CE's for the Weekend of 10.24

[dfergie]

Ready for some?

 

[whitewolf8214]

I am ready to CE!!

 

[Drucifer]

I've gotten curious about the Genie changes, and with my HR34 back to being somewhat slow loading the PlayList, I'll probably put it on CE. I'll also update my HR24s to this week CE flavor.

 

[Aridon]

The changes are mostly nice but minor. I hope they are in process of doing a ui overhaul with the changes to better utilize some info.

 

[Drucifer]

The changes are mostly nice but minor. I hope they are in process of doing a ui overhaul with the changes to better utilize some info.

Yeah, the DirecTV GUI layout is poorly design on most screens.

The GUI left column, at least, should be the same width on all screens. The column width should be the PIG width that's above the left column on ALL screens.

With this done, the right column can be expanded upwards on many of the screens.

Or they can reverse it. Reduce the size of the PIG to the left column narrowest width. The result to the right column is the same. It is allowed to expand upward.

With PIG controls gone, it is nothing but a small screen taking up space. Its size no longer matters.

 

[Jimbo]

Cool, you two can discuss how D* can change what they have just started ....

 

[Jimbo]

I'm hoping that my 44-500 will get the new software tonight.

 

[twizt3dsist3r]

I'm hoping that my 44-500 will get the new software tonight.

I'm lucky enough to have a 700 box. I really don't like the 500s. Just opinion though.. no real reason... my office has been getting 500s for almost a year.

 

[Jimbo]

I'm lucky enough to have a 700 box. I really don't like the 500s. Just opinion though.. no real reason... my office has been getting 500s for almost a year.

I'd much rather have the -700 as well.
In reality, there isn't much difference in them.
I know Pace usually makes good equipment (700), then again the Pace that the local CC is using isn't so great, maybe it's a Standards thing.
I don't remember who the -500s are any more, use to know but brain lacking at the moment.

 

[twizt3dsist3r]

I no 200 is samsung.. I'd need to look up 500..

 

[twizt3dsist3r]

...and I did..

100 is technicolor.. 500 is humax

 

[Drucifer]

Cool, you two can discuss how D* can change what they have just started ....

It sounds like they're working on the interior of a room before they establishing the best room size.

Which, from my experience with DirecTV, is their normal method of operations.

 

[Jimbo]

...and I did..

100 is technicolor.. 500 is humax

I think Technocolor is what use to be Thompson/ RCA ?

Ya I was gonna post Humax also, but other than these recvrs, I have never heard of Humax.

 

[twizt3dsist3r]

Yes technicolor either bought or absorbed thompson... no idea on humax's history.... now we just need to identify the old -300 and the -600... I don't recall ever seeing a 400 series..

 

[Jimbo]

Yes technicolor either bought or absorbed thompson... no idea on humax's history.... now we just need to identify the old -300 and the -600... I don't recall ever seeing a 400 series..

I don't remember seeing a 300 or 600 ...

I do remember a -100, -200, -500 and -700

 

[twizt3dsist3r]

I don't remember seeing a 300 or 600 ...

I do remember a -100, -200, -500 and -700

D12 - 300 d11 - 300 d10 - 300 and h23-600

 

[Jimbo]

-100 Technicolor (Thomson/Audiovox/RCA)
-200 Samsung
-300 Philips
-400 Hughes
-500 Humax
-600 LG
-700 Pace
-800 NEC

Now that I see the list, I also remember the Hughes ones.

 

[Jimbo]

D12 - 300 d11 - 300 d10 - 300 and h23-600

Ahhh, thats why, I'm use to seeing DVR only.

 

[twizt3dsist3r]

That's cool.. I know NEC as a manufacturer. . But I don't recall any dtv boxes labeled as -800... and to my knowledge Hughes boxes didn't have an extension number... then again none of these have been in commission for years now.

 

[larry55]

Where the ce