Recent content by Lord Darth Vader

There's a simple solution to that--turn up the volume on your A/V receiver.

More watts being used? The external drive doesn't add to your wattage usage--it runs on such little power; and in terms of additional space, one of my drives rests on top of the HR20.

Why not save yourself the trouble and just connect an eSata external drive? I've got a 2TB drive connected to my HR20-700 (and a 2TB drive connected to my HR24), and it has been humming along just fine. Moreover, it's much easier and provides me a LOT of additional storage.

A warm and Merry Christmas to all present!

And break the law in the process.

MRV as it's presently structured refers to watching a recorded show in a room other than where it was originally recorded. Consequently, one would need another DVR with which to watch the original room's recording, because nonDVRs do not have the play/pause feature. What you are alluding to...

It's not a question of what I think; it is what it is.

It is, indeed, exclusive to the other site. That doesn't mean members from this site or others cannot participate. It began on the other site and is managed by DirecTV internal employees who are in constant and direct contact with a couple moderators on that site.

More information The Cutting Edge program is different from most test programs. Unlike a true private beta, everyone is invited to participate. Unlike a true public beta, all testers are expected to keep a low profile. Unlike most forums, the Cutting Edge forum discourages negativity and...

Dude, This upgrade is NOT for general customers. What you refer to is called "Cutting Edge" or "CE" software downloads. They're intended for those people to TEST new features, menu changes, adjustments, etc. They are NOT designed for newbies, people wanting new features, etc. Furthermore...

That could be your reason. Scores of users are having problems, as indicated on the other forum.

Oh, it's definitely not "a few." A look at the other forum reveals just how widespread this problem is, & how it's not due to one's "setup," either.

No one knows. There's no rhyme or reaaon to the many problems this CE has caused. Of all my units, it is now only the HR20-700s that are locking up.

Sounds like yet another problem with this CE, which has turned out to be one of the most problematic ones in months.

Sorry to disappoint you, but it has pretty much been confirmed that DirecTV will, indeed, charge for this once it becomes available for everyone.