On Demand Requirements

**Weezknight** · 11-09-2009 11:44 AM

My parents are looking to upgrade their old D* system to give them on-demand options. Does anyone know what receiver is needed? They only view SD, so no need for anything fancy. Also do we need to move their router to the TV location from the computer room or just run a new ethernet cable?

**stonecold** · 11-09-2009 12:28 PM

DOD requriments

R22 DVR
Or any HR2x reciver HDDVR

Highspeed internet

Cat 5 cable from modem/router to reciver / or via wifi bridge or though dtv home plug adapters.

**Weezknight** · 11-09-2009 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by stonecold

DOD requriments

R22 DVR

Any idea where to come up with one of these? Everyone seems to be sold out and even local installer said they're having a hard time finding them.

**skyviewmark** · 11-09-2009 02:57 PM

No clue.. Even my distributer is out and has no clue if they will get any more.. Never did understand the R22 anyway.. Might as we have been giving everyone HR2X's

**Weezknight** · 11-09-2009 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by skyviewmark

No clue.. Even my distributer is out and has no clue if they will get any more.. Never did understand the R22 anyway.. Might as we have been giving everyone HR2X's

The problem is that they don't need the HD part, and, of course, the HD-ready receivers are a lot pricer than their SD counterparts. So they'd be paying extra for something they won't be using.

**stonecold** · 11-09-2009 04:24 PM

Well your sol it DOD is basically going to become a HD DVR only service.

As so far no other recivr are set to release that are sd and have dod . Not even the r22 is a sd reciver it was hardware identical to the hr22 ( just with a smaller drive. )

**cfb** · 11-09-2009 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Weezknight

Any idea where to come up with one of these? Everyone seems to be sold out and even local installer said they're having a hard time finding them.

I did a quick google shopping search for 'directv r22 receiver' and found dozens of places claiming to have it in stock and offering it for ~$100.

Chances are pretty good that directv would give them a receiver of some sort for free or <$100, and wouldnt require HD service on it if they didnt want it.

**yorktown** · 11-10-2009 01:49 PM

I've got an HR20 with the internet connected.

I can download SD content just fine.

When I try to download any HD or 1080p HD content it just sits there in the queue at 0% for hours and hours.

Why ?

Yes, I have DIRECTV HD service.

Yes, I've rebooted the receiver.

**cfb** · 11-10-2009 01:55 PM

How fast is your internet connection?

**yorktown** · 11-10-2009 11:27 PM

My internet speed is 6 Mbps.

It's not doing it really, really slowly, it just isn't doing it.

The activity led on the ethernet powerline adapter doesn't blink at all.
When SD content is downloading the led on the powerline adapter is blinking really fast.