Re:Yeah, why all the stops and starts? (Score 1)

One of the most common problems with all cable boxes and especially ones that have DVR capability is one of heat disipation. As a set top box these things have to be silent.. in other words no fan. This causes many of them to overheat causing problems in the mpeg decoder chip. Probably the single hotest thing in your set top box. Doing something as simple as not uting other components such as a VCR on top may go a long way to preventing the stops and starts..