What to get the Folks: R-15 or DirecTivo?

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bshrode

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Ok, here's a question for those of you who have owned both a DirecTivo and the R-15. After months of convincing, my folks back home are finally going to get DirecTV. Now here's the question. Both my mom and dad are not very technically oriented. They currently have a standalone series 2 tivo with Comcast. Do you think I should get them the R-15 or the DirecTivo? Is the R-15 just as user friendly as the Tivo? I currently have a DirecTivo DVR80, and love it, but does the R15 offer anything significantly better such that I should subject my folks to the learning curve? I will also add that the RF Remote function (if ever enabled) on the R-15 would be a bonus, since my folks currently use a iR to RF to iR converter since the boxes are located inside a cabinent
 
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Get them the R10 TIVO they are already used to TiVo, and the R10 is proven reliable technology. The R15 in 2 or 3 months maybe debugged to the point it works reliabily.
 
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