Well, all I know is that ever since yesterday things have been acting up a bit. Could be due to signal problems, or could be due to life on Euopa, who knows.  :p

[Gregg Lengling]

Well, all I know is that ever since yesterday things have been acting up a bit. Could be due to signal problems, or could be due to life on Euopa, who knows.  :p

I love references to 2001 and 2010......keep it up.

 {fart}

[louisd13]

The 'select/exit' deal doesn't work for me, nor does the 'hitting the settings button twice' deal.

You're halfway there.  Push select and exit for a few seconds, until you hear an audible "ding" and the display says "diag"  then tune to channel 611 and you should have the diagnostic menu.  Good luck

[Paul S.]

Believe half of what you hear and none of what your read... except this:

Paul S:
There was no firmware update.  The last one was months ago.  It included the addition of the TV Guide logo in the interactive guide.  Search the forum if you need to.

MHz40

I have no clue as to why you are using my name...?


Mark- I take it you can't record 2 shows and watch whatever channel on this bad boy eh? I hate having to choose which one I want to record when that little bar comes up at the bottom with a timer lol

If I'm not watching anything, will it record 2 shows at once?

Has anyone found out for sure how much 'time' the box holds for sd/hd?

Tanks.

[Paul S.]

You're halfway there.  Push select and exit for a few seconds, until you hear an audible "ding" and the display says "diag"  then tune to channel 611 and you should have the diagnostic menu.  Good luck

Got it to work, thanks!

[tjjws]

Has anyone found out for sure how much 'time' the box holds for sd/hd?

On the 8300, my testing with HD programs has shown it takes anywhere from 4 to 5g per hour. I'm guessing 720 vs. 1080 has something to do with the variation. So the compression ratios are much better than the 8000, which I didn't expect. My rule of thumb for the 8000 was 7 to 8g/hour.

[mhz40]

I have no clue as to why you are using my name...?

Quote: "Just checked some stuff I watched before the update... It's now doing audio dropouts (and video skipping/pausing) on recordings that previously had NO glitches. What's up with that?? This new update sucks."

Sorry if I misinterpreted...

Mhz40

[mhz40]

I have no clue as to why you are using my name...?

Sorry... I misread one of your posts.

[Mark Strube]

I'm guessing 720 vs. 1080 has something to do with the variation.

It has nothing to do with the resolution... everything to do with the bitrate. A 720p broadcast could easily be higher bitrate than some 1080i broadcast. (Example - ABC vs. PBS)

Paul S. - This has DUAL tuners... 2, dos, duex...    That means you can watch 1 show while 1 is recording, record 2 at the same time while watching an already recorded show... I don't know of a DVR yet that has more than 2 tuners.