Any one have a ilo DVD Recorder With 80 GB Hard Drive, DVDRH04, from Wal-Mart,is it a good recorder?

Now after downloading the update file for my DVDRHD04 and upgrading the systgem, audio cd's that were working before the upgrade no longer work. This same thing happened on my first unit that I took back to Walmart and exchanged for this unit. I'm starting to think these units are the biggest hunks of crap on the face of the earth!

 

taslomk,

What firmware version was the recorder before doing the update??

 

I don't know. I didn't know how to tell. The factory support said to try it and now I have this. I just bought it a few days ago from Walmart

 

Interesting thing here...The factory has instructed me to go back to Walmart and exchange this unit for a third one. Then I am suppose to try copying MP3 disk files to the hard drive. If this doesn't work they said not to do the firmware upgrade. (is there another firmware out there loading in factory machines that is not available to download?) How do you tell what the current firmware version is?

 

If you go to the setup page, you will see the serial number. It will look like this:
xxxx-xxxx-0185-xxxx

The third set of numbers is the firmware version.
0185=1185
0191=1191
0193=1193

One of the issues, I think between 1191 and 1193, is that audio CD's quit working. If you are using the ILO to play your CD's, you might wat to use 1185 or 1191.

Be warned that 1185 and 1191 have a nasty bug. If you are trying to split the recordings, it could freeze during the split and you wil lose the recording in the process.

I would suggest updating to 1193 RevB and playing your CD's on something else.

Note that if you use a firmware update that breaks something that was working before, you can always reflash it with an older firmware version.

Also, as far as I know, the ability to copy MP3's, jpg's or any other supported file from CD to the HDD has never worked right, even though it says you can in the manual. Another discrepency in the manual is that the HD04 is suppose to have a 3-hour LP mode, which has not been available on any version of the HD04 until the firmware was hacked for it.

If you get a new one, try what the ILO support sid. Try copying MP3 or JPG's to the HDD and also try and play a CD on it. If they work, do the upgrade and test again. If they quit working, just flash the recorder back to the firmware that did work. Chances are your recorder is going to have 1185 or newer out of the box and everything from 1193 RevB to 1185 is available on my site for downloading, both official and hacked versions.

I hope it works for you.

 

Thanks Guitarman.. going back to 1191 brought back the audio cd playback. You a way smarter than the morons at liteon (ilo). Now they tell me that the manual is wrong and that the unit cannot save mp3's or jpeg's to the hard drive, even though one guy (Will) told me he did it before. So be aware everyone, the unit is new and still under development with us being their beta testers. At least that's the way it appears. I still like the box it just pisses me off that it won't do what was advertised. If this function would never had been printed I would have accepted the unit just as is but I like to test every feature they say is available. Thanks again. Hopefully ILO will fix 1193 to keep the audio cds playing. They at least know about it now with all the bitching I did with them.

 

Well, obviously, the problems with the ILO are in the software not the mechanicals. It appears to me that the software is very fragile and easily corrupted by tweaking here or revising there. Some people seem to have differnt problems following some firmware updates. It is too bad we can't just have a refresh disc so that when stuff gets screwed up enough, we could at least reformat and go back to square one to start all over. Sounds like these things are somewhat difficult to get unscrewed up. Also seems a lot easier and cheaper than taking it back to Walmart to get another one.

 

Hello. I am blind, and have an ilo dvd recorder with hd. Is there a way to somehow hack the firmware to use pre-recorded voice prompts for the menus such as the setup, timer and edit menus? Will someone please look in to this? Perhaps I will suggest this to Ilo if it can be done. I'm not sure it would get done from how I've heard people talk on here. I might be waiting until coconuts mygrate. lol

 

Remote control just sends signal to the unit for what it needs to do. So a hack would not be needed for this. Check into a voice activated remote control. A good one should do what you need but may be expensive.

 

I don't want to have to buy another remote. I'm just wondering if this is even possible.

 

Hey guys did this recent fix get rid of the Green Tint?

 

DonnyDon,

I have heard some users say that it did. I have not had that problem with my HD04 so I'm not sure.

 

ydkjman

As I do not use,at present,the front jacks.I have not tried shielding the ribbon cable. AS I said Gtrman (Guitarman) pointed this out and I agree. I do feel that the hum/buzz is coming from the display. Shielding the ribbon could be a problem. The only other way would be to replace the leads to the RCA jacks and that would be a project. I would try to shield the ribbon cable. Disabling the display should stop the buzz but I don't think that's an answer. Maybe ilo has an answer but They can be hard to talk to. By the way Gtrman (Guitarman) has much info on the ilo recorders and his site [www.ss3F.com/ilo] is very good.

 

Hi. Would any of the firmware hackers be able to help me here? I'm blind, and have an ilo hd dvd recorder. I would like to know if it's remotely possible to hack the firmware to somehow use pre-recorded voice prompts for the menus like the on screen menu, the timer recording menu, and the setup menus. Perhaps the prompts could be in mp3 format, and stored on the hard drive. I understand that the dvd menus have no chance what so ever of being spoken unless the dvd has a talking menu structure, which very few have. But is there some way to get the system menus to be spoken?

Thanks lots.

 

philli Why did you just post the same question again ?

 

LCSHG
Thanks if I were to ever need to use that type of conection I would probably go through the back inputs by passing the front ones all together.

I did notice that once you burn it to a DVD you do loose that hum and buzz.

 

Gtrman

Question for you: Ever since you have bought your player you have never had the color problem ? Man that is awesome for you. There is one show that I see this reallly bad and that is LOST cause alot of it is filmed at night and then when any light does show up on the actors you really see the green tint.

With all the updates I have done none have fixed it. I don't know if I am going to up date with this last one dealing with the SONY isue cause I don't use my iLo for DVDs just recording. I have just grown custom to it.

 

Has anyone ever lost all of the audio when you burned a program to a DVD? That just happened to me. I made four discs and none of them play any audio PERIOD. I have tried them on other players and my computer. The only thing that really blows is that I already returned my unit. So now I can only watch these shows in "Silent Vision". What a load of poop. I am glad I returned it right before the 90 days. They still tried to give me crap about it. I bought a Philips HDRW720. This is a slick unit and hopefully well backed by Philips.

 

[bold]zambonima,[/bold]

From the issue you just listed, it sounds like you had the HD04 with the hard drive. Chances are you were still on the 1178 firmware. The issue of the ILO not copying the audio from the HDD to the DVD was fixed with firmware version 1185 and forward.

[bold]ydkjman,[/bold]

The only thing I have seen is the blotchiness in some of the darker scenes that makes the picture look like a lo-res graphic on a computer, but not a green tint. I guess I've been lucky that way.

 

ydkjman
As I understand it, you indicate that if you use the front jacks and there is a hum/buzz, You lose it on a burned disk and the disk is clear. Thats interesting, I would think that any noise or whatever would be on the recording, Like I say I havent used the front jacks but will give it a try.