Shaw HDPVR Problem

[jar_e]

I just moved my HDPVR box to another room and set it all up and when I connected it to the cable outlet it did the normal "dl" downloading. But now the display is stuck on "0" and I can't change the channel and nothing is showing up on the tv.

Any ideas?

[sparky69]

try unplugging the power and plugging it back in

[jar_e]

I tried...and it says "dul" than goes back to 0....

[Thor]

Have Shaw reset it from their end.

[jar_e]

Originally Posted by Thor

Have Shaw reset it from their end.

That was the fix! Thanks!

[Aloof]

Anyone have a problem where everything recorded is choppy and freezy? It seems to be a somewhat recent development. Live TV is fine. I have tried unplugging the box and resetting it, but that doesn't help.

I thought it would be a common problem, but I can't find anything really similar on the web.

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by Aloof

Anyone have a problem where everything recorded is choppy and freezy? It seems to be a somewhat recent development. Live TV is fine. I have tried unplugging the box and resetting it, but that doesn't help.

I thought it would be a common problem, but I can't find anything really similar on the web.

I have the same thing happen to me. But it's quite rare. I've probably only had half a dozen recordings do that the couple years I've owned mine. I haven't really done anything to try and stop it since it's so rare.

But I have sometimes have audio problems with HD channels. Mostly the sound cutting out for half a second. It varies from channel to channel and sometimes quite a bit, and other times not at all. I don't think it's a problem with my setup because our TV on a different floor has the same problem.

[VladtheImpaler]

Originally Posted by Burninator

I have the same thing happen to me. But it's quite rare. I've probably only had half a dozen recordings do that the couple years I've owned mine. I haven't really done anything to try and stop it since it's so rare.

But I have sometimes have audio problems with HD channels. Mostly the sound cutting out for half a second. It varies from channel to channel and sometimes quite a bit, and other times not at all. I don't think it's a problem with my setup because our TV on a different floor has the same problem.

Yep, I have exactly the same problem.

[Aloof]

Yeah, initially everything worked fine. There may have been the odd choppy recording in the past, but now it's pretty much all recordings. Most of them are unwatchable since they're so freezy.

[yads]

Originally Posted by Burninator

I have the same thing happen to me. But it's quite rare. I've probably only had half a dozen recordings do that the couple years I've owned mine. I haven't really done anything to try and stop it since it's so rare.

But I have sometimes have audio problems with HD channels. Mostly the sound cutting out for half a second. It varies from channel to channel and sometimes quite a bit, and other times not at all. I don't think it's a problem with my setup because our TV on a different floor has the same problem.

Nothing wrong with your set up. It's Shaw's problem, but they will not acknowledge it or fix it. See here

[Old Yeller]

I haven't noticed the audio cuts as frequently in the last few months as I did beforehand.

[yads]

That happens every summer. Fewer people watching TV means fewer audio drop outs.

[Old Yeller]

Oh yeah... I didn't even think that summer = less bandwidth used

Here I thought shaw actually fixed the problem.

[Dirty Mr. Clean]

Originally Posted by yads

That happens every summer. Fewer people watching TV means fewer audio drop outs.

That's crazy talk... Shaw is a Broadcast system not a Narrowcast. That like saying the radio audio quality drops when more people listen to a radio station. That doesn't make any sense.

[Old Yeller]

I don't know anything about how shaw works, but if that's the case then why do they always talk about bandwidth restraints in regards to HD channels?