TWC Box Rebooting?

[oz]

My HD DVR from Time Warner has rebooted itself about 5 times in the last week or so.  I thought my box was finally going bad, but my dad across town said his rebooted a few times this week too.  Anyone else see this?

[markd]

Yes, I have two and they have both rebooted several times during the last week or so.

[gparris]

Both of my 8300HD DVRs do a reboot, one after the other, or so it seems, daily.

It doesn't matter what is going on, as I can be deleting old shows, checking something in the guide or doing absolutely nothing at all, but these both reboot.

Maybe TWC is doing something "special" for us TWC HD subscribers, huh?:huh?:

[markd]

Maybe TWC is doing something "special" for us TWC HD subscribers, huh?:huh?:

Is that optimism!?  I'm sorry to say that the more time I spend here, the more I am getting down on TWC.  Please get us some new HD TWC! :bang:

[RLJSlick]

Yeah same here, the 3 boxes we have in the house have rebooted a few times in the past week.

[kevbeck122]

Maybe they're prepping for the Navigator "upgrade" :bang:

[gparris]

Maybe they're prepping for the Navigator "upgrade" :bang:

No one on avsforums likes Navigator, they absolutely HATE it- but they might be fixing it by the time we all have to use it, too!
Afterall, other locations probably have it already, too.

I thought the rebooting was because TWC Milwaukee was getting ready to add those 10+ HD channels Gregg's caller was saying we'd be getting in October!

[kevbeck122]

I hope that's why they're rebooting.  I haven't seen mine reboot at all, but I've been so busy lately that I probably wouldn't notice.  I hope the new channels, if they ever come, are not all SDV.. but knowing TWC they probably will be.  I guess that's their way of forcing me to have a box on my other TV with cablecard.

[Dan the Man]

I had an automatic reboot and then it locked-up here in G-town. I then got it on, but thought I should re-boot it manually to clean it up, so I did and it locked up again. I finally got it on and left it alone. I am so glad this f-ing TWC is going away next week!!!!

[RLJSlick]

My HD Boxes are so old it's maybe time to just replace them. I had so many problems with TWC boxes in the past and I finally found a couple that seems to work well.  It rebooted right in the middle of the Packer game on Sunday, may I was fit to explode!
A FEW MORE LIKE THAT TWC AND YOU WILL BE OUT OF HERE!!!

[Turbo Tony]

Glad I found this.....

Do not upgrade, or really downgrade to the 8300hdc unless you like waiting, because that thing is slow as hell.


Friday or 8300 HD started rebooting every 2 hours.  So I assumed it was broke(just like my roadrunner modem does) so I took it into TW Mayfair and exchanged it for the 8300hdc, after two night of owning it, today I returned it to TW Southridge and got my 8300HD back.  It still reboots, but it is better than waiting for the slow 8300hdc.

The TW guy said they have had so many cancellations and returns and changes to satellite since this rebooting started happening.

TW.....Do you know what the hell you are doing/>>:huh?: :huh?: :huh?: :huh?: :huh?: :huh?:

[gparris]

Time, the publishing company is amazing and I have great respect for them.
Warner, the movie and media powerhouse is a good example for the industry as a whole, IMO.
Mix the two together and you have TimeWarner, an good "marriage" of companies and investments...no problem.
But when you add Time Warner Cable and mix it, the marriage can go down differently, perhaps, then you have got problems as a subscriber.:mad:

It took 5 months, a dozen calls and finally, our family's business has "Digital Phone" working without any screwups.
The service is actually a good value in many ways, its just the many mess-ups and bad luck on my family's part made it a less-than-desireable install experience.

SO...if you think the HD cable service is going to get better, think again...it could get really good or not so, depending on your twist to it.
-If I were you, I'd keep your non-Navigator box as long as you can and then reconsider your pay TV options, okay?

[Paul S.]

Chaulk me up as having reboots, too.

[syrett4]

Same.  Getting reboots as well.  The last one being Sunday night.

[Mikey]

I'm having the reboots also.  I got 2 on Sunday.

Also, when I PiP HD channels or record/pause HD channels during live sporting events, my box begins to "stutter" the HD picture and I have to unplug the power cord to reboot my machine in order for the stutter to stop.

I can turn to the SD channel and see it smooth, but going back to the HD version and the image stutters non-stop.

Unbearable to watch.  Luckily, the reboots work until I PiP or record/pause again.

This didn't use to happen, I started noticing it a 2 or 3 weeks into the NFL season this year.

So basically, I can't PiP HD channels or record one while watching another without the the stutter appearing.

Lame.