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Anybody have experience with the HR-20 for a while?
I am anxious to do the move up to HD (my tv is HD ready) but have put off moving up because I really love my Samsung Direct TV receiver with TIVO.
I have read nothing but horror stories about the Direct TV HD DVR house model, and it seems that even after having it out for a year, Direct TV has been slow in addressing all the bugs.
Samsung had a DirecTV receiver with TiVo?
But to your point: I've had the HR-20 for some time now and have had the DirecTV with TiVo (manufactured by Hughes) both since they were first available in Phoenix.
The bugs in the HR-20 have pretty much disappeared for me. It doesn't miss programs, it handles shows across multiple channels, and it certainly scans the program guide for conflicts much faster than the TiVo.
That said, the 30 second time slip tends to be more of a 32 second slip and is not instant like on the TiVo.
But the overriding factor for me is the current availability of locals in HD without an antenna and the promised availability of dozens of national HD channels by the end of the year. Get it. You'll have an annoying learning curve to overcome, but you'll be satisfied with the decision in the end.
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I have the HR-20...got it, the new antenna, and superfan all for free because of this thread.
I love it.
Directv is coming out with many more HD programming and you must have the adapter (forget the exact name) but it looks like a dsl buffer that you use on your phone line. They installed mine at the same time...
A few weeks ago I got the HR 20 for $19.95. Superfan free. 12 months of HD free (normally $9.95 per mnth) and 3 months of Showtime free.
Just bought a house so I figured it was time for the HR 20. Here is a great website for the HR 20 and some AWESOME tips on things you can do. Like expanding the hard drive, or shortcuts......
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If you're an existing DirecTV customer, they will often upgrade you for free or for no more than about $100 (including installation of a new dish). If you're new to DirectTV, getting the shebang (HD and DVR) shouldn't be too pricey, and retailers are constantly putting out offers (the big box stores will charge you $300). I could be wrong, but I think Qwest offers all of this for free through them.
The monthly service packages have recently changed. The only base package for HD DVR users is the "PLUS HD" package for $69.99 (look for the $10 per month discount virtually everywhere). You'll add more for premium channels and Sunday Ticket (remember to get SuperFan if you want HD), but that's actually in line with other providers.
Finally, if you buy the premium package and Sunday Ticket, you'll pay for Sunday Ticket, but your first four months of other programming (including all non-porn premium channels) are free.
They don't make it easy, but when you boil it down it's a good deal. That said, I don't get Sunday Ticket because with SuperFan, the annual cost is $350. And since I'm at the stadium 8 of the 17 weeks, that works out to nearly $40 per week. It's just too steep.
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This is most likely a dumb question but does bad weather harm the reception? The cable company here in Chicago has a commercial that says "Who orders a dish in the city of wind?" Seems to make sense. Would my reception by bad in the horrible Chitown winter?
This is most likely a dumb question but does bad weather harm the reception? The cable company here in Chicago has a commercial that says "Who orders a dish in the city of wind?" Seems to make sense. Would my reception by bad in the horrible Chitown winter?
You do lose reception during heavy rain storms. I've never had reception affected by any other type of weather and the wind blows fairly hard here in Austin as well. Usually it is hot air like in Phoenix but this summer it just rains every day.
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You do lose reception during heavy rain storms. I've never had reception affected by any other type of weather and the wind blows fairly hard here in Austin as well. Usually it is hot air like in Phoenix but this summer it just rains every day.
I've had over an inch of snow pile up on my dish and still get reception. The problem times are when the storm clouds pass over. Its very rare that it causes a problem though.
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