DIRECTV HR34 Home Media Center

[Scott Greczkowski]

(Thank you to the retailers who sent me this!)

HOME MEDIA CENTER HD DVR LAUNCHES NEXT THURSDAY!

Beginning 12/8, DIRECTV?s all new Home Media Center (HMC) HD DVR arrives, improving your customer?s DIRECTV experience. With the HMC HD DVR, your customers can now record up to 5 shows at once with only one central DVR and then watch them in any room of their house. This is just one of many benefits!

* Store up to 200 hours of HD programming with a total of 800 hours of storage
* Provides DIRECTV Whole-Home DVR service in 4 active rooms
* Watch 2 shows at once without having to change channels
* Record and delete shows from every TV Client/HD Receiver

The cost to customers is only $99 after rebate, $399 rack rate.

It should be noted in one of the copies of this mailing I got one of them says... "As exciting as it is, note that this product should not be advertised." My feeling is if you have something this great why hide it?!

 

[Mr Tony]

very cool

Noticed its SWM only (on the pics)

 

[whitewolf8214]

so $399 up front for currnet customers and $300 after rebate quite high for this but interesting new receiver seems like with this receiver from direct tv and the new xip 813 from dish seems like direct is still way ahead of dish unless someone knows more imo

 

[satjay]

Sounds interesting looks like 2012 will be the battle of whole home set ups

 

[whitewolf8214]

yep satjay

 

[satjay]

Stupid question time....With RVU will you be able to go reciever less for you other TV's if I am reading the attachment only with certain TV's. Would save some dollars on reciever fees if that is the case

 

[Mr Tony]

some TV's will work with the HR34 without a "slave" box there so yes that would save on receiver fees

 

[satjay]

Thanks not that the fees are crazy, but every little bit helps

 

[I WANT MORE]

Who will have them for purchase?

 

[skyviewmark]

Tell this to my distributor (DSI).. Yesterday they had never even heard of it.. Wasn't in their system.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Tell this to my distributor (DSI).. Yesterday they had never even heard of it.. Wasn't in their system.

And it wont be in their systems until Thursday.

 

[Mr Tony]

Thanks not that the fees are crazy, but every little bit helps

just hope because its 5 tuners they dont charge like say a $12 receiver fee for it

 

[skyviewmark]

And it wont be in their systems until Thursday.

Yea.. But you think they should have at least heard about it.. Man am I ever sorry for choosing DSI instead of Perfect-10

 

[skyviewmark]

some TV's will work with the HR34 without a "slave" box there so yes that would save on receiver fees

Are there actually any RVU capable tv's in the wild.. I have never seen one.

 

[Mr Tony]

specs show these models

Samsung 6000, 6400 and 6420 model TVs

 

[tdabbott]

Any indication this would NOT work with the AM-21n tuners? Got to have the local sub-feeds (MyTV, etc.)...

 

[JAG72]

Besides the three models of TV's what else could be used as a slave box?

 

[Rey]

just hope because its 5 tuners they dont charge like say a $12 receiver fee for it

This is a good question.i hope not either

 

[I WANT MORE]

Any indication this would NOT work with the AM-21n tuners? Got to have the local sub-feeds (MyTV, etc.)...

I am under the impression based upon what I have read that it will indeed work with the AM21.

 

[harshness]

Noticed its SWM only (on the pics)

I don't think anyone expected that you would afforded the opportunity to run five cables to it and a network cable out.