Recent content by alert5

cfb I think you nailed it. "...directv's marketing people are pretty well disconnected from the real customers." A nice way to say they are either idiots or just do not care.

It looks like we are getting close to an NR release that will have MRV enabled. Can one of you bleeding edge types give us a feel for the transfer speed we can expect over a 10/100 network.

We got 0x368 on both HR23-700s last night. I had to do a soft reset on both boxes to re-enable network/internet connections. Not a big deal, but makes me wonder if resetting after any software update might not be a bad idea.

Transition Complete Our transition from TiVo DVRs to D*DVRs is complete, but it was a mind boggling process having to deal with CSRs who seemed completely clueless about DirecTV equipment and satellite dish requirements. I thought what we needed was simple enough…a replacement dish to support...

Hi All. After many years of great DirecTiVo service, we are switching to the HR23. I ordered two HR23's from Amazon ($179 each) to replace our DirecTiVos. I realize the new DVRs will be considered leased equipment and I do not have a problem with that policy. We will miss MRV and all the...