Video card problem or something else?

[nyle]

Don't bother, Any UI problems you report will be immediately dismissed as a problem with your video card and drivers. I've been having bizarre redraw problems with the entire UI redraw system since going to 7 beta, which I paid for.

I report them and offer to help debug and get told immediately that it's my video card. Strange that all other software I use with it is A-OK, including other video software like Hulu, Netflix, Bluray/DVD players, etc.

I've loved the power of SageTV and yes, the price is not high but you know what? I'd pay 3 times as much for the product if it had a new professionally done UI. I'll stop there - there's been more than enough reasonable posts with ideas for features. The main criticism of which is, they don't specify exactly how to implement them in their posts.

* Post moved out of someone else's topic on a different issue *

[Fuzzy]

Originally Posted by nyle

Don't bother, Any UI problems you report will be immediately dismissed as a problem with your video card and drivers. I've been having bizarre redraw problems with the entire UI redraw system since going to 7 beta, which I paid for.

I report them and offer to help debug and get told immediately that it's my video card. Strange that all other software I use with it is A-OK, including other video software like Hulu, Netflix, Bluray/DVD players, etc.

I've loved the power of SageTV and yes, the price is not high but you know what? I'd pay 3 times as much for the product if it had a new professionally done UI. I'll stop there - there's been more than enough reasonable posts with ideas for features. The main criticism of which is, they don't specify exactly how to implement them in their posts.

Wow.. such anger.. if only they'd offer some sort of a trial period to try the new version before you had to purchase it.

[Brent]

Originally Posted by nyle

Don't bother

Wow. Thanks for sharing that

[nyle]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy

Wow.. such anger.. if only they'd offer some sort of a trial period to try the new version before you had to purchase it.

Demo wouldn't run on my system without a pay license key. I've been with SageTV since version 2. This is the typical response to criticism of SageTV. I've seen it repeatedly on the forums. I've liked a lot of the power of SagTV, there is some evolution in 7 that's nice like the plugin system. SageTV is desperately in need of some fundamental changes, especially in the default UI.

Yes, I know this is beta code but the whole idea of the beta I would think would be to work out bugs. When someone reports UI redraw problems to knee jerk a reply that it must be their video card get a new one, is just wrong.

[nyle]

Originally Posted by Brent

Wow. Thanks for sharing that

You're welcome, I hope it saves someone from wasting their time filling out a bug report and offering to spend their time to help debug the issue. I mean, it's got to be their hardware so don't bother.

[kberg31974]

Originally Posted by nyle

You're welcome, I hope it saves someone from wasting their time filling out a bug report and offering to spend their time to help debug the issue. I mean, it's got to be their hardware so don't bother.

Did you ever consider that maybe they have seen your problem before with your video card so they quickly know it is a problem with your hardware? I'm a computer consultant and I always know that if someone calls with a problem with their HP Pavilion dvXXXX, that is is probably caused by one of the many hardware issues/recalls in that line. Just because none of your other software has problems doesn't mean it isn't a hardware issue.

[Fuzzy]

Originally Posted by nyle

Demo wouldn't run on my system without a pay license key. I've been with SageTV since version 2. This is the typical response to criticism of SageTV. I've seen it repeatedly on the forums. I've liked a lot of the power of SagTV, there is some evolution in 7 that's nice like the plugin system. SageTV is desperately in need of some fundamental changes, especially in the default UI.

Yes, I know this is beta code but the whole idea of the beta I would think would be to work out bugs. When someone reports UI redraw problems to knee jerk a reply that it must be their video card get a new one, is just wrong.

So, you've tried a different video card, as they suggested then? And have confirmed that they are idiots that don't know anything about the software they've written? You don't sound unlike my 3 year old when she's trying to come up with a reason for her actions. Considering there is no end in the combinations of hardware that is already running sage7, with no other complaints like yours, how do you NOT suspect it is a problem on/in your system? Regardless, bringing your pointless gripes into an unrelated thread is obnoxious, childish, most likely against forum rules, and above all, just plain rude.

Originally Posted by kberg31974

Did you ever consider that maybe they have seen your problem before with your video card so they quickly know it is a problem with your hardware? I'm a computer consultant and I always know that if someone calls with a problem with their HP Pavilion dvXXXX, that is is probably caused by one of the many hardware issues/recalls in that line. Just because none of your other software has problems doesn't mean it isn't a hardware issue.

Speaking of which, can you repair my HP dv9000's dead gpu? ;-)