[jonmori]

Hello All,

I was considering making the switch from Comcast to DirecTV and since I already have a series 2.5 with a lifetime subscription I wanted to make sure that it would work with the DirecTV receivers. Would it work just like your standard cable box via serial cable or IR cable?

Also, I managed to pickup an RCA DVR80 DirecTivo unit at a yard sale for $10 this past weekend. Will this unit continue to be supported by DirecTV for the foreseeable future? I know that they have their own version of DVR software similar to the Comcast DVR software.

Thanks!

 

[HiDefGator]

The RCA DTivo box should continue to work for years to come.

The combined DirecTivo boxes are so much nicer of a solution than a separate box and Tivo that I wouldn't even consider the latter.

 

[catcard]

To answer the original question - yes you will be able to use your series 2.5 with a DTV receiver.

 

[classicsat]

Yes, you can use a DirecTV receiver with a Standalone TiVo.

You can use the RCA DVR, if it is "clean" accountwise.