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and it looks like I missed a big development! Directv has now become a lease only company? Please tell me this isn't true:(. This was the main reason I left Dish Notwork, and if it's true, I'll also be leaving Directv as well when my contract is up. First the totally crappy R-15, then...

Today my HD-Tivo started acting up. It froze and wouldn't respond to any commands from the remote or the front of the unit itself. I rebooted and all seemed fine however there was no longer any guide data. A couple of hours later the data was back and the unit seemed to be working perfect...

I was watching "Prison Break" last night in HD and had a ton of pixelation and audio dropouts. This is with an OTA signal. The signal was in the 70's. Is this just too low for a reliable signal? I went back up on the roof tonight, flashlight in hand, cordless phone with wife on the other end...

I'm going to put my R10 on Ebay now that I have the HD-Tivo. I upgraded the drive on it to a 200gb Seagate. I'm just wondering if the better way to sell it is seperate them and sell the drive by itself or just sell the R10 as a 172 hour unit. I checked the completed auctions and couldn't find...

I recently got in on the $200 HD-Tivo deal, as I'm sure a lot of other people have done as well. I love it but I noticed that it HATES calling home with Vonage, and I couldn't get mine to do it. There was always some sort of error message. After reading a bunch of threads in another forum, I...

Before I had Directv, I had Dish. I was unfortunate enough to have one of their craptacular 522 dual tuner DVR's. The thing was easily the buggiest piece of electronics I've ever owned. Spending time reading through threads in the Dish DVR forum was a daily occurence for me, trying to figure...

When I first got my Directivo a couple of months ago I was adamant about getting the hidden 30 second skip feature to work. I was used to this on my old Dish Dvr and really liked it. Now I find myself using the FF key more and more. I almost never use the 30 sec. skip anymore. Maybe I just...

When I first got Directv a couple months ago I thought the picture was a little grainy, more so than when I had Dish. I have a 57" TV so I can really notice the compression and artifacts. After about a month the PQ seemed to improve quite a bit, especially on certain channels. Does anyone...

Well it's actually more of a strange anomoly than a problem. While attempting to watch a "Twilight Zone" I had in the now playing list, the unit freezes up. When I go to play I can hear the sound for the first minute or so but all I see on the screen is the now playing list background. The...

So happy in fact that I had to post about it. I had Dish before and was using the horrid 522. In the month that I had it I had tons of problems, and now after reading all of the new problems it's having with the new 2.37 firmware over at the Dish DVR forum I'm even happier that I went with...

I know it's still way too early to know what the new Directv (non-Tivo) DVR's will be like, but I must admit I'm a little worried. I just got my Directivo's up and running yesterday after a couple of years using Dish's DVR's. So far I really like the Tivo setup. I've already upgraded the hard...

I've been a subscriber to Dish for over 7 years, until a few days ago when I was lucky enough to be able to cancel it. When I first got Dish they were a lot better service for the money compared to Directv. They offered more channels for less money per month. There was never any monthly fee...

I've been a Dish Network customer for over 8 years. As of today I am no longer. :yes Their service was perfect up until last month when I got one of their crappy 522 DVR's. These machines are built in Yugoslavia by that late great car maker of their's. Mine would freeze once a week no matter...

I ask this question because mine locked up a few days ago. I had never rebooted it since I bought it new, but that was only a few weeks ago. I'm thinking I might just start rebooting it every week in the hopes of staving off a crash. I'm really concerned that it might crash on a weekday...

It's been over two weeks and my 522 just crashed for the first time tonight! One reboot and program guide download later and it's all fine again. I was lucky as all the timers are still there as well as my recorded shows. I think I will just start rebooting it once a week like I did with my...

I just now noticed the staggering amount of threads and post difference between the D* and E* forums. It's like 4-1 in favor of E*! Isn't D* the number one satellite provider? Maybe it's just a bunch of people trying to get their DVR's to work right in the E* forum :p.

I'm looking to sell my old 510 on Ebay and was looking around to see what others are going for. I found this one going for $200.00. Most of the others I see going for around $100-130. What makes this one so special? It looks exactly like mine and it also has the yellow card. He mentions...

And I'm now convinced this is nothing more than a 522 with HD capability. The whole review read like my 522's owner's manual. With the exception of the HD tuner's, silver front, and HDMI output, it performs exactly like the 522. The menus are all identical as well as the timers and the way...

I just saw this 510 on Ebay. The second sentence says plain as day that this machine has a big money balance on it. The bidding is already up to $117.54 and the auction still has over 20 minutes left! People really need to start reading these Ebay auctions for sat. equipment.

Can't record anything on local channels on 522 *Fixed* I set up my new 522 tonight and while going through the chore of setting up all of my shows to record again I noticed something strange. I can't record anything on my local channels. I can set up things to record on any of the other...

Today I installed a new 522 DVR to replace my old 510. After I got it up and running I noticed the signal was at 102%, it later was at 94%. My old 510 would sometimes read 125%. I must have jostled the dish a bit too much while plugging in the other line to it. Is it worth it for me to go...

I'm about to buy a 522 off Ebay but the lister says the 522's he's selling are a new "cardless" type. I've now noticed a few other auctions stating the same thing. Is this a scam or did Dish change something?

I'm wanting to switch from Dish to Directv. I currently have the Top 120 service with a 510 DVR through Dish. I pay about $47 a month for this. If I go with the Total Choice package and a DVR through D* I should be paying about the same right? What if I add another DVR with D*? Will I have...

My parent's are finally tired enough of looking at crappy analog (and expensive) cable to consider getting satellite. They have 2 tv's, one HD and one 10 year old tv that my mom uses. My Dad has had Tivo for over 4 years now and worships it. My mom doesn't seem to care to much about it. I've...

Lease a 522 or buy a 721? I've seen quite a few DVR721's on Ebay for around $200. I'm really wanting to get a dual tuner unit as we only have one TV and we have many program conflicts. I can get a 522 from Dish for $99 (shipping and installation) or I can go with one of the 721's I see on...