Directv C31 RVU Receiver for HR34 HMC
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Hello everyone,
I have thought long and hard about the C31. The only circumstance that I would use one is when I need to have another independent television but I am up against the tuner limitation for my satellite situation (swm 8 with 8 tuners used or swm 16 with 16 tuners used). Other than that I think the C31 is a parasitic device removing a tuner that could be used for viewing or recording a show or shows. :rant:
I have thought long and hard about the C31. The only circumstance that I would use one is when I need to have another independent television but I am up against the tuner limitation for my satellite situation (swm 8 with 8 tuners used or swm 16 with 16 tuners used). Other than that I think the C31 is a parasitic device removing a tuner that could be used for viewing or recording a show or shows. :rant:
How does using a C31 keep you from using a tuner? It's still there and available to record with.
A C31 would be good in a situation like if you have a workshop in your garage & you want to watch or listen to TV while you are out there working.
The C31 takes a tuner from the HR34 so as example I have 4 football games set to record at 11AM. If I had a C31 hooked up that free tuner I can use on the HR34 or the C31. Now I live alone so no biggie but if you have a spouse/kids/hooker whatever at your house and they want to watch TV now you can't flip to those other games you decided not to record
So it uses one remotely and therefore it's not available at the HR34, it that what you are saying? That part I get.
But only when you're watching something on the C31 live. It's a good way to conserve SWM channels but have the functionality available at a given TV should you need it.
correct. But again I go back to the point above.
There are times where I may have 5 things recording or have 4 and flipping between the rest. Yesterday was a great example. Had 4 games recording at 11:00AM. So if I didint live alone and lets say my nieces were here. Well the oldest wants to know about the newest teen mom or some trash show about Snoofy's new baby. The middle one maybe wants to watch something else in the bedroom. Well I've got 4 things going so they can't split the last tuner
If I had a H25 in the bedroom it would be okI live alone and maxed out the 5 yesterday and would have today for the noon football games. I shutter to think what someone with kids or a spouse does
My spouse and I rather easily got along just fine with a 2-tuner Dish 622 for years. We rarely had any recording conflicts... and many of those were easily resolved by recording the repeat/West-coast airing of the program 3 hours later (ie. shows on TNT, USA, etc)
Even then we could often record more TV than we could watch.
college football games dont repeat 3 hours later
being a college football and college hockey fan I like to record games to go through them on my time. Same with NFL games yesterday.
College football I might be able to get by since some were on OTA but it would be very hard to go back to just two sat tuners
being a college football and college hockey fan I like to record games to go through them on my time. Same with NFL games yesterday.
College football I might be able to get by since some were on OTA but it would be very hard to go back to just two sat tuners
I like the ability to ff through games, but if it's a Giant football or Yankee game, I almost feel like I am cheating. Besides, since the game is usually over by the time I watch it, I can't affect the outcome!
Let me know if I missed something
Advantages the c31 has over the h25
- has full dvr function ( access to the to-do list, double play, trick play on live tv, etc)
- half the size of the h25 so easier to hide
- has built in rf antenna
- can watch am21 channels live from the hr34
- pull caller id from the hr34
- access to the vod library
- can work as a wireless receiver by connecting it to a cckw via coax ( as far as i know is not a directv supported setup)
- doesnt take any more swm ports as it uses one of the hr34s tuners.
Advantages the h25 has over the c31
- has its own tuner
- can view and schedule recordings on any dvr on the mrv setup ( supposedly c31 can do this later on?)
Advantages the c31 has over the h25
- has full dvr function ( access to the to-do list, double play, trick play on live tv, etc)
- half the size of the h25 so easier to hide
- has built in rf antenna
- can watch am21 channels live from the hr34
- pull caller id from the hr34
- access to the vod library
- can work as a wireless receiver by connecting it to a cckw via coax ( as far as i know is not a directv supported setup)
- doesnt take any more swm ports as it uses one of the hr34s tuners.
Advantages the h25 has over the c31
- has its own tuner
- can view and schedule recordings on any dvr on the mrv setup ( supposedly c31 can do this later on?)
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The C31 is an extension of the HR34,it sees what the HR34 sees(except for recordings from other DVR's right now). If you schedule a recording,it is for the HR34 only. The H2x receivers give you the choice of which DVR to record a particular. My HR2x DVR's don't allow me to schedule a recording on another DVR(unless I'm missing something),I imagine the HR34 doesn't either,ergo if the HR34 doesn't do it,then the C31 doesn't do it either.
In that rather unlikely event, DIRECTV would surely install additional switchgear. You would need to be pretty serious about recording (and multiple backup recordings) to require more than 16 recordings+live viewings at once but it is certainly not outside the realm of possibility.
This product missed the most important, wireless. As was stated a non supported option...Why? Uverse is wireless, why not support it. I'm not even looking at another wired product...Come on. That why everyone buys apple product as they lead in new ideas and do not go backwards....What a waste.
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