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How many UPC dvrs stop working?

  • 08-10-2009 8:34pm
    #1
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭


    Mine is gone, wont power up for some reason. Was wondering how many have stopped similarly?

    Its the silver thompson model, its not even that old! Wonder how long it will take them to get out a new one


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  • #2
    dunworth1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,359 ✭✭✭dunworth1


    mine is perfect no problems at all have it about 5 months


  • #3
    DingDong
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,438 ✭✭✭DingDong


    I have mine a month or two before the launch, its still working grand.


  • #4
    The tax man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭The tax man


    Same as DingDong, sliver DVR from the very start and working fine on v3.8


  • #5
    hefty_langer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 539 ✭✭✭hefty_langer


    read this on another thread and it worked on mine after it looked dead after a software upgrade last week...

    hold the left arrow button on the front of the unit and keep it held, unplug the DVR fromt he wallsocket, plug it back in and only release the button when the orange light flashes... wait a few seconds until the red standby light comes on and press the UPC button on the control - should be back on.


  • #6
    InisMor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 358 ✭✭InisMor


    call UPC before doing that - you could lose all the channels


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  • #7
    Gdep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭Gdep


    hundreds went off last week. call upc and they will change it for you.


  • #8
    Keith186
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,225 ✭✭✭Keith186


    hefty_langer wrote: »
    read this on another thread and it worked on mine after it looked dead after a software upgrade last week...

    hold the left arrow button on the front of the unit and keep it held, unplug the DVR fromt he wallsocket, plug it back in and only release the button when the orange light flashes... wait a few seconds until the red standby light comes on and press the UPC button on the control - should be back on.

    Don't forget to rub your belly and pat your head whilst doing the above, it's very important.


  • #9
    angel01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,030 ✭✭✭angel01


    I have the black DVR box and it is working perfectly for me.


  • #10
    Cupart
    Closed Accounts Posts: 248 ✭✭Cupart


    Mine was stuck in standby yesterday afternoon, but pulled the plug for a few seconds and back to "normal" (or as normal as it can get...)...


  • #11
    Harpy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,892 ✭✭✭Harpy


    yeah mine went dead when they did the upgrade thing got a new box last friday. the engineer came out and looked at the box tried the left arrow thing didn't work so he just brought me in a new one..


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  • #12
    hefty_langer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 539 ✭✭✭hefty_langer


    Keith186 wrote: »
    Don't forget to rub your belly and pat your head whilst doing the above, it's very important.

    Ummm right! It worked for me, http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=62327342&postcount=12

    From thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=62327342


  • #13
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Harpy wrote: »
    yeah mine went dead when they did the upgrade thing got a new box last friday. the engineer came out and looked at the box tried the left arrow thing didn't work so he just brought me in a new one..

    Its a major problem apparently, when i rang them last night the guy said they did the software up date on the 29th i think he said and that a load went, but must came back on ok. Mine only went yesterday tho for some reason.

    Anyway the guy arrived today, new box in, went dead, another new box went dead after a few minutes and then third time lucky the next one worked for some reason. Not only that he had another 6 to go any replace in the afternoon. Costly software update if you ask me! :D


  • #14
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    Didn't have any upgrade problems with ours (Thomson model) but the VFD display on the front died a few months ago and the remote is starting to act up ("TV" and "UPC" buttons barely work, and no it's not a battery thing).


  • #15
    MAJJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,679 ✭✭✭MAJJ


    Mine went pair shaped too, but the left arrow trick seems to have fixed it. Who knows but it started working again. Muppets.


  • #16
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    For anyone wondering, all the 'left arrow trick' is actually doing is forcing a software update, that's all.


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