http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/08/new-bright-house-dvr-software-rolling-out-en-masse-to-central-fl/ Engadget HD Comments for New Bright House DVR software rolling out en masse to Central Floridians http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/08/new-bright-house-dvr-software-rolling-out-en-masse-to-central-fl/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/08/new-bright-house-dvr-software-rolling-out-en-masse-to-central-fl/Oct 8th 2008 11:31AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/08/new-bright-house-dvr-software-rolling-out-en-masse-to-central-fl/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/08/new-bright-house-dvr-software-rolling-out-en-masse-to-central-fl/Oct 8th 2008 11:51AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/08/new-bright-house-dvr-software-rolling-out-en-masse-to-central-fl/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/08/new-bright-house-dvr-software-rolling-out-en-masse-to-central-fl/Oct 8th 2008 12:02PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/08/new-bright-house-dvr-software-rolling-out-en-masse-to-central-fl/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/08/new-bright-house-dvr-software-rolling-out-en-masse-to-central-fl/Oct 8th 2008 12:55PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/08/new-bright-house-dvr-software-rolling-out-en-masse-to-central-fl/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/08/new-bright-house-dvr-software-rolling-out-en-masse-to-central-fl/I could not watch the morning news because there was no video... only sound.
After spending an hour with tech support, I came up with a solution myself.
I used some old component cables, and removed the HDMI cables that had been working fine for years.
It turns out that the software update defaulted the resolution to 480i instead of "Auto Select" mode.

Because I had my HDTV configured to only display 720p and 1080i, I had no picture.
I couldn't even get to the setting menu till I removed the HDMI cables.

**Oh yeah. As an added bonus I lost all my recorded programming [Bejing Opening Cerimonies in HD]
and the cable box now lost all it's PVR functionality. Yep, the damn thing doesn't pause live TV or
record any programs anymore.

The interface is also slow and lags as others have mentioned.

To say that I hate this update would be an understatment.
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Box Crashed and freezes on the "Mistro" boot up screen on the third bar. And BHN is charging ME for them to come out to do a "service call".

Final straw, I'm just gonna get a TiVo w/ cableCARD.

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The guide is HORRIBLE! Favorites might as well not exist. Trying to find a specific football game is like a needle in a haystack. But missing the last 20 minutes of the game because it stopped at scheduled time tops that. The giude always starts at default settings... much "better" than starting at least at the genre of the program you're watching. Wait. Where is the genre even listed on most of the movies or shows? Cast? Not important?

Try turning ALL of the lights on the front LCD display off. FF speeds? Fugget aboudit! What the heck are they thinking? My $170/month that Brighthouse has been getting for years may just find it's way to another provider.

I hope they change it back. Can I request that it be changed back? HEEEELLLLP!

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