Stability of HD1000

Hi Bart,

Which roku app do you use to play HD video?  It is my experience, and I
think the experience of many other HD1000 owners, playing HD video works but
often leaves the HD1000 in tight memory states that lead to a lockup.
Perhaps it is my use of MPEGPSPLAY which is the source of the lockups I can
easily demonstrate.  BTW, I do not have any roku apps running from the
roku's memory -- I run all my apps from a network share (one of two
configured to be accessed by my HD1000).  I've tried to minimize any
unnecessary memory consumption on my HD1000 and I still see regular lockups.

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>From: Bart Harrison <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [Roku-tech] Review of HD1000 at Digital Producer. (Not
>	entirely positive)
>
>Charlie White has been known to review components/equipment without regards
as to whether or not it's the current software rev or even the current
hardware version.  I site a Pinnacle CineWave review he did a couple years
ago based on old software and even older (dis)information.  In the case of
the HD-1000, publicly passing judgement on a complete product line based on
his experience with one obviously defective individual unit is thoroughly
unprofessional in my opinion.  Maybe there are a few bad ones out there, but
that's a quality control issue not a design problem (as he implies) !  I've
worked with at-least six or eight different HD-1000 boxes and I've never
seen one that was the least bit unstable.  I push these critters to the
limit too, often playing 30 to 40 megabit 1080i HD materials sometimes for
days and weeks at a time.  My HD-1000's have been completely stable and
reliable.  Sorry (about yours) Charlie !  Why don't you return that
defective unit for a healthy replacement (there is a 30 day
return/replacement policy) and do an honest review of the product ?  Or is
it just more fun (more lucrative) to trash a piece of equipment just because
you're in the position to do so ???
>
>Bart
>
>P.S.  I'm cancelling my subscription to the DMN newsletter effective today
!!!
>
>Bart Harrison
>MPA - The HD Suite
>
>HD Editing Systems, Consulting, Production & Post, Exhibition &
Distribution www.hdsuite.com
>954-894-1221
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