IMG 1.9 release notes and discussion thread

[susanlynn9]

So I decided to bite the bullet while I'm waiting and get on the $40 upgrade list. Got the okie dokie email yesterday. Email has a nice picture of the Cisco 500GB DVR. Will be shipped out in 3 - 5 days. Cool.

So I go and poke around to see the specs on this new box... memory and such, wanted to see an image of the back panel... etc. Guess what I find? Several reports on forums that this box will not play well with any Motorolas and that the IMG will be 1.6 and I will actually lose features. So now I won't be able to watch recorded shows on my QIP7100. None of this was mentioned when upgrading.

Someone please tell me if this is true or not. Because if it is I need to cancel this "upgrade."

[jumpin68ny]

Are you sure its a Crisco box and not the Motorola box?

[GaryDoug]

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@susanlynn9 wrote:

So I decided to bite the bullet while I'm waiting and get on the $40 upgrade list. Got the okie dokie email yesterday. Email has a nice picture of the Cisco 500GB DVR. Will be shipped out in 3 - 5 days. Cool.

So I go and poke around to see the specs on this new box... memory and such, wanted to see an image of the back panel... etc. Guess what I find? Several reports on forums that this box will not play well with any Motorolas and that the IMG will be 1.6 and I will actually lose features. So now I won't be able to watch recorded shows on my QIP7100. None of this was mentioned when upgrading.

Someone please tell me if this is true or not. Because if it is I need to cancel this "upgrade."

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My Motorola 2732 box has an "M" logo in the upper right corner of the front panel.

IMG 1.6? That would be like getting Win 98 from Microsoft wouldn't it?

[tns]

If it is a Cisco box it will get 1.9.  But it is true it will not play well if you have Motorola boxes. 

[susanlynn9]

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Are you sure its a Crisco box and not the Motorola box?

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There was no actual text saying what I was getting, but the image in the email that I had to click on was, without a doubt, a Cisco.

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If it is a Cisco box it will get 1.9.

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I hope you're right, but that is certainly not what I've been reading. I've also read the same thing several other places like DSLReports.

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But it is true it will not play well if you have Motorola boxes.

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And that infuriates me if it's true. Once again my time will be wasted. No mention of it when I ordered it. I use the multi-room feature every single day. Guess I may be canceling the "upgrade".

[GaryDoug]

Is this the filename of the picture in the email?: "QIP7232_FRONT_TOP013111.jpg". That is the picture in the email I received in March. If so, that is a picture of a motorola box; if not, who knows.

I attached the photo here... but of course it will take a while to clear the censors.

[JustaGuy]

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@susanlynn9 wrote:

So I decided to bite the bullet while I'm waiting and get on the $40 upgrade list. Got the okie dokie email yesterday. Email has a nice picture of the Cisco 500GB DVR. Will be shipped out in 3 - 5 days. Cool.

So I go and poke around to see the specs on this new box... memory and such, wanted to see an image of the back panel... etc. Guess what I find? Several reports on forums that this box will not play well with any Motorolas and that the IMG will be 1.6 and I will actually lose features. So now I won't be able to watch recorded shows on my QIP7100. None of this was mentioned when upgrading.

Someone please tell me if this is true or not. Because if it is I need to cancel this "upgrade."

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It is jprobably just me, but I can't think of any good reason to pay $40 to get hold of a box that you have to RENT for a monthly fee. 

Why not just give them back their OUTDATED Box and NOT pay for it for a few months.  I'm sure they will then be glad to give you a NEW box for free so they can again start charging you $20 a month for it.

[susanlynn9]

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It is jprobably just me, but I can't think of any good reason to pay $40 to get hold of a box that you have to RENT for a monthly fee. Why not just give them back their OUTDATED Box and NOT pay for it for a few months.  I'm sure they will then be glad to give you a NEW box for free so they can again start charging you $20 a month for it.

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Because I don't want to go without a DVR for a few months and there's no guaranty what NEW box they'll give you when you upgrade again.

[susanlynn9]

I can't find the email now to check the file name, I must have deleted it. I'll just keep my fingers crossed it's a 7232 when it get's here.

[Justin46]

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@susanlynn9 wrote:

I can't find the email now to check the file name, I must have deleted it. I'll just keep my fingers crossed it's a 7232 when it get's here.

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If you have previously answered this I apologize, but where are you located? Verizon is using the Cisco boxes only in a very limited area. I am confidant that you will be getting the Motorola 7232 DVR, that is what the $40 offer was for. You can go here to view the various Verizon STBs and download the User manuals, but here is a snapshot of the two different DVRs, Motorola and Cisco:

I took advantage of the $40 offer and got the 7232. I don't think you need to be worrying. And by the way, the 7232 is a very nice DVR, works very well for me.

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Justin
Verizon FiOS TV, Internet, and phone
QIP7232, IMG 1.8, Build 02.54
Keller, TX 76248