If you are wanting fast, I wouldn't rely on a HR-24 being faster than an hr-34. My HR-24 is okay sometimes but sometimes I will push buttons and nothing happens so I keep mashing them. Then about 15 seconds later the DVR starts going crazy and reacting to every button that I've pushed. That's about the only thing that I liked better about Dish. Their 722 was more responsive. My HR-24 seems like it's always a bit laggy.
I am not arguing being a newbie, but I just looking for decent feature box that is fast, and reliable (especially for VOD purposes). I rarely record 5-shows at a time, BTW two HR24s will have 4-tuners combine anyway and can share playlist among them, corect?
If you are wanting fast, I wouldn't rely on a HR-24 being faster than an hr-34. My HR-24 is okay sometimes but sometimes I will push buttons and nothing happens so I keep mashing them. Then about 15 seconds later the DVR starts going crazy and reacting to every button that I've pushed. That's about the only thing that I liked better about Dish. Their 722 was more responsive. My HR-24 seems like it's always a bit laggy.
Your one of the few then.
I have complained about the HR34 being laggy ever since I got installed in March. sometimes VERY laggy, and buggy. Many posters here get on the CE and make their comments based on that, forgetting they are not on the NR.
In the past 2-3 weeks, I do feel like the HR34 is FINALLY becoming responsive, reaching the level I would have expected before they dared to ship it to non-beta customers, and worthy of being on the flagship unit... of course I'd probably get home and discover that Pandora or YouTube has re-disappeared from my menus (but that would be a buggy issue, not a laggy issue )
short version.. this thing was RUSHED out the door by DTV... and the SW is still playing catch-up.. but maybe its finally getting close.
I've heard a lot of people talking about them being laggy.