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russianjim
03-28-2006, 01:10 PM
Is it better to wait and purchase the DirecTV HD DVR later (it's $399 now)? With Comcast I can record all HD channels (inc. network channels) but I passed on the their HD DVR b/c of the new one coming out in June. Should i just keep Comcast and then go in June to DirecTV?

Any info is greatly appreciated.

BTW - has anyone dealt w/ Comcast installation problems? Comcast installers are complete morons (at least in Georgia). They outsource all of their work to numbskulls that don't know what they're doing. Hope the D* are better.
JimSpence
03-28-2006, 01:51 PM
It may depend on when your area will start getting HD locals from DirecTV MPEG4. What is special about June?
russianjim
03-28-2006, 02:16 PM
Apparently in June DirecTV will release a new HD DVR that will record in MPEG 4 to record HD for ALL local channels.
ebonovic
03-28-2006, 02:24 PM
IIRC... there has been no confirmed date yet for the release of the HR20
Lee L
03-28-2006, 02:29 PM
Any unconfirmed dates? Is June even possible?
jrinck
03-28-2006, 03:32 PM
Remember, if you purchase a DirecTV receiver, you don't own it. Rephrase your question as "Is it better to wait and lease the DirecTV HD DVR later (it's $399 now)?" and the answer should be very clear to you.
phox_mulder
03-28-2006, 03:40 PM
Apparently in June DirecTV will release a new HD DVR that will record in MPEG 4 to record HD for ALL local channels.

Local channels from the DirecTV satellites, only if they are available in your area, and then only the 4 major networks, CBS-ABC-NBC-FOX, the rest of the local channels will still have to come in via an OTA antenna.

OTA will continue to be MPEG2 for quite a while, years and years, perhaps even years.

The new DirecTV DVR won't be a Tivo.

The current HR10-250, which is a Tivo, is perfect for me, as I can get all the local channels OTA a lot better looking than they could possible be from D*, and I bought it before 2-28, so it is mine, owned.


phox
PeterGriffin
03-28-2006, 04:23 PM
What if you buy an hr10-250 off of ebay? Do you own it then? Or will D* make you lease it even though you bought it from an individual?
phox_mulder
03-28-2006, 04:32 PM
What if you buy an hr10-250 off of ebay? Do you own it then? Or will D* make you lease it even though you bought it from an individual?

That would be an owned box,
convincing D* of this might take some doing though.


phox
HogarthNH
03-28-2006, 04:45 PM
Comcast installers are complete morons (at least in Georgia). They outsource all of their work to numbskulls that don't know what they're doing. Hope the D* are better.

Don't count on it. If there is a limited number of licensed contractors in your area, D* may be calling the exact same people as Comcast.

H
BillyBob_jcv
03-28-2006, 08:15 PM
Pro: It is easy to upgrade the disk & hack the HR10-250.
Con: It still runs v3.x Tivo software, and there is a chance (maybe!) that the HR20 may actually be an improvement over software that is now several years old.
wmcbrine
03-30-2006, 08:08 PM
New Comcast Tivos are coming, too. I dunno when. And of course, the Series 3 Tivo.