Re: 1.6.2
Techman28
Master - Level 1
mattheww50 if your 6416 breaks we will most likely replace it with a 7216 if it needs to be.  I wouldn't suggest breaking the box though
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Re: 1.6.2
J-Scott
Newbie

I zoom sometimes, but usually just view SD at 4:3.  I hate stretch because everything is too fat.   These different settings do not make a big difference in PQ to me however.   My HD box just provides a very poor, blurry picture on SD channels, period.  Do you want to know what makes a difference?   If I take the cheap FiOS digital adapter ($4 a month) RF-output and hook it up to with a coax to my TV on channel 3.   Now the picture is much sharper, quite watchable, and does not give me a headache.  On channels with scrolls or movie credits the letters are actually readable.  This is the ONLY way I can watch WeatherScan local. 

I would really like to have a Verizon STB that provides a good SD and HD picture like Comcast.  Yes the HD picture may be a little better with FiOS, but the SD doesn’t come close to Comcast.  If the VHO4 update on 3/31 doesn’t work I guess I’ll take the 7xxx STB route?   I dread calling customer service and trying to get that done.   Someone from Verizon e-mailed me 8-10 months ago saying that a soon-to-be-released STB MAY fix the SD PQ issue, but that a firmware update in the fall (2008) should definitely fix-it.   Obviously the firmware update didn’t work.  Solitaire was the higher priority.  I wish someone from Verizon would give me a follow-up call or e-mail. 

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Re: 1.6.2
J-Scott
Newbie
Are you saying if the 6416 is NOT broken, you cannot have a 7216, even if it provides the better SD PQ?   I'm probably being thick, this was just tongue-in-cheek.  I'm still waiting for 1.6.2 however.  Trying to be patient.  We'll see.  Hopefully with 1.6.2 the SD PQ is as good as the 2500 series STB on my Panasonic Plasma.  But this has been a long disappointing year with FiOS.
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Re: 1.6.2
matcarl
Master - Level 1
J-Scott, I got the update this past Tuesday, (I have the 6416 DVR), and when I put Weatherscan on, I can tell the difference, it's very clear. The SD's are back to being superb again!
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Re: 1.6.2
J-Scott
Newbie
Thank you.  I am crossing my fingers.  Can't wait.
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Re: 1.6.2
pixed
Enthusiast - Level 3

Just got 1.6.2 today. Checked system info and there it was.

Am in Burke, VA. VHO 04.

SD channels much improved. 

Have not checked everything else though.

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Re: 1.6.2
prisaz
Legend

@pixed wrote:

Just got 1.6.2 today. Checked system info and there it was.

Am in Burke, VA. VHO 04.

SD channels much improved. 

Have not checked everything else though.


Anyone else from VHO4 Silver Spring get updated? I am in Montgomery County and do not have it yet. Guess where Sil ver Spring is located. Go figure. Does the Actiontec need to be the primary router for this to get to my boxes? Never really got a straight answer other then it should get to the boxes if they are online and have an IP.  VOD and everything works with my router giving IPs 100-110 to the mac addresses of the boxes. DHCP and WAN are disabled on the Actiontec and LAN is bridged to wireless and MOCA. No QOS set and everything still seems to work better. I know that the Verizon router has port triggering on TFTP and hope this is not needed.
Message Edited by prisaz on 03-28-2009 08:00 PM
Message Edited by prisaz on 03-28-2009 08:05 PM
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Re: 1.6.2
Carl
Specialist - Level 1

looks like pixed was one of "pre-release" upgrades for VHO4.

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Re: 1.6.2
psumatt1
Contributor - Level 2

Prisaz-

You'll have it Tuesday morning.

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Re: 1.6.2
prisaz
Legend

@psumatt wrote:

Prisaz-

You'll have it Tuesday morning.


That is what I thought. I was thinking perhaps they went early and I did not get it because of my custome configuration. We shall se Tue.

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