Comments on: Video of the Blockbuster STB

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:57:03 +0000

Never had a WPA2 issue, just lots of dropped connections and an inability to connect over wired.

I pulled the box out of the closet over the weekend to see if it’s improved. It downloaded the .45 update. My wireless connectivity appears more stable, but I’m still seeing occasional random pauses while navigating the UI and experienced a reboot after it popped up a screen to call tech support during business hours. So it’s a bit better, but I’m putting it back into the closet for now. Perhaps the next update will improve the performance/stability even more. And maybe we’ll get some larger movie previews.

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:53:03 +0000

I was just curious if the WPA2 support was fixed, or if this was a permanent restriction.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:57:53 +0000

Haven’t tried the new firmware yet, the box has been in my closet since the first week. I’ll bring it out shortly to see how things look now.

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:56:57 +0000

Have you tried the new firmware?

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:23:25 +0000

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And I’m interested to see if he starts to experience some of the issues I’ve had with device slowdown, A/V sync, and network connectivity. Based on some comments I’ve received, I’m not alone…