Sony SATHD300 DIRECTV HD Receiver w/ Dolby Digital Passthrough & Universal Remote Commander
Buggy, buggy, buggy
Don't buy this thing!  <br />I've been wrestling with one all weekend and will return it.  I expect more from Sony.  <BR>Here is what I've found so far:  <br />It has frozen and restarted at least six times today.  <br />Setup for the channel guide requires a complete scan of all broadcast (over the air) and cable channels - even if you don't have an antenna attached.   This isn't so bad but then it insists on putting everything it suspects is a station in the channel guide!  No problem, you say - just delete the channels you don't want to view.  ONLY YOU CAN'T!  Unbelievable.  The channel guide is all cluttered up with things you don't care about or worse, things you don't want your kids to see and you can't delete any of it.  You can create a custom list by hiding channels. Only the guide ALWAYS shows ALL channels each time you push the butto. You are forced to scroll down a list of options to select \\"custom\\" each and every time you push guide.  By default it always comes up set to \\"all\\" channels.  This is simply unacceptable design.  But wait, it gets worse.  You can use the lock feature to password protect certain channels - but not the channels that you have selected to hide!  ...  <br />While I was on hold this evening for Sony technical support after being transferred to level 2 I was greeted by a phone message telling me that Sony support was now closed and to call back tomorrow!  You bet I will ....<br />Don't buy this thing.