DIRECTV HR22 HDTV Receiver with DVR Reviews

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Pros: It's in HD and has significant storge. Cons: It's slow, glitchy and not very easy to use. The Bottom Line: If you can wait until Tivo makes an eqivalent unit for DirecTV, then I recommend you do that. Basically this unit is sluggish and not particularly intuitive. from Shopping.com I have long been a proponent and fan of Tivo-branded DVRs, and generic DVRs just seemed like junk to me. The cable company provided DVRs are especially bad. Since DirecTV does not yet have an equivalent of TiVo HD (one is coming in 2010), I took the plunge and got the HR22 to supplement my existing DirecTV/Sony SAT-T60 TiVo boxes, which are not HD. To my surprise, I confess that I actually like this HR22 better than my old TiVo. from Amazon.com This unit is actually much better than the HR21. I purchased this unit from Directv on 8-31-09 and received it the very next day. from Amazon.com The box shuts down about twice or so a week indicating that the card is not in but you know it is. You lose a piece of your show and then it comes back on. If you call DirecTV, by the time the tech assistant gets on the line, the box is working. Trust me, they did not do anything to make it work. from Amazon.com Enough said. Tivo is the gold standard. Directv service is just plain awful. The only reason to keep them is for Sunday Ticket football games. from Amazon.com The DVR is very basic and does not give nearly the functionality of Tivo or other DVR's out there. It's had to be sent back several times due to equipment failures. The user agreement and DirecTV policies are preditory. BEWARE THE USER AGREEMENT TERMS - THE WILL RIP YOU OFF! from Amazon.com Expect your picture to randomly pixellate and break up while watching recorded shows. The sound is often out of sync with the picture. My unit failed after three months. from Amazon.com This model of the HDDVR from directv is the worst. Its new and buggy plus you can't record local channels from an antenna. from Amazon.com I've had two of these for a year and a half and just bought my third for $99. from directv. I think they work fine cosidering what they do and that they are essentialy small computers with hard drives. from Amazon.com And I have replaced it 3 times since I got the original one. After a while it won't record shows properly either, they skip or you just get a blank screen. You end up having to call Directv all the time. What I don't get is why this is the only DVR HD receiver they offer still to the present time. from Amazon.com

Description

The DIRECTV HD DVR delivers you the ultimate in 100% digital-quality DIRECTV® programming. Add the DIRECTV® HD package and DVR service and you get the best choice and widest selection of high-definition programming and the convenience of digital video recording in one unit. Images are sharper. Colors are brighter. Sound is crisper. And now they can be recorded.

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Released	1 year ago
Broadcast Type	Satellite Cable
Compatible Service	DirecTV
Functionalities	Video Recorder
TV Resolutions	480i (525i) 480p (525p) 720p (750p) 1080i (1125i)
Additional Features	Parental Lock
Audio Support	Dolby Surround Dolby Digital
Depth	12.25 in.
Height	2.75 in.
MPN	HR22
Outputs	Composite x 1 S-Video x 1 Component x 1 HDMI x 1 Digital Audio Optical x 1
Program Guide	Advnced Program Guide
Record And Play Features	One Touch Recording Auto Record Manual Record Bookmarks
Recording Capacity (HD)	Up to 100 hours
Recording Capacity (SD)	500 Hrs. Maximum
UPC	185463000436
Video Compression Standards	MPEG-4 (HD)
Weight	9.5 lb.
Width	15.13 in.

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