DSX-5500 Philips

[songkrai]

I have two Philips DSX-5500.
Both owned and both operate fine.
Yes I still have some tube type televisions.

Direct sends me an email stating that these receivers shortly will become obsolete.

Anyone else get this email?

Anyone familiar with these receivers?
Will they become totally useless? And to be taken to the trash can/recycling center?

 

[raoul5788]

Directv is replacing all of the older style receivers that have programming guides that will no longer be supported. Your's must be them. They will send you two comparable receivers to replace them at no charge. They won't want your old ones back, so just recycle them.

 

[jdspencer]

Might as well upgrade to a DVR.

 

[PMKS]

According to the DirecTV rep I talked to after receiving these notifications, if they replace your obsolete owned ird's the new ones are leased. I have 4 owned ird's and still had one "obsolete" RCA DRD222RD on my account. I called back and asked to speak to the protection plan dept and they replaced it with a new "owned" D12.


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[jdspencer]

That "new" D12 will most likely be a refurb.

 

[Flagstaff Frank]

They don't even want the more-recent D11 (small silver boxes) back.

 

[twizt3dsist3r]

They don't even want the more-recent D11 (small silver boxes) back.

This all depends on the status of the receiver, I confirm that d11s are not refurbished or installed anylonger, but theyre are still "leased" d11s out there. Also any receiver activated to replace an 'owned' receiver becomes owned. Any grandfathered primestar customers also automatically 'own' any receiver activated on the account.

 

[PMKS]

That "new" D12 will most likely be a refurb.

It looked brand new, but it could be used. I've gotten my share of used ird's from the protection plan dept through the years.


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