My HR10-250 has been acting up lately, a lot of reboots and lockups. The wife and I got tired of it so I called DirecTV. They offered me a swap of my current HR10-250 for $99 and I talked them into a $100 credit on my bill. So I got it bascicly for free, minus $7 in tax, cool!
What surprises me was when I asked for the HR20-700, the guy said they cannot guarantee what model I would get. He said something about a 400 (I think) the 700 and the 100. I said as long as it is a High Def DVR, I didn't care. I had never heard of these other models, so i figured he did not know what he was talking about.
Well, I got an HR20-100, it is shiny black like a piano and has cool blue lights that match my TV. I was surprised I haven't seen anyone on Satguys talking about this new model, but I found a ton of info on it on dbstalk. Apparaentlty the black one that I got is in high demand and I can see why, because it looks awesome.
My installer was real good as well, he mounted the 5lnb slimline dish on a pole and dug a 3-4 ft hole in the ground and dumped two bags of concrete in there, that pole isn't going anywhere. He asked me if I wanted it on the roof, but saide he preferred to do it on the ground. The guy was so good and thorough I gave him a $20 tip.
So far I like the Hr20, it seems to have some nice features that the TIVO doesn't and I have not had a single problem yet. I think I will really like it once I get used to the menus.
Oh well, I'm done bragging, just thought I'd share my wonderful experience.
What surprises me was when I asked for the HR20-700, the guy said they cannot guarantee what model I would get. He said something about a 400 (I think) the 700 and the 100. I said as long as it is a High Def DVR, I didn't care. I had never heard of these other models, so i figured he did not know what he was talking about.
Well, I got an HR20-100, it is shiny black like a piano and has cool blue lights that match my TV. I was surprised I haven't seen anyone on Satguys talking about this new model, but I found a ton of info on it on dbstalk. Apparaentlty the black one that I got is in high demand and I can see why, because it looks awesome.
My installer was real good as well, he mounted the 5lnb slimline dish on a pole and dug a 3-4 ft hole in the ground and dumped two bags of concrete in there, that pole isn't going anywhere. He asked me if I wanted it on the roof, but saide he preferred to do it on the ground. The guy was so good and thorough I gave him a $20 tip.
So far I like the Hr20, it seems to have some nice features that the TIVO doesn't and I have not had a single problem yet. I think I will really like it once I get used to the menus.
Oh well, I'm done bragging, just thought I'd share my wonderful experience.