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DirecTV HR20-700 HD HDTV DVR Satellite Receiver
DirecTV HR20-700 HD HDTV DVR Satellite Receiver

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Brand: DirecTV
Category: CE


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Avg. Customer Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars 34 reviews

Shipping Weight (lbs): 4

MPN: HR20-700
Model: HR20
UPC: 185463000092
EAN: 0185463000092
ASIN: B000FOA9MA


Features:
  • High Definition TV Output (via HDMI And Component)
  • 2 Sets Of RCA (Red/White/Yellow Outputs) - 1 S-Video
  • 1 Optical Digital Output
  • 200 Hours Of Standard Definition (SD) / 30 Hours Of MPEG-2 HD

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
  • High Definition TV Output (via HDMI and Component)
  • 2 Sets of RCA (Red/White/Yellow Outputs) - 1 S-Video
  • 1 Optical Digital Output
  • Dual SAT Tuners
  • Dual ATSC Tuners (functionality is disabled at this time, see notes later in the review)
  • Wired RJ-45 Ethernet Port
  • External SATA Connection
  • 300gb SATA Internal Hard Drive
  • RF Remote Compatible with the Included RC24, and the soon to be released RC32RF
  • 30 Hours of MPEG-2 (OTA) HD
  • 50 Hours of MPEG-4 HD
  • 200 Hours of Standard Definition (SD)


  • Customer Reviews:   Read 29 more reviews...

    2 out of 5 stars When it's not freezing, it's great   August 16, 2008
    I have an HR20-700. If it weren't for the almost daily feeezes (necessary resets) this DVR would be fine. I'm please with the interface and quality of the video.

    But the freezes are killing me...enough to leave DirecTV after 6 years.



    1 out of 5 stars Useless Junk   June 18, 2008
    This receiver is absolutely useless piece of junk. It crashes about 4 times a day and in my case it takes about 30 minutes for the receiver to come back after each crash.
    The best use for it would be a radiator/heater for your living room since it is quite hot when you touch it.
    As soon as I am out of contract - or even close to it (since the contract is pro-rated) I am done with DirectTV and going back to local cable.



    1 out of 5 stars Constant crashes and other malfunctions   February 13, 2008
     2 out of 2 found this review helpful

    I own 5 DirecTV TIVO DVRs and have been very happy with them, with only occasional problems. But as soon as I got this new HD DVR, I started having constant problems. The first one they delivered had a bad input, so the DirecTV technician installed a second. However, this one had messed up audio. Since he didn't have any others with him, we kept it for a week, experiencing intermittant audio problems, before finally getting DirecTV to bring a replacement. The third one appeared to work fine for a while until it started crashing. Sometimes, the audio would just go in and out, which is very annoying. I programmed my regular TIVO to record the same show at the same time and it sounded perfect, so I know the problem had nothing to do with the satellite signal. I really don't want to ask for a fourth unit out of fear it will be even worse and am now seriously considering moving all my business to Verizon FIOS TV.


    1 out of 5 stars Unit doesn't work as advertised   January 30, 2008
     2 out of 2 found this review helpful

    I have had this product in Erie, PA for 4 months. The unit has a lot of issues with it. I bought it so I could record the OTA HD channels broadcasted in my area. The unit maps the avialable channels from a list it gets from direct tv. It doesn't look to see what is avialable like you think one would design a unit. Because direct tv has my channels mapped wrong for channel 35, I can't get anything. I have called six times, and they just say "they are not responsible for keeping the list up to date". Who is then? They sell the unit on specific features, but then don't support them.

    This unit does not live up to it's calling.



    1 out of 5 stars This thing is crap   December 30, 2007
     1 out of 2 found this review helpful

    Do not buy into the "upgrade" sales pitch. The HR20 is bad, bad, bad. It searches all channels, not just the channels subscribed to. It has a neat feature titled "Channels I Get" that lists every channel DirecTV has, rather than the channels I actually subscribe to. This feature can not be corrected. After an hour on the phone with "technical support" I was told it was my problem, deal with it.

    Would give a no star rating.

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