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Thanks for the replies. I have one more question. Is the remote that comes with the HR22 and HR23 an RF remote? I have seen conflicting reports about whether the stock remote is RF or not. I have seen you can order RF or IR remotes from direct's website which confuses me more. Thanks and...

I have a question around this. If I have a harmony remote that is IR downstairs and I want to use directTVs RF remote upstairs, does the receiver support both IR and RF remotes at the same time without having to change the configuration through the menu system?

It only has bars on HD because your TV or the box is stretching the SD picture including the guide. Ideally when you have an HD box the guide would utilize the entire screen available to it, for an HD signal this would include the areas of the display that are currently black. I believe the...

Thanks Longhorn. One other question, is the onscreen guide widescreen? Does it use the entire width of the screen or does it still display with black bars like iGuide? Don't know if the Moto HW even supports widescreen overlays but thought I would ask.

Any idea if if the Tivo software will have a 30 sec skip? While the Tivo's FF and Rew are much nicer than what is in iGuide I still like the 30 sec skip feature. Also with the main rollout are you saying that by Nov most markets will have OCAP capability? Isn't that much sooner than others...

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So whats the big DirectTV news that was supposed to happen in October? Was it the HD announcement from Sept?

I just switched from E* to D*. I also got the same setup you are asking about 1 DirecTivo, 2 standard receives and a Phase III dish. I went with Value electronics and a self install. The total price was $39.00 shipped with my self install for this configuration. Going through D* directly...

No the DirectTivo's do not have caller ID, it is about the only D* receiver that doesn't.

Yea, I just activated also and noticed on my bill the $2.00 credit. Didn't even ask for it.

Actually you don't have to wait a month. With D* you get your first bill online within a couple of days. I activated my system last Wednesday and I already have the credit. Just to let you know how the self install thing really works. You have to fork out $50 up front so you actually fork out...

I got it from value electronics. That configuration is 59.97 + 30(shipping) and if you do a self install you get a 50 credit after you activate (and they give you a self install kit) which comes out to 39. Had some ups and down with value (actually there distributor) however in the end the...

I just switched from E* to D* last week and I couldn't be happier! Tivo is a good thing, the picture quality on my locals is much improved, the non-Tivo receivers are much better than my old 301, the music channels are much better, and for a comparable programming package it is cheaper. I...

Do they say anything about if I can get a discount on total choice plus? Also do they say anything about further discounts on Tivo systems? I am thinking about switching from E* pretty soon, been waiting to see about discounts on the HD-Tivo for new subscribers.

Where did you see this? I saw the $29.95 in a press release but hadn't seen anything about continuing the 3 rooms free or keeping the 3 months of HBO free like mentioned above. Is there a press release somewhere?