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Post by TimS on Jan 4, 2005 15:10:46 GMT -5
Just as well, probably not worth buying a receiver at the moment until DVI/HDMI switching becomes more common.  That said, bummer that they may have deactivated the HDMI output. I, too, am stuck with two component inputs and wouldn't mind giving my Xbox a break from DVD playing duties and running my stand-alone player. Oh well. |
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Post by MasterFX1 on Jan 4, 2005 19:34:19 GMT -5
My TV also only has two component inputs and I have four devices with component out. (TV does not have DVI or HDMI) My solution was to buy a $10 4 channel Stereo A/V selector from radio shack.
I hook the blue plugs to the white (left) jack and the green plugs to the yellow (video) jack, keeping the red plug on the red (right) plug. While the device is packaged to be a stereo a/v selector, it works fine as a component video selector. I would think any device that simultaneously switches 3 RCA jacks will work.
Now I have my DVD player, old DirecTV OTA STB, Xbox and a vacant slot all hooked up through the switch to the tv. Yeah, I have to physically go up to the equipment and push the button to change source, but it was a $10 fix. I'm not getting up that often, since I keep my VOOM stb on tv's other input, which is my primary viewing source.
FYI: When I bought it (in the fall) Radio Shack was selling on sale for $10, It was regularly a $25 part. I have a feeling though, Radio Shack was probably looking to get rid of inventory so they can re-tool the device to be called a 4 channel component video selector in a new box for a higher price.
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Post by kengreene on Jan 8, 2005 12:29:49 GMT -5
it appears time warner uploaded a patch that fixed the 8300 kicking you out of a recorded show when its being recorded and it reaches the end even though your not at the end (rr back to the begining after it already started)
it did it this morning while watching "This old house" on PBS
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Post by hurnik on Jan 8, 2005 16:09:34 GMT -5
Hmmm. anyone know if this is true on the 8000 as well?
I'd emailed Mr. Taubkin last week about this and haven't heard anything back.
Last I was aware, the SARA software *still* has not addressed this "feature".
Do you know what SARA software you have on your 8300?
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Post by Skaggs on Jan 9, 2005 22:30:59 GMT -5
it appears time warner uploaded a patch that fixed the 8300 kicking you out of a recorded show when its being recorded and it reaches the end even though your not at the end (rr back to the begining after it already started) it did it this morning while watching "This old house" on PBS What version of the SARA software are you running? Click here to find out what is the latest version. I tested your theory twice in the last few days and it didn't work either time: - Last night on HBO, I watched Along Came Polly about an hour behind the live version. The DVR kicked me out (like usual) when the live version stopped recording.
- Tonight on ABC, I watched Desperate Housewives about 45 minutes behind the live version. Again, it kicked me out from watching the recorded version when the live version stopped recording.
I have read on the web that the SA techs at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas have acknowledged the problem and have a software fix that will be sent to the cable companies in the near future. Keep an eye on the SARA version on your DVR to see if a new software patch has been delivered. |
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Post by hurnik on Jan 10, 2005 20:28:11 GMT -5
I *thought* they had fixed it, as one night it did NOT kick me out, but I've never been able to reproduce it, so maybe it was a fluke.
I hope they DO fix it. Absolute gargabe if you ask me to leave this "feature" in the shipping software.
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Post by TimS on Jan 21, 2005 7:17:14 GMT -5
Ok... having some odd problems with my 8300. Yesterday I was watching the news at around 6:30am before going to work and the DVR turned itself off and the clock went blank. It came back a few minutes later. Since then, I've been unable to schedule anything to record. If I select it in the guide and hit the record button it shows all the screens as if I were setting it to record, but it's not set to record. So, I basically can't record anything at the moment.
Anyone have any ideas, or is anyone else suffering from this?
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Post by Skaggs on Jan 21, 2005 7:37:18 GMT -5
Sounds like your box re-booted yesterday afternoon. TWC sometimes does this to update the software or perform system maintenance.
I'd try to re-boot your box once again. (This is what the CSR at TWC will have you do first if you call).
You can do this by un-plugging the box for a minute and then plugging it back in & waiting for the time to appear on the box's display...
OR...manually force the box to re-boot by pressing and holding both the VOL+ and VOL- buttons on the front of the box, then press the info button. Wait for the time to re-appear.
After the re-boot and reset, check to see if you are having the same issues. If you are, call TWC and report the problem.
There are reports in the AVS forum that TWC in Las Vegas is beta-testing a new build of the SA8300HD SARA software. This is not a software "update", but a totally new software interface between the user & the box. Hopefully, this will rectify a lot of the software issues.
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Post by TimS on Jan 21, 2005 8:51:43 GMT -5
I tried a reboot this morning after I noticed it was still messed up. Unfortunately that didn't work. I'll give them a call in a bit.
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Post by TimS on Jan 21, 2005 9:49:29 GMT -5
TW technician was no help at all. Is unaware of the problem and doesn't know when the next software update will be. Wants us to bring it in or can send someone out to replace the box, but I don't think it's the box that's the problem, and if we get a new box with the same software I don't see how that's going to help anything, and we'll just wind up losing all our recordings.
What a piece of junk this thing is. As a coder, I'd love to know who they have programming their updates, and more importantly who they have testing them.
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Post by Sregnar35 on Jan 25, 2005 9:05:09 GMT -5
Quick question, my toshiba 57h83 is hooked up to my 8300dvr box thru component wires. When watching cable, I cannot use my tv's stretch options, only the options built into my cable box; normal, stretch, zoom 1 and 2. When I try to stretch or fill with my toshiba remote it says not available? My coworker recently got a lcos phillips tv and he can stretch with his tv using his 8300 box and component wires? Am I missing something?
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Post by horrorfan2112 on Jan 25, 2005 9:29:25 GMT -5
Alot of hdtv displays will not allow you to stretch a 1080i signal . My television will not allow you to stretch a hdtv signal . Some tvs will however. Unfortunately you are going to have to use your cable box's stretch when using a 1080i signal . There is nothing wrong with your set. As far as the poster with the problems with his box. I think you need to have your box swapped out . I have had no problems with any of my recordings I still have the red sox winning the world series archived on mine and I record about 10 shows a week to watch on the weekends. I have never had a problem with my box recording something . I do however have a problem with little glitches here and there on some of my recordings . Like all of a sudden the picture blocks up a bit and the sound will cut out . This software on this box is very buggy . You can crash the box just by searching through the guide for upcoming events . As far as the time warner guys not knowing anything, that is an understatement ..A friend of mine was wondering what the big fuss is about hdtv (he just got one) he told me that his hdtv picture is awful . I went to his home and found that the time warner guy had hooked his HDTV box up to his tv with just a composite video cable instaed of component. The poor guy was watching a hdtv without it being hooked up properly for almost 6 months. After I hooked it up right he was more than a little upset with time warner. I swear the techs at time warner are just about as bad as the "help" in Best Buy .
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Post by Skaggs on Jan 25, 2005 10:07:58 GMT -5
I went to his home and found that the time warner guy had hooked his HDTV box up to his tv with just a composite video cable instaed of component. That's unbelievable! They must hire these guys off the street and immediately assign them a truck to do service calls. You would think that the service techs would go through a few weeks of classroom training and then be paired up with an experienced tech in the field for a few weeks before being "cut-loose". That would be using too much common (business) sense. |
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Post by OldMatador on Jan 25, 2005 11:05:23 GMT -5
Alot of hdtv displays will not allow you to stretch a 1080i signal . My television will not allow you to stretch a hdtv signal . Some tvs will however. Unfortunately you are going to have to use your cable box's stretch when using a 1080i signal . There is nothing wrong with your set. As far as the poster with the problems with his box. I think you need to have your box swapped out . I have had no problems with any of my recordings I still have the red sox winning the world series archived on mine and I record about 10 shows a week to watch on the weekends. I have never had a problem with my box recording something . I do however have a problem with little glitches here and there on some of my recordings . Like all of a sudden the picture blocks up a bit and the sound will cut out . This software on this box is very buggy . You can crash the box just by searching through the guide for upcoming events . As far as the time warner guys not knowing anything, that is an understatement ..A friend of mine was wondering what the big fuss is about hdtv (he just got one) he told me that his hdtv picture is awful . I went to his home and found that the time warner guy had hooked his HDTV box up to his tv with just a composite video cable instaed of component. The poor guy was watching a hdtv without it being hooked up properly for almost 6 months. After I hooked it up right he was more than a little upset with time warner. I swear the techs at time warner are just about as bad as the "help" in Best Buy . Wow... The tech might have been a moron, but the dude was watching what obviously wasn't HDTV for 6 months? C'mon now. You'd think he'd call Time Warner to complain about the picture, especially if he went to a Best Buy or Circuit City to see the picture they're showing in there... |
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Post by OldMatador on Jan 25, 2005 11:08:14 GMT -5
Quick question, my toshiba 57h83 is hooked up to my 8300dvr box thru component wires. When watching cable, I cannot use my tv's stretch options, only the options built into my cable box; normal, stretch, zoom 1 and 2. When I try to stretch or fill with my toshiba remote it says not available? My coworker recently got a lcos phillips tv and he can stretch with his tv using his 8300 box and component wires? Am I missing something? I'm going to guess that the box is only outputting a 1080i signal or a 720p signal to the TV, no matter if it's a HD or SD channel, which the TV will say, "This is a HD signal, so stretching will not be necessary." If you allow passthrough, standard definition channels will output in 480i or 480p, and the TV will then allow for stretching. |
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