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Thought I would jump in here and let the OP know that he/she might want to join the CE program: DirecTV Cutting Edge (CE) Discussion Forum - SatelliteGuys.US The HR20 was recently give the ability to have the pause point "stick" when jumping between the live buffer and a recording. In this...

I'm not certain, but I think the answer is no. The HR20 uses esata drives, not usb ones.

I only tuned in for a little bit in the 5th inning when the Rockies collapsed, but just happened to catch it. Guess the game became so boring at that point, they went to their corporate sponsor info. Nice shot of the blimp all lit up with text that said something about (paraphrasing) "Switch to...

1. The switch is the SWM, but it is not out yet. They say sometime in 4Q. You might want to wait until it is released if you don't want to run 2 coax lines per DVR to take advantage of each tuner and possible a third coax run for OTA. FYI, the OTA tuners only need 1 coax run, but it is split...

The actual term is 30 second slip. It is super FF. 30 seconds go by in about 2.5 seonds. I thought I would miss the instant 30 second skip from my old Tivo, but the slip actually works better to judge exactly how much you have overshot a show etc. Great for sports too. You can also stack them...

D* is currently beta testing their Directv On Demand system. Myself and other CE testers have it right now on our HR20 receivers.

You aren't really comparing apples to apples. You are a current D* subscriber and you are getting a deal to upgrade. As JAG72 just pointed out, E* really doesn't deal much with their existing customers when it comes time to upgrade. You are getting a deal now because you are switching. At some...

From what I understand, it actually requires a change in guide data structure for D*. They tried to make this change last year and it ended up breaking some HR20s and HR10s.

They should probably have planned to do this even without the technical issues. Sort of like those HBO/SHO/Starz free preview weekends. Show people what they are missing, in HD no less, and they may spring to upgrade their channel packages.

I'm taking a guess here, but I bet the PIN on her new remote is the same as the one on her old E* account or something easily guessed by a family member (b-day, telephone number, street address). Like others have mentioned, she should change it to something random and be careful not to write it...

It's called the Single Wire Multiswitch (SWM) and requires the 5-LNB dish and an SWM capable receiver (like the HR20). There is a 5 channel model and an 8 channel model. The 8 channel will allow you to diplex in OTA signals. The switches have both been in the hands of testing users for quite...

There appear to be some errors. HBO-W HD is also listed as available now, and it currently is not.

You don't need the BBCs to get SNY HD or YES HD. Could be a combination of a bad BBC on one tuner and an improperly aimed dish.

hooks61 may be in NYC or LA area, in which case, HD locals are being delivered in MPEG2.

Someone asked a similar question on DBS Talk the other day on this thread: http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=67377 Please note that this assume you have programmed your receiver onto AV1

One thing no one has mentioned, whereas the HR20 only needs 1 coax run to feed both OTA tuners on the HR20, all current D* DVRs need 1 coax run per tuner for the sat tuners. Thus, to get full dual-tuner functionality from the HR20s for sat and OTA, you need three coax runs each. Can't remember...

Yes, that should work with legacy receivers. You will have a problem with HR20s and H20s once the new sats go up. As other mentioned, you will need the WB68 and 616. Diplexing in OTA, as it sounds like you are doing, will also be a problem once the new sats go up. D* is currently running a small...

It cannot get your current HD locals (unless you live in the NYC or LA areas) and you won't get any HD regional sports networks. You also won't get the new HD channels launching later in the year. As for the rest of the MPEG2 HD channels, yes, you will get those.

Yes, if you have a 3LNB dish, you will get the currently available MPEG2 HD channels. However, if you want your HD network locals (assuming they have launched in your area) or any of the new HD channels launching in the fall, you will need the 5LNB dish and a MPEG4 capable HD receiver (H20 or HR20).

Sell it on eBay. Got $305 from mine a couple of weeks ago.

Yes, you would have to hit record. Hitting the previous channel button would then allow you to switch back and forth. On the upside, the new boxes have a 90 minute buffer compared to the 30 minute one on the Tivo. You also can't skip 30 seconds instantly. There is a 30 second slip button that...

I called D* and they gave me a deal of $199 (about $223 total after tax and S&H) to replace both of my HD Tivos with HR20s. So far the transition has been fairly painless. My wife and I don't miss the Tivos much, although I occassionally miss the dual buffers. A couple of things to consider...

Before you leave, you better check out how many HD streams you can view at one time on your TVs with ATT U-Verse. Previous reviews have mentioned that you can only view 1 HD program at a time per household. That means, if you are watching an HD program on your living room TV, you can't view...

Yes, the current 5-LNB dish that you would most likely get with the DirecTV Plus HD DVR will work with D*10 and 11. No new dish will be needed.

Try pushing the selector switch over to TV and then hit the main power button just below it. That's the only way I can get it to work with my Panasonic.