My Comcast digital recorder broke yesterday. I got the DVR equivalent of the blue screen of death - click-click-click sounds. Odd noises are unnerving with any piece of electronic equipment and I really don’t do hardware.
Tried the usual solution: power off, wait 30 seconds, turn on power, and wait for the time to display. Got a picture and live TV but unable to play or record programs on DVR.
Today I called technical service and got two surprises: I got through immediately and the person I talked to was in St. Paul. Nice! Went through the same procedure but this time the machine made clicking noises when it booted. The hard drive is fried and I have to take it back to the Richfield office.
Bummer! I planned to record 60 Minutes tonight. Leslie Stahl is interviewing Mark Zuckerberg, the 23 year old behind Facebook. Now I will have to watch the live show and take notes. Probably worth watching.