DirecTV Software Release for HR20 & HR21 Receivers 0x022B 4/23

[jcrandall]

Today DirecTV released a "staggered release" for ALL HR20 / HR21 receivers of software version 0x022b.
A staggered release can take a few days or a few weeks to be released nationwide, and usually starts on the west coast and works east.

Here are the significant changes that users will notice:

Additional program details (First Air Date, Actors, ect) show in info screen.
Significant Audio Issues Fixed
Many improvements to Media Share
Game Search (Looks for another channel if you tune to a sport event that is blacked out in your area).

Here are the entire release notes of updates for this software:

LiveTV audio issues after stopping mediashare and no audio during slideshow
Fast forward to true live TV viewing
History status for VOD downloads
Improved audio
Stability
Channel Banner updating immediately
Fixed ScreenSaver with MediaShare Video Playback
System boot up improvement
Video output improvement
Improved ability to watch recorded content/when signal not present during startup
Media Share: Start a new playlist while another playlist is in playback mode
Media Share: Start/Stop DLNA Videos enhanced
Media Share: Improved handling of multiple units on the same network
Misc. Issues
Guide scrolling performance
GameSearch avoids partial recordings while searching for games
Detection of second tuner
UI polishing/fixes
DIRECTV Mediashare (many updates)
Audio going from LiveTV to review buffer
Resolution change in native when moving from LiveTV to review buffer
Removed conflict icon for VOD recordings
Thumbnails in MediaShare
Improvements to GameSearch
Fixed search by title lockup
Fixed deleting on Stop & Delete OSD deletes all partial recordings of current program
Fixed stopping a currently recording series deletes series from prioritizer
Fixed Prioritizer link inside a new Series link points to the top show in the Prioritizer instead of the new show
Stability Fixes & Media-Share performance
A program info screen’s prioritizer link has been fixed
Recording issues with "Delete because of it's recording permissions"
Improved Parental Controls
LEFT (or BACK) to Search Screen (from sort screen) doesn't clear out search string
Media Share - UI Polishing
Other UI Polishing
Improved Mediashare browsing
Improved Mediashare stability
Improved Digital Optical Output support
GameSearch to automatically find same game on other channel if currently tuned game is blacked out and showing OSD x
Will reply to a network PING request
Additional program details (First Air Date, Actors, ect)
Channel up and down updates the selected item in the Prioritizer
Playlist new displays the recording date
Increase to the number of actors presented in the INFO
Audio (robustness against dropouts on certain setups)
Added new text strings for network errors
Added “Cancel This Recording, Cancel All in the Series-Link?” dialog query if canceling a live TV recording of a SERIES-LINK’s episode.


Again, this will take a few days to weeks to reach all receivers.

Feel free to discuss the changes in this thread

 

[tigerfan33]

Fast forward to true live TV viewing


How is this different than the past??

 

[jcrandall]

It is an improvement or tweak to the process of fast forwarding to live tv.

 

[tigerfan33]

Cool. Thanks Jason.

This box is getting to be more and more like my 622.

 

[darrencp22]

I'm most interested in the "improvde guide scrolling performance". Does this mean the guide is quicker? Any of the CE testers, can you please let us know your overall thoughts/reviews?

 

[jcrandall]

It is quicker. It is even better if you go to the display settings menu and turn off "scrolling effects" or "animation" or something to that effect (can't remember and not near the TV).

 

[goaliebob99]

Its scrolling effects.

 

[darrencp22]

Ya that was the first thing I turned off after my install

 

[cebbigh]

Do these changes equate to the last CE? If they don't, will those of us operating on the current CE lose some of what we currently have?

 

[mike1973]

Do these changes equate to the last CE? If they don't, will those of us operating on the current CE lose some of what we currently have?

This actually is the same version as the latest CE, they just made it the national release.

And this means the start of a new CE cycle!

 

[cebbigh]

This actually is the same version as the latest CE, they just made it the national release.

And this means the start of a new CE cycle!

Cool. Thanks!

 

[Jimbo]

Unfortunatly when I rec'd this update (4-19-08, btw) I also managed to loose my Caller Id funtion that had been working for the last few months after not working for quite awhile ......

I understand that the Caller Id thing is just an added feature, but for it to work for awhile then NOT back and forth is frustrating.

Everything else appears to be working fine.

Jimbo

 

[Mike0616]

Unfortunatly when I rec'd this update (4-19-08, btw) I also managed to loose my Caller Id funtion that had been working for the last few months after not working for quite awhile ......

I understand that the Caller Id thing is just an added feature, but for it to work for awhile then NOT back and forth is frustrating.

Everything else appears to be working fine.

Jimbo

From the last NR you can be certain of one thing, the coders at D* waste no time on testing.

Hopefully they will fix more things than they break, this time.

 

[tigerfan33]

Got my update last night. When I first turned on my receiver from my remote, I had no response. I had to do a hard reset (unplug) and then the receiver started going the the steps. Everything went smooth.

The guide is just has fast as my 622 when scrolling with the channel button. I turned the scrolling effects off so not sure if that was what made it so fast or the update or both. Very fast now and very happy!!

 

[jcrandall]

Got my update last night.

What part of the country are you in? Knowing they work west to east it may help someone gauge when they can hope to get it.

 

[darrencp22]

got it at 4 am yesterday morning. I'm in Buffalo New York.

 

[jcrandall]

got it at 4 am yesterday morning. I'm in Buffalo New York.

That's a great sign for a fast rollout nationwide!

 

[darrencp22]

Is it possible I was given "priority" as a new customer? I have to be honest.. i dont notice much of a difference at all. Guide performance seems the same ..ok.. not bad, not great,

 

[Neutron]

Any On-Demand updates?

 

[scottie_h]

Fast forward to true live TV viewing

How is this different than the past??

Maybe I'm just forgetting since I don't have remote in hand, but how did you do it in the past?

Does DirecTV publish details around these anywhere in order to learn how to use or take advantage of additions and changes? For example, if 'FF to true live' was a brand new feature, how would you know how to use it?