Possible to change tuners on HR-20?

[gary s]

Is it possible to switch from one tuner to the other on the HR-20 while viewing Directv?

 

[agregjones]

Is it possible to switch from one tuner to the other on the HR-20 while viewing Directv?

I would assume you are asking about the ability to pause and switch to another tuner. This is referred to as DLB and not a feature on the HR2x series DVR. If you do a search on DLB you will find a wealth of opinions on the topic.

 

[jdspencer]

Yes, you can switch between tuners, However, you lose the buffer.
The workaround is to set one channel to record and then change the channel to access the other tuner.

 

[gary s]

Yes, you can switch between tuners, However, you lose the buffer.
The workaround is to set one channel to record and then change the channel to access the other tuner.

I was not thinking about the buffer.

The reason I asked was because last night I was watching a channel when a show came on that was recording that I didn't want to watch live at that time. So, I changed the channel and as you stated it did change to the channel on the other tuner. However, I thought I was recording on both tuners. Big Brother After Dark was supposed to be recording also at that time but for some reason it wasn't so it allowed the channel change. I thought changing the channel had stopped the recording of BBAD.

Now I found out tonight by trying to change the channel when both tuners were recording that it brings up a screen asking if you want to stop one of the recordings and go ahead with your channel change.

Anyway, the reason I asked about switching tuners is because I also have DishNetwork and they have a "swap" button on the 622/722 remote that will switch back and forth between the two tuners whether you're recording or not.

Thanks for the replies.

 

[iwc5893]

Anyway, the reason I asked about switching tuners is because I also have DishNetwork and they have a "swap" button on the 622/722 remote that will switch back and forth between the two tuners whether you're recording or not.

Thanks for the replies.

Isn't this one of the things that E* is being sued by TiVo for - DLB's?

 

[gary s]

Isn't this one of the things that E* is being sued by TiVo for - DLB's?

I have no idea. But I'm pretty sure you lose the buffer if you switch tuners on DishNetwork.

 

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