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Hi!
I received an email from DirecTV offering me FREE replacement HD DVR receivers. I currently have three (3) HR10-250 HD Tivo receivers. I have a few questions:
Lots of questions, I know. But hopefully you guys have answers.
Thanks in advance!
Andrew (buzzbar)
I received an email from DirecTV offering me FREE replacement HD DVR receivers. I currently have three (3) HR10-250 HD Tivo receivers. I have a few questions:
- Does anyone know which receiver they would give me?
- Is the DirecTV DVR service alright? I mean, I've heard that the Tivo interface is SO much better, but I'd hate to judge it on rumor alone.
- I get to keep my old owned receivers, right?
- How does this effect my monthly dvr (currently tivo) fee? Does it change? If so, how?
- Is the new equipment to be owned by me? Or is it leased? If leased, is there a monthly fee, and how much?
Lots of questions, I know. But hopefully you guys have answers.
Thanks in advance!
Andrew (buzzbar)
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Ok ......
Now about all these issues you seem to have that I DON'T with MY Hr series DVR.
Poor remote layout ? Once I got use to it, No Problem.
Limit of 50 Season Passes ? Many have mentioned wanting more than this, personally, I use 12. I don't record every new show on TV, just the ones I like.
- Recording reliability simply isnt as good. With my series 1 tivo's and series 2 directivo's, I missed a show due to a failure of the box or its software maybe a few times a year. I've missed dozens of shows with no explanation with the HR2x's. After the Wife Acceptance Factor dropped below zero, I ended up building an HTPC and hooking that up to the tv so we could watch the shows it misses on Hulu or from the networks web sites.
I'm not sure if I have EVER missed recording a show, outside of operator error, this happens hardly ever.
- Some of the recording functions work differently from tivo...and every other dvr software.
Of course it does, it's developed by someone other than TIVO, Thank you.
if you tell a series link to record 5 episodes a Keep Until I Delete, the unit will record 5 and then delete the oldest one and record a new one. On tivo, I used this function to record 5 or 10 episodes of a show and then have it stop until I watched and deleted one. Since the HR2x's dont work that way, I have to lower series link priorities or remove them when I have more episodes than I want.
Simple solution, tell it to Keep it till disk is full, then it won't record over others, delete them when you don't want them.
- You cant pick the channels you want, and directvs "channels I get" is enormously unreliable and includes all the PPV channels. With tivo, you can deselect channels you wont watch, you cant do that with the HR.
All you need to do is make a Custom list up in the Favorites section.
I've never used the AutoRecord, so, no comment.
- Slow. Slow, slow, slow.
Not as S L O W as the old HR250's
- PC viewing and MRV type capabilities require a powerful network. Tivo transfers the whole show and will work with almost any decent network. You'll need wireless-N, 200Mb/s powerline or better still hard wired connections with the HR's.
This is a work in progress, give it time.
- Stability. I have a series 1 tivo thats been running for almost 2 years without rebooting it and it works like clockwork. My series 2 directivo's needed a reboot maybe every 2-3 months. The HR2x's I have freeze or slow down so much they need a reboot about every 2-4 weeks.
I have been using HR series DVR's since they came out and are very reliable and stable, only time I reboot mine is when I decide (CE).
- No suggestions.
Remember this is NOT SUPPOSE to be a TIVO. as for the Suggestions,If I had the feature, I'd turn it OFF immediately.
- The MPEG4 material has some issues. Due to some equipment incompatibilities and/or tuning issues between the networks, local stations and directv, you may experience video and audio dropouts, "zipper"/"Briiip" sound issues and other maladies. On most of the mpeg4 content I view, I see 3-10 video/audio glitches per hour. This may be improved or resolved over time, but its a huge logistical issue and tug of war between directv and all its programming sources, all of whom feel its "the other guys problem to fix".
And I bet the TIVO's are perfect, fwiw, I have never had a zipper or Briiiip experience.
Lastly, you wont get much for your HR10's on ebay. They have a fairly low value.
Yup, very low value on any OLDER units as they do not work with NEW technology, at least not everything does.
Buzzbar,
Welcome to the site !
You'll find plenty of people with opinions one way or the other.
Gotta love the guys with a TIVO love fest and a D* dislike, you'd think they would move on to something else, but I guess not.
fwiw, like I mentioned, I have been using HR series DVR's for many years now, since they came out and they have come a long ways from the beginning .... adding new features, trying to cover things others like, (Dual turner buffering) also something new that is a work in progress.
Multi Room Viewing being the other thing they are working on at the moment.
Just because others had/have it, doesn't mean D* NEEDS it.
D* now has a nice little feature called "ScoreGuide" something that I user all the time and am happy to see, I don't know if any other provider does that or not.
They have interactive channels ( I don't use them much, but they are there).
As for the Remote, you'll get use to it, just like any other one.
Give it a go, you'll be fine
B
Poor remote layout ? Once I got use to it, No Problem.
I use a Harmony remote, so not an issue for me.
Limit of 50 Season Passes ? Many have mentioned wanting more than this, personally, I use 12. I don't record every new show on TV, just the ones I like.
This part would suck for me, since we have (67). But I'm sure I can manage.
- Recording reliability simply isnt as good. With my series 1 tivo's and series 2 directivo's, I missed a show due to a failure of the box or its software maybe a few times a year. I've missed dozens of shows with no explanation with the HR2x's. After the Wife Acceptance Factor dropped below zero, I ended up building an HTPC and hooking that up to the tv so we could watch the shows it misses on Hulu or from the networks web sites.
I'm not sure if I have EVER missed recording a show, outside of operator error, this happens hardly ever.
I can only hope that the truth is somewhere in the middle here. My Tivo dvr (HR10-250) has been a real workhouse. Recording quality is EXCELLENT, and very reliable. I do have to reboot about once a month I'd say.
- Some of the recording functions work differently from tivo...and every other dvr software.
Of course it does, it's developed by someone other than TIVO, Thank you.
What recording functions work differently? What exactly? I just want to be able to record my shows, and watch it later, scan through the commercials, etc...
if you tell a series link to record 5 episodes a Keep Until I Delete, the unit will record 5 and then delete the oldest one and record a new one. On tivo, I used this function to record 5 or 10 episodes of a show and then have it stop until I watched and deleted one. Since the HR2x's dont work that way, I have to lower series link priorities or remove them when I have more episodes than I want.
Simple solution, tell it to Keep it till disk is full, then it won't record over others, delete them when you don't want them.
Sounds fine. I usually don't keep episodes that long anyway.
- You cant pick the channels you want, and directvs "channels I get" is enormously unreliable and includes all the PPV channels. With tivo, you can deselect channels you wont watch, you cant do that with the HR.
All you need to do is make a Custom list up in the Favorites section.
I've never used the AutoRecord, so, no comment.
I seldom use the channel guide anyway. Most of the type I search for my programs to be honest.
- Slow. Slow, slow, slow.
Not as S L O W as the old HR250's
My old HR250 is fast. What do you mean when you say, 'slow. slow, slow, slow'? The reaction of the remote? The clicking between guides? Please explain.
- PC viewing and MRV type capabilities require a powerful network. Tivo transfers the whole show and will work with almost any decent network. You'll need wireless-N, 200Mb/s powerline or better still hard wired connections with the HR's.
This is a work in progress, give it time.
Are you referring to networking recording to a computer? Or sharing among other TVs?
- Stability. I have a series 1 tivo thats been running for almost 2 years without rebooting it and it works like clockwork. My series 2 directivo's needed a reboot maybe every 2-3 months. The HR2x's I have freeze or slow down so much they need a reboot about every 2-4 weeks.
I have been using HR series DVR's since they came out and are very reliable and stable, only time I reboot mine is when I decide (CE).
Again, hopefully the truth is somewhere in the middle.
- No suggestions.
Remember this is NOT SUPPOSE to be a TIVO. as for the Suggestions,If I had the feature, I'd turn it OFF immediately.
I don't use suggestions either, so no big deal.
- The MPEG4 material has some issues. Due to some equipment incompatibilities and/or tuning issues between the networks, local stations and directv, you may experience video and audio dropouts, "zipper"/"Briiip" sound issues and other maladies. On most of the mpeg4 content I view, I see 3-10 video/audio glitches per hour. This may be improved or resolved over time, but its a huge logistical issue and tug of war between directv and all its programming sources, all of whom feel its "the other guys problem to fix".
And I bet the TIVO's are perfect, fwiw, I have never had a zipper or Briiiip experience.
I'm a bit worried about this. My Tivo picture is, in fact, perfect. Sorry. So hopefully it's not as bad as you say.
Lastly, you wont get much for your HR10's on ebay. They have a fairly low value.
Yup, very low value on any OLDER units as they do not work with NEW technology, at least not everything does.
That's probably true. But they're bought and paid for, so anything I get is pure profit at this point (sort of).
Buzzbar,
Welcome to the site !
You'll find plenty of people with opinions one way or the other.
Gotta love the guys with a TIVO love fest and a D* dislike, you'd think they would move on to something else, but I guess not.
fwiw, like I mentioned, I have been using HR series DVR's for many years now, since they came out and they have come a long ways from the beginning .... adding new features, trying to cover things others like, (Dual turner buffering) also something new that is a work in progress.
Multi Room Viewing being the other thing they are working on at the moment.
Just because others had/have it, doesn't mean D* NEEDS it.
D* now has a nice little feature called "ScoreGuide" something that I user all the time and am happy to see, I don't know if any other provider does that or not.
They have interactive channels ( I don't use them much, but they are there).
As for the Remote, you'll get use to it, just like any other one.
Give it a go, you'll be fine
Thanks! I appreciate it.
I use a Harmony remote, so not an issue for me.
Limit of 50 Season Passes ? Many have mentioned wanting more than this, personally, I use 12. I don't record every new show on TV, just the ones I like.
This part would suck for me, since we have (67). But I'm sure I can manage.
- Recording reliability simply isnt as good. With my series 1 tivo's and series 2 directivo's, I missed a show due to a failure of the box or its software maybe a few times a year. I've missed dozens of shows with no explanation with the HR2x's. After the Wife Acceptance Factor dropped below zero, I ended up building an HTPC and hooking that up to the tv so we could watch the shows it misses on Hulu or from the networks web sites.
I'm not sure if I have EVER missed recording a show, outside of operator error, this happens hardly ever.
I can only hope that the truth is somewhere in the middle here. My Tivo dvr (HR10-250) has been a real workhouse. Recording quality is EXCELLENT, and very reliable. I do have to reboot about once a month I'd say.
- Some of the recording functions work differently from tivo...and every other dvr software.
Of course it does, it's developed by someone other than TIVO, Thank you.
What recording functions work differently? What exactly? I just want to be able to record my shows, and watch it later, scan through the commercials, etc...
if you tell a series link to record 5 episodes a Keep Until I Delete, the unit will record 5 and then delete the oldest one and record a new one. On tivo, I used this function to record 5 or 10 episodes of a show and then have it stop until I watched and deleted one. Since the HR2x's dont work that way, I have to lower series link priorities or remove them when I have more episodes than I want.
Simple solution, tell it to Keep it till disk is full, then it won't record over others, delete them when you don't want them.
Sounds fine. I usually don't keep episodes that long anyway.
- You cant pick the channels you want, and directvs "channels I get" is enormously unreliable and includes all the PPV channels. With tivo, you can deselect channels you wont watch, you cant do that with the HR.
All you need to do is make a Custom list up in the Favorites section.
I've never used the AutoRecord, so, no comment.
I seldom use the channel guide anyway. Most of the type I search for my programs to be honest.
- Slow. Slow, slow, slow.
Not as S L O W as the old HR250's
My old HR250 is fast. What do you mean when you say, 'slow. slow, slow, slow'? The reaction of the remote? The clicking between guides? Please explain.
- PC viewing and MRV type capabilities require a powerful network. Tivo transfers the whole show and will work with almost any decent network. You'll need wireless-N, 200Mb/s powerline or better still hard wired connections with the HR's.
This is a work in progress, give it time.
Are you referring to networking recording to a computer? Or sharing among other TVs?
- Stability. I have a series 1 tivo thats been running for almost 2 years without rebooting it and it works like clockwork. My series 2 directivo's needed a reboot maybe every 2-3 months. The HR2x's I have freeze or slow down so much they need a reboot about every 2-4 weeks.
I have been using HR series DVR's since they came out and are very reliable and stable, only time I reboot mine is when I decide (CE).
Again, hopefully the truth is somewhere in the middle.
- No suggestions.
Remember this is NOT SUPPOSE to be a TIVO. as for the Suggestions,If I had the feature, I'd turn it OFF immediately.
I don't use suggestions either, so no big deal.
- The MPEG4 material has some issues. Due to some equipment incompatibilities and/or tuning issues between the networks, local stations and directv, you may experience video and audio dropouts, "zipper"/"Briiip" sound issues and other maladies. On most of the mpeg4 content I view, I see 3-10 video/audio glitches per hour. This may be improved or resolved over time, but its a huge logistical issue and tug of war between directv and all its programming sources, all of whom feel its "the other guys problem to fix".
And I bet the TIVO's are perfect, fwiw, I have never had a zipper or Briiiip experience.
I'm a bit worried about this. My Tivo picture is, in fact, perfect. Sorry. So hopefully it's not as bad as you say.
Lastly, you wont get much for your HR10's on ebay. They have a fairly low value.
Yup, very low value on any OLDER units as they do not work with NEW technology, at least not everything does.
That's probably true. But they're bought and paid for, so anything I get is pure profit at this point (sort of).
Buzzbar,
Welcome to the site !
You'll find plenty of people with opinions one way or the other.
Gotta love the guys with a TIVO love fest and a D* dislike, you'd think they would move on to something else, but I guess not.
fwiw, like I mentioned, I have been using HR series DVR's for many years now, since they came out and they have come a long ways from the beginning .... adding new features, trying to cover things others like, (Dual turner buffering) also something new that is a work in progress.
Multi Room Viewing being the other thing they are working on at the moment.
Just because others had/have it, doesn't mean D* NEEDS it.
D* now has a nice little feature called "ScoreGuide" something that I user all the time and am happy to see, I don't know if any other provider does that or not.
They have interactive channels ( I don't use them much, but they are there).
As for the Remote, you'll get use to it, just like any other one.
Give it a go, you'll be fine
Thanks! I appreciate it.
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An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
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Another example:
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An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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