Millan,
I understand your frustration and we are doing everything in our power to deliver the next firmware which resolves the padding issue. As I posted on another topic, 1.06 firmware is due to be released on Thursday, July 5th.
Meanwhile the Networks intentionally make shows run late to try and force you to watch live TV. If ACMA keep allowing this behavior then how much padding will be sufficient to catch the end of a show? Interestingly, when MS Media Center was first released it had a limitation of 2-mins padding and they couldn't understand why we would need more than that.
Our statistics indicate that a popular show on a commercial station can run more than 20 minutes late. This is unheard of in most other countries, where the regulatory body has harsh penalties for late running shows.
Back on topic though, we believe that the HDR7500t is one of the best, if not *the best* PVR we have ever seen. It's only recently been introduced in AU, and therefore the IceTV component is relatively new. As with all technology there are often teething issues but these are usually short lived.
IceTV do not allow products on our store, or to carry the IceTV brand, without a firm commitment from the manufacturer that they will work with us, in a timely manner, to address any issues, should they occur, for the lifetime of the product - it's written, in contract, with all of our PVR Partners.
Your emails, support tickets and forum comments have gone to the highest possible level to both IceTV, and Humax Australia - with a positive result as you will see by our commitment to a Thursday firmware update.
Please don't hesitate to contact me, via our sales or support line, if you require further information.
Regards,
Luke McFarlane,
COO, IceTV