HR20 - Release in August (LA to be the first)

[ebonovic]

http://www.tvweek.com/page.cms?pageId=202

This is the formal response from DirecTV to the Forbes and Swani articles over the last couple days.

Plus it is from a DirecTV spokes person (not just a "shill" in the forums), that the August 2006 will be the commercial introduction of the DirecTV HR20

 

[dfergie]

I just got this E-mail too... Thanks Earl!

 

[ebonovic]

I just edited the original post... I sometimes type to fast for my own good.

 

[landlocked]

My guess is their idea of waiting until they have a large enough inventory to roll out to meet demand has been tossed. The media and the message boards have been bashing them for far too long and they have to get something on the market. It'll be FIFO for each of the new markets until Spring.

 

[charper1]

I'll edit mine too, thanks.

 

[charper1]

My guess is their idea of waiting until they have a large enough inventory to roll out to meet demand has been tossed. The media and the message boards have been bashing them for far too long and they have to get something on the market. It'll be FIFO for each of the new markets until Spring.

I doubt the media and boards had anything to do with it. Back in very early 2006 they were saying a fall 06 release date; the media and boards are just too impatient for their own good.

 

[dfergie]

Note: I got the Same E-Mail from TV Week not from D*

 

[ScoBuck]

My guess is their idea of waiting until they have a large enough inventory to roll out to meet demand has been tossed. The media and the message boards have been bashing them for far too long and they have to get something on the market. It'll be FIFO for each of the new markets until Spring.

Don't think so! Earl (and others BTW) have already mentioned numerous times August commercial launch as well as rollout beginning in L.A.

As far as inventory, probably not much different than when the H10-250 launched.

Bottom line - it is being delivered within its original expected timeframe.

Way to go D*!

 

[vurbano]

Where is the media center? The whole house HD solution promised?

 

[ScoBuck]

Where is the media center? The whole house HD solution promised?

Please start a thread with THAT as its topic - if thats the discussion you want to have. You seem to never be happy with ANYTHING they do - I wish I could understand why that is.

Why invade a thread with good news with other off-topic negativism? I don't get it.

 

[charper1]

HMC Thread (of many) http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=70856

 

[Questioner]

Maybe I am missing something....but what does it matter where they are "rolling" them out first. Aren't dealers going to get a hold of them to sell them to a national market as soon as anyone gets them in LA? At the very least I am sure we will see them on ebay very soon.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

If they are rolling them out in one area then they are just opening the beta testing a little more.

When they are REALLY released you will be able to get it anywhere in the country.

I don't consider this a "release" of the new DVR, just an expanded beta test.

 

[Questioner]

It doesnt sound like a public beta test going by that news story, of course everytime directv releases a receiver its a public beta test because they are so buggy, though unofficially.

But I wonder if there will be restrictions on "moving" the units the LA people get to other parts of the country.

 

[charper1]

Why not, isn't that what the basically did with the H20 and Detroit?

 

[dan8379]

Maybe I am missing something....but what does it matter where they are "rolling" them out first. Aren't dealers going to get a hold of them to sell them to a national market as soon as anyone gets them in LA? At the very least I am sure we will see them on ebay very soon.

Since these will be leased you wouldn't be able to sell them on Ebay, would you?

 

[ScoBuck]

Since these will be leased you wouldn't be able to sell them on Ebay, would you?

That is an affirmative.

 

[ScoBuck]

It is within DirecTV capabilities to limit DMAs that can use any of these devices anyhow. They can 'target' by spotbeam where the firmwhere needed to operate the DVR is sent, or can send down 'blocking' code to disable it also if they chose to .

 

[f300v10]

Please start a thread with THAT as its topic - if thats the discussion you want to have. You seem to never be happy with ANYTHING they do - I wish I could understand why that is.

Why invade a thread with good news with other off-topic negativism? I don't get it.

Try the ignore list, it works for me... unless folks quote him.... like you

 

[ScoBuck]

Try the ignore list, it works for me... unless folks quote him.... like you

You know - I forgot that! I already know how well that feature works - I got ONE other person on it - and its fantastic. Thanks for the reminder. :