I had been using the mag254 for about a year and decided to go with avov. I just switched back to the mag254 today. To my surprise the vod is working on the mag254. I tried everything to get it to work on the avov but to no avail. I use the same portal for both. My conclusion is that the problem is with the avov box. Until avov fixes the problem I will stay with the mag254. Too bad I thought the avov was the future but I guess they aren't quite there yet. Also I use a slingbox. The remote code for the avov doesn't work but the code for the mag254 works great. Hopefully avov will take care of these problems