Motorola DCH-6416III HDMI Handshake Issues, how many of us are there?

I have my Motorola DCH-6416III connected via HDMI to my Sony STR-DA5400ES receiver. The first few days seemed to be fine and I believe that during that time, I never turned the power off on the cable box.

I did actually power down the entire system yesterday and upon power up, I got a green screen that flashed to the correct content to static and back to the green screen. This alternating display occurred numerous times and then settled on the correct content.

I also noticed a blue error message I assume was generated by the DCH-6416 that read; The HD repeater has been compromised and the HD content may not... and then it flashed off before I could finish reading it.

I called Sony to get some advice. After 45 minutes, we came to the conclusion that this is a common issue with Sony and the Motorola. What I did not find out was if anything was going to be done about the issue by either side. Sony sent me a link to a site with information concerning the problem but the link didn't work. The site stated that I was not allowed to view the content that Sony sent me... to view. Typical.

Has anyone else had issues with their Motorola HD converter? I'm wondering if this is a Sony issue or if other A/V receivers have the same problem.

There's got to be some sort of firmware that can fix this bug. I hope.

 Hi Jason,
Did you ever get this issue resolved?  If so, how?  We don't have the exact same Motorola box, but are getting the same HD repeater error message.  A google search for the error message shows a lot of forums with people having problems, but not a lot of solutions.  Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide.

Kirsten