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Originally Posted by Ben_G
I got LCR3 Today...Kirklees...4001-2B
Overall i think its great...i think it will be even better when i get used to the blue but already it is better than the pink...
Another thing that a really like is the Mini View in the guide i think thats a great idea...but like most others i would say it seems slow at the moment and i would also like to see a PgUp/PgDn 100 channel jump for the miniguide
Overall 9/10 till i get used to the colour lol
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When I first got it and played with it I though it was great. However, when I actually used it for the intended purpose, I have grown to hate it.
The navigation logic is flawed and is slow.
The time and hassle involved in setting up reminders in the main guide for programmes next day or the day after (or just beyond the mini guide limit of about 8 hours hours) is so bad that I usually don't bother and instead I use the radio times and a post-it note stuck to the STB. You'll get mighty sick of seeing "programme information unavailable" and having to wait whilst watching a miniTV view of a front row advert - which it switches to whenever you venture into "programme information unavailable" territory in the main guide.
I rarely had my STB freeze up when using the old EPG software or just watching TV but now that happens too frequently for my liking.
The brief blank screens we used to get at 23:10 and/or 1:10 are now much worse and during which it even changes your channel by itself sometimes.
Also, there is so much wasted real estate on the screen. They could present more information and hence require less clicks (or provide the same information and use less screen space in the mini guide and favourites pop ups).
Overall , I get the impression that this software is desperately trying to be something that it will probably never be. Functional, in every sense of the word.
The blue is much better than the pink though.
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Oh, and I do like the channel favourites re-ordering.