Should I buy Directv HD Tivo?

[Lml513]

I currently own a Toshiba RS-TX20 Tivo. I am planning to shortly buy an HDTV and get HD through Direct TV. Will the RS-TX20 work on HD? Is it worth spending the extra money for the Direct HD Tivo ($399)?

[azitnay]

As long as you have a compatible DirecTV receiver, the RS-TX20 will technically "work" in that it'll be able to record, etc. However, it's not an HD box, and thus anything it records won't be HD.

If you're committed to DirecTV, the HR10-250 is certainly a nice box.

Drew

[Stanley Rohner]

If you're committed to DirecTV, the HR10-250 is certainly a nice box.

Drew

When the MPEG-4 stuff rolls out you'll a different box, and there's no guarantee DIRECTV will swap out with a new HDTV MPEG-4 DVR for free. No matter what anyone tells you no one really knows what will really happen.

DIRECTV is supposed to be releasing a new MPEG-4 HDTV non TiVo DVR within the next few months. You should wait for that one to come out.

[vertigo235]

When the MPEG-4 stuff rolls out you'll a different box, and there's no guarantee DIRECTV will swap out with a new HDTV MPEG-4 DVR for free. No matter what anyone tells you no one really knows what will really happen.

DIRECTV is supposed to be releasing a new MPEG-4 HDTV non TiVo DVR within the next few months. You should wait for that one to come out.

That's if you actually want one of the new boxes...

[Stanley Rohner]

That's if you actually want one of the new boxes...

That's if you actually want one that works with MPEG-4.......

I don't think you'd die if your DVR wasn't a TiVo.
:rolleyes:

[vertigo235]

No, but I would be very annoyed if it works like the R15.

I'm sure they will get better though, becuase from the sounds of it, there is plenty of room for improvement.