New Samsung Boxes in Milwaukee?

[Danno321]

Welcome to the wonderful world of OCAP/true2way.

Wait until your watching that critical HD Brewer game and it reboots in the 9th.  That's progress!

[Danno321]

I have a SA8300HD and am wondering if TWC is handing out the new(er) Samsung boxes, are they still handing the SA's out or is there is different box being handed out.  The box I have is a DVR but I am open to a non DVR if it solves my "channel not available" problem and as long as the HD quality is just as good.

Check DIAG Menu (press SELECT until Mail Icon displays, then press down arrow) page 5 (or 7) for SDV Registration.  If it is set to FAILED, that is your problem and tech visit is necessary.  My guess is a signal booster is necessary.

[aaron]

I'm having a new problem with the Samsung box. I have it connected to a Hauppauge HDPVR for recording, and the STB is keeping the channel info box open after switching channels, so my recordings have that blocking the bottom 3 inches of the screen. It is not a HDPVR problem, since all that is doing is capturing the stream from the STB via component. A reboot of the STB seems to fix it, but eventually it starts doing it again, and I don't notice until I try to watch something, at which point it may already have recorded a handful of shows that way. Very annoying, as soon as I have time I'm trading in this box, hopefully they still have some SA boxes left.

[Jack 1000]

I'm having a new problem with the Samsung box. I have it connected to a Hauppauge HDPVR for recording, and the STB is keeping the channel info box open after switching channels, so my recordings have that blocking the bottom 3 inches of the screen. It is not a HDPVR problem, since all that is doing is capturing the stream from the STB via component. A reboot of the STB seems to fix it, but eventually it starts doing it again, and I don't notice until I try to watch something, at which point it may already have recorded a handful of shows that way. Very annoying, as soon as I have time I'm trading in this box, hopefully they still have some SA boxes left.

What is the model of this Samsung box?  Thanks in advance.

Jack

[aaron]

What is the model of this Samsung box?  Thanks in advance.

Jack

It's an SMT-H3050

[Jack 1000]

Sounds like the Hauppauge HDPVR is causing the channel banner conflict.  If you try to disconnect it and just use the box as a stand-alone, does the problem subside?

A guy at the AVS forums reported this issue with a non-DVR Samsung, but did not have it connected to any third-party hardware.

Jack

[aaron]

I read the thread on AVS, sounds like a software problem to me, not a problem with the HDPVR. I haven't disconnected the HDPVR because I don't have a TV in that room so I'd have no way to view it, but I tried using the box manually (i.e. changing channels myself instead of having the IR blaster change it) and the problem persisted. I'm pretty sure the HDPVR couldn't be affecting anything, it just takes the component out from the box.