Thinking of going to Direct, HR34 with AM21 questions

[primetimeguy]

Currently with Dish and looking at getting two hoppers or switching over to Direct with HR34. I have 4 HDTVs so my thought is to get the HR34 and 3 HD receivers, along with the AM21 for OTA. With this my assumptions are:

- 5 tuners, so 5 things can be recorded at one time, and 5 remains the limit whether it includes the OTA tuner or not (meaning I can't do 6 or 7 recordings by with OTA, still only 5 total)
- the HR34 is connected to one of the TVs and is full function trick play DVR on that TV
- the HD receivers can view any recorded program on the HR34
- the HD receivers can schedule recordings on the HR34
- the HD receivers have their own tuners so I can be watching live TV on all 3 of those while still recording 5 other programs
- HD Receivers cannot pause live TV, but I can press record if I leave the room assuming a tuner on the HR34 is available, and pick up where I left off when I return.

Is any of that incorrect?

Thanks for helping the potential Direct noob.

[Iceberg]

5 tuners, so 5 things can be recorded at one time, and 5 remains the limit whether it includes the OTA tuner or not (meaning I can't do 6 or 7 recordings by with OTA, still only 5 total)

5 tuners total. If you add the AM21 its still 5 tuners...up to 2 can be used for OTA...so its
5 sat 0 OTA
4 sat 1 OTA
3 sat 2 OTA
I see you are in the Twin Cities. The HR34 can scan and show guide info for most of the channels here. 5-3 (metv), 5-6 (thistv) and 23-3 (Country Net) do not have guide info (as does not the low powered religious). You can set up manual recordings but the rest have guide info

the HR34 is connected to one of the TVs and is full function trick play DVR on that TV

yes

- the HD receivers can view any recorded program on the HR34

yes

- the HD receivers can schedule recordings on the HR34

I dont think so but I only have a HR34 so dont know 100%

- the HD receivers have their own tuners so I can be watching live TV on all 3 of those while still recording 5 other programs

correct

- HD Receivers cannot pause live TV, but I can press record if I leave the room assuming a tuner on the HR34 is available, and pick up where I left off when I return.

correct

also one good thing with Directv if you have back to back shows on same channel it will record the overlap without tying up an extra tuner.
Dish receivers either drop the overlap or force you to use 2 tuners for a couple minutes.

[primetimeguy]

Thanks for the feedback Ice. Hopefully someone else can chime in about settings recordings from the other HD receivers.

One more question, is the interface if the HR34 and HR24 the same? I ask because I'd like to see a demo and play a bit before I switch and my buddy has an HR24. Will checking that out give me a good feel for how the HR34 works?

[mdram]

i woudl say to get a second dvr, just because it will be cheaper now then later

[JohnL]

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Yes, you can schedule a recording from a secondary HD receiver, you can't Manage your timers from any other receiver other than the actual DVR receiver.

John

[primetimeguy]

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Yes, you can schedule a recording from a secondary HD receiver, you can't Manage your timers from any other receiver other than the actual DVR receiver.

John

By Manage you mean thinks like delete timers, change priority etc, right? But from the HD receiver I can find something in the guide and tell it to record all new episodes without issue, correct?