Shaw Direct HDPVR 630 Owners Discussion thread for owners ONLY!

[hugh]

This discussion thread is for owners to discuss the new Shaw Direct HDPVR 630 when it becomes available on September 1st.

Please post your thoughts and your feedback on this unit once you have it up and running.


Any posts discussing when it will be available or posts from NON-owners will be deleted and the poster will receive an infraction.

For non-owners, you can ask questions about the unit in our New 630 In Pre Order


Edit by 57: Here's a thread summarizing problems, issues, resolutions, workarounds:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=129411

[hugh]

Owners, please post your review of the new HDPVR giving us your thoughts on what you like, what you dislike and any bugs you may have encountered.

Please avoid any discussion of the sales process, the marketing of the product etc and stick to discussing the hardware.

Thanks in advance.

[Ouser]

JUST- received the new 630- came by purolator! Will be plugging it in and activating shortly- I will post comments as I go!

Edit- First impressions- the box is small! and light. I like the finish and styling. On a down side the power brick is external, as many of us thought it would be- hence the small footprint I guess. In the box, all the usual cables and an HDMI. The remote has a redesign- nice feel with a rubberised non-slip back- nice touch- even though I use a harmony.

Activation here we go- let's see how long it takes!

edit- phone number in the install manual is incorrect ! the recorded message tells you to dial another number which is also incorrect!

I called the website number and got the callback option

edit- am now on hold- csr says it is first 630 activation-- has to look it up. are you confident?

20 mins later... activated easily. HDMI seems to be working through my Yamaha receiver okay- time will tell. Factory firmware is 00.10, CSR said it will upgrade to 00.13 tonight.

Im happy so far, although in my conversation he said that he knew nothing about the 'free-rental' deal some of you are getting, or the option the return the 530. He even spoke with a supervisor who said 299 is the best deal. For 'loyal' customers. Hmmmm.

Still I did talk him into 8 ppv. Whoopee (sarcasm).

Im keeping my 530 for a while, the I will pass it on to my father-in-law. Brownie points there are worth more than $$$! If this works out I may consider changing the 530 at the cottage.

Have fun folks- I will return with more info as it becomes pertinent.

Dan

[Gogie]

This is too funny. I read Ouser's post and thought it odd that they were actually shipping before Sept (and was wondering if Ouser was for real or pulling our legs). Not a minute after reading his post my doorbell rang. Standing on my doorstep was a Purolator guy with my new 630 and multi-switch! Guess I should never have doubted Ouser!

Now I have to call and arrange for an install. Even though I already have a 530 I apparently need an install. Part of my "deal" included a free 4x8 multiswitch (which I don't currently have) so I guess I need to get that installed and might as well get my wires cleaned up at the same time.

Edit: Called and arranged for install tomorrow.

[Ouser]

oh yea of little faith! I am for real. Honest.

[Ouser]

maybe im doing something wrong...but...I doubt that

I did a search in the guide...loving that feature...but now the guide is all screwy, the numbers are all out of whack. Maybe that will be fixed with 00.13 tonight- hope so!

My wife loves the fact that the non-subscribed channels are greyed out! If only on the 505.

[markcf105]

Okay here is the first issue I am having with the 630 (the same as I did with the 530) call display is not working. it is enabled under options 4, 1 (the new setting for the 630)... Is any one else having this problem?

Thanks

Mark

[smp01]

Same thing here. I did this. Disable CallerID, save and exit, go back in, Enable callerID. save and exit. Works fine now.

[kevsim]

Got mine, love the new footprint, won't be able to get it activated till after work, I hope the remote has a larger range, my unti goes downstairs then picture gets shot upstarits, and the old 530 remote barely reached.

[Ouser]

Isnt the recording option supposed to give you the option to record in HD, DS, just new etc...

I only see - record this episode, all new-, all.

Maybe this and the other will be in 00.13- the CSR said 00.10 was the factory setting- I remember that with the 530 a few years back!

[wejitu]

Couldn't do a report back until I disabled Show Caller ID, then re-enabled it.

[zebb2000]

Has anyone come across this icon in the links below? I have 2 programs with it on and you can't play it from that screen.You have to push the right arrow button next to the "enter" button to open a new window which allow you to play it.

Does it have anything to do with a power outage by any chance? Thanks.

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/a...2/Shaw6302.jpg
http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/a...2/Shaw6301.jpg

[manyoo99]

On the 530, this indicates a Broken Recording ... not completed due to a power outage as you indicate

[rja]

Received 630 thurs pm, connected it then called for acactivation worked ok.
Only problem i have is search to day for movies came up with none existing
tittles.
Upgraded from a 505.

[rdgt2]

Just got my 630 last Fridayand got it hooked up and activated, a very painless procedure I might add. A couple of things, first, i have the output set to hdmi and the screen to 16 x 9 then when I tried to enable the overide to 480i it sort of shuts the box down, because I have composite cables going to a dvd recorder i was able to go back and turn the overide off. Now i am always having to adjust the screen between normal for HD and stretch for SD.
Has anyone else noticed this problem?
I scanned the codes with the new 630 remote for my older Techniques receiver and it only allows me to turn the receiver on and off, can not adjust volume or anything else.
Lastly I have noticed that the new pvr wants to reboot itself now and again, 2 or 3 times since Friday.
Other than these minor issues i am very pleased with the box so far.
If anyone would like to comment please feel free.