- Improved stability and recording reliability
- Faster and more consistent responsiveness, including for menu and Guide navigation and scheduling recordings
- New "Turbo Mode" continuous scrolling in Guide and continuous channel change
- With the grid Guide displayed, users can now continuously press (i.e. press and hold down) the arrow keys (up/down/left/right) to more rapidly scroll
- "Turbo Mode" also works in the Guide for paging up/down using the Channel/Page keys, paging left/right using the RWD/FF keys, and 24hr skip forward/back using the Advance (aka skip-to-tick) and Instant Replay keys
- In Live TV, users can now continuously press the Channel Up or Down key to enter "Turbo Mode" for channel change
They also had a link in the email for a coupon for a free on-demand movie rental.