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While flipping through the manual's troubleshooting section (seeing if they suggested anything else besides a reset in my 'freeze' situations...the circle of LED lights just keeps going round and round), I'm pretty sure I stumbled on something where you could turn off the lights on the front, if...

Yep, got it setup the day after they left when I saw someone posted on here that the receiver did support RF out of the box! I know the people who did the install do not work directly for D*, but they still should know SOMETHING about what they are installing, even if they are new. I work for...

Actually, I called D* and they said I'd be getting the HR10-250 Tivo unit for free. When they showed up with the HR20, I didn't know much about it and neither did the installers! They had no clue OTA wasn't enabled, and told me I needed to buy an RF repeater for the remote. They left after 3...

Got the HR20 three weeks ago when my movers install was performed, and I've had PLENTY of issues with it. Enough that I don't know if i should ask for a new HR20 or a totally different unit. Problems include: 1. On MULTIPLE occasions, I've gone to watch a recorded episode and in the first...

Never mind...went home at noon and set it up w/ no problems. Funny that the techs who did the install said I'd have to go to Best Buy and buy a repeater to get it to work! They also didn't know the HR20 isn't working with OTA channels at this point, so I'm not surprised.

Thanks Chip! Do you need any antenna on the HR20 or does it support the RF remote natively? The help guide didn't seem to offer much help on this...

So the standard remote used by the HR20 will do RF with this box? I was about to go to Best Buy tonight to get a repeater. Can you confirm it is the normal DirecTV remote that you are using?

I too got the HR20 after calling in b/c of this thread and asking for the 10-250. Not being able to get locals OTA is my main complaint at this point. I wonder if they'll give me East/West HD channels until they enable it on the HR20?

Count me as one of those expecting the HR10-250 only to see the installers show up with the HR20. They obviously didn't know about the OTA issue with the receiver either as they tried for a long time to get it to work. They left the house when I was gone so I assumed it was working but soon...

Funny the rep didn't know that when he installed it. Any idea how soon it will be out?

Hey Everyone, On Friday DirectTV reps came out and did my movers install at my new location and at the same time did my upgrade to the DirecTV HD DVR service. They were here about 2 hours and I thought they had it all setup when they left, but I found out later that the OTA antenna they...

Thanks rickaren. I hadn't even thought about venting that closet. :( The devices it will have are a receiver, DVR, DVD player, cable modem and router. The DVD player will generally be off, but the others will be on most of the time. What would you suggest for ventilating it?

Hey Everyone, I called DTV yesterday and got the special deal for the Tivo HD DVR (HR10-250), and will have it installed in my new house next month. The box will be for my LCD TV in my living room, but the catch is the component closet where the DVR is to sit is 20-25 feet away. I understand...

One quick question about the free Tivo HD DVR...does it have the RF remote so the box can be in a component closet but the remote in a room 20-30 feet away?

Good point...hadn't thought about that! I'm guessing it is a 1 yr. contract which in my case will expire the end of August I believe. I wonder if I'd get a better deal trying to get Customer retention to 'keep me' by trying to cancel then, instead of actually cancelling and just getting the...