When expect the new firmware release? (v8.5.x.r7716)

Timer recording and rebooting bug, will be fixed?

Gave up on ACRyan for the same reasons stated here. Went with Windows Media Center on an older spare PC at home. Spent $150 on a TV tuner card. In a word - FANTASTIC !.

It just works, straight off, everything. Amazing GUI, great integration of movies, TV, recordings, music, pictures and even games. My 6 year old loves it and dead easy to use.

I'm not a computer nerd either - pretty damn easy to set up. And because its Windows - there are a million forums and support options to use for any enhancement or bug that might exist. Free add-ins for remote scheduler function, stream your recorded TV to Android/iPhone, GUI themes, RSS feeds, weather apps, YouTube, launch your own apps, change what the remotes buttons do. Best feature IMO - the EPG is sooo quick and easy, single click to record an entire series and it's knows when it starts/finishes and is smart enough to record a few mins before and after. Almost every feature is customizable.

I am in my last days with PlayOn PVR. It served me, as a media player, well for 18 months. Also was my digital TV for 6 months. I am using firmware 4824. Recordings never really worked. I had a problem with frequent corruption (one every 3 months) of NTFS in hard disk. Strange, like the infamous clock problem, disappeared! I have 6 months now without any incident.

Now I am waiting a very capable mini HTPC (from competitor) to use as media player running win7 and XBMC (I will work my own version - at last I can program!).

I am interested for a good TV tuner. What was the one you bought?

I have to say that this is my last such buy (that needs extensive firmware support) from ACRyan. I cannot imagine when I will need a player device other than my new HTPC. With its dedicated network gigabit controller. Transfer rate to the internal disk above 30MB/s at least, instead of 4-5MB/s I get with PlayOn SoC.

SoC solutions I think are dead for me, FOREVER!