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Lots of flexibility with a DTivo If you are thinking of standard def you can get used/refurb/NOS "DTivos" (dual-tuner DirecTV receivers with integrated Tivo-based DVR) and enhance them to support many of the same features that standalone SD Tivos enjoy - such as MRV (multi-room viewing). DirecTV...

It takes some additional software in any device to adequately handle removable devices. Generally, DVR software is written with 'permanent' devices (internal hard drives) in mind; ones that don't get added and removed. A DVR maker could make a 'quick n dirty' modification to the software to...

The R15s are too new at this point for people to have a lot of these answers. That's why I'm sticking with my (hacked) S2 DTivos - I have 3 of them running and 2 in reserve... at least I know what I can do with those.

Extensive review/tour of R15 Screenshots, pictures of front, back, insides, comments on various functions: http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=270214

Worked for me... see this post.

Two years ago I was in the same boat... flakey Dish DVR, ate all my recordings, new software downloads meant new surprises, etc. I had been a E* customer since 1996 but said enough was enough - I moved to DirecTV and my DirecTivos have been ultra-stable and have never failed to record a show. I...

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Wealth of info on upgrading your DirecTivos at http://www.tivocommunity.com/

This post is from someone that has 'played' with the new R15 for a few hours.

...and features, then consider getting/staying with DirecTV. I had Dish from 1996 thru 2004, got fed up with the DVR goofyness, went with D* and two DirecTivos, which work without a hitch and are feature-rich. Case in point: Compare the Dish and DirecTV DVR forums here and see how many bug...

Based on the list posted in another topic, only two talk channels: "High Voltage" (gets you Stern clones Opie & Anthony) and "MLB" which has baseball talk and some games (mostly old ones). The page at http://www.directv.com/see/landing/xm.html should be re-written: Great Tunes. Wimpy Talk.

From the DirecTV web page http://www.directv.com/see/landing/xm.html : From the faxed list that Scott posted I see just *two* talk channels - hardly worthy of the buildup given in the above text posted on their web page.

I wonder if they will be strictly music, or some of the 'other' channels (talk, old-time radio, etc.) will be included?

For certain, not an R15 as they are not available yet. Go into the SETUP menu, then SYSTEM INFO screen and report your IRD MODEL - I've never seen an R10 before, but based on a tidbit that I read it will say IRD model R52180 if it is an R10. Yes, and you will need to get a USB-to-Ethernet...

...of digital extraction. The easiest hack on any Tivo/DTivo is adding disk space. Rough rule of thumb for DTivo disk space: Hard drive size * 0.875 = recording hours... thus a 120GB disk gives you 105 recording hours. Also, FYI, the Tivos/DTivos are Linux based, thus once you have them...

It's not elegant, but you can sometimes run satellite cables through the edge of a window using a 'flat coax' ribbon gizmo - put the words flat coax rg6 into Google search or Ebay window and you can find them easily.

Hacked DTivos (running TivoWeb Plus) can do that too if you have some help from your home network setup - I can reach two of my DirecTivos securely (username/password protection via SSL aka "https") from anywhere on the internet. Click on thumbnails for screenshots - I am setting up a...

Yes, there are people with a SA Tivo that controls a DirecTV receiver; ditto for a SA Tivo and Dish Network. In the Tivo setup you specify your DBS provider instead of XYZ cableco so that it will have the correct guide info and channel numbers. One reason for doing this is that they may have...

http://www.tvpredictions.com/freehdtv090605.html Article also mentions the first 12 markets to get the HD locals: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco, Dallas, Washington DC, Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, and Tampa Bay.

Any recent word on retrofit of NBR to Dish DVRs that don't currently have it? (i.e will Charlie keep his promise? :D )

I don't like "swiss army knife" electronic boxes Not worth it to give up the DirecTivo -w- dual tuners, IMHO. You cannot edit Tivo-recorded material before dubbing from the HDD to DVD; that is possible with a separate DVD recorder. Also, if one function dies (DVR or DVD burner) you have a...

Dropped isn't as severe as it sounds - DirecTV will be featuring its own brand of DVRs instead, but people with DirecTivos will continue to work fine with the DirecTV service. Tivo will continue to see revenue from DirecTV subscribers with DirecTivos, it just won't be increasing. Many people...

Some more things to consider... A integrated satellite receiver + DVR is far more preferable to a standalone DVR, IMHO - it's a hassle to have a separate DVR (Tivo) box due to 1) Channel changes from the IR gizmo to control the box may not be 100% reliable 2) The standalone forces you to...

How do you know when you've rebooted enough times to "fix your timers"? :confused:

...they refused to reduce their $9.99/mo. DVR fee to match what some other DishPlayer customers were getting (see 'long story' below). I moved to D* to get a "better DVR experience" and for me the DirecTiVos have been just great - stable, reliable, etc. from the very first day. The only...