Hughes HDVR2 or Samsung SIR-S4040R?
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There is also no difference in picture quality between a properly working Samsung and a properly working Hughes.
Chris
Hi all,
I purchased a Samsung dvr 4040 and had lock up problems shortly after activating it . Would not obey any commands even after removing power, etc.
Called Samsung and was told that they did not have any parts for replacement as they usually send the units back to Korea.
The tech spoke to a supervisor and told me that they would send me a new 80g in it's place ad they did not have any more 4040s.
Days went by and when I called again, I was told that they did not have any 80gs in stock and would sent me a 4040 second day air. What?
Days went by and I called again and was told that it was shipped ups ground.
This was after 10 phone calls and getting the run around with Samsung.
This is a terrible way to treat a customer.
Their comment was "I agree".
Still no 80g as promised by them
Today the 4040 arrived and it was not a new unit.
This is the last time we will ever deal with these people
Tom
I purchased a Samsung dvr 4040 and had lock up problems shortly after activating it . Would not obey any commands even after removing power, etc.
Called Samsung and was told that they did not have any parts for replacement as they usually send the units back to Korea.
The tech spoke to a supervisor and told me that they would send me a new 80g in it's place ad they did not have any more 4040s.
Days went by and when I called again, I was told that they did not have any 80gs in stock and would sent me a 4040 second day air. What?
Days went by and I called again and was told that it was shipped ups ground.
This was after 10 phone calls and getting the run around with Samsung.
This is a terrible way to treat a customer.
Their comment was "I agree".
Still no 80g as promised by them
Today the 4040 arrived and it was not a new unit.
This is the last time we will ever deal with these people
Tom
I used to have the Hughes recorder, but it failed and DTV sent me a Samsung as a replacement. One thing I have noticed is the amount of 'automatic recording' between the two. The old Hughes model used to record the current channel history until you ran out of disc space, or changed the channel. The new Samsung model only records 1/2 hour before deleting or overwriting the content.
I am sure of this bacause I used to always leave the Hughes model on a specific channel, knowing that I could get home and rewind to see the news without having to schedule a recording. With the Samsung, I only get the past 1/2 hour of programming on whatever channel I had it on, so unless I get home within 1/2 hour of the end of the news, I miss it. This is a big glaring difference for me. I suppose it could be an advantage or disadvantage, depending on how you use it.
I am sure of this bacause I used to always leave the Hughes model on a specific channel, knowing that I could get home and rewind to see the news without having to schedule a recording. With the Samsung, I only get the past 1/2 hour of programming on whatever channel I had it on, so unless I get home within 1/2 hour of the end of the news, I miss it. This is a big glaring difference for me. I suppose it could be an advantage or disadvantage, depending on how you use it.
Sorry to bump this thread, but this is the only one I found with my Samsung SIR-4040R.
DirecTv sent me a refurbished Samsung because my S2 Hughes D-TiVo tuner crapped out.
The first one they sent me was terrible, it was really slow, and rebooted quite often. Bad HD, I presume, so I got them to send me another replacement.
The first Samsung downloaded and installed a software update, which is when it got really flaky and rebooted often.
My latest Samsung (refurbished again) seems to make the test call okay, but when it tries to download a long update (which I presume is a software upgrade) it fails at preparing data. Do any of you know why it might be failing after about 5 tries?
Also, does anyone know what the most current software is for the Samsung?
Thanks.
Scooter
DirecTv sent me a refurbished Samsung because my S2 Hughes D-TiVo tuner crapped out.
The first one they sent me was terrible, it was really slow, and rebooted quite often. Bad HD, I presume, so I got them to send me another replacement.
The first Samsung downloaded and installed a software update, which is when it got really flaky and rebooted often.
My latest Samsung (refurbished again) seems to make the test call okay, but when it tries to download a long update (which I presume is a software upgrade) it fails at preparing data. Do any of you know why it might be failing after about 5 tries?
Also, does anyone know what the most current software is for the Samsung?
Thanks.
Scooter
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