DirecTV Plus HR24 400 Hour HD DVR - "may require 2 YEAR extension of contract,monthly fees will apply by DirectTV, may also require to be activated as a "Leased Receiver" as per DirecTV policy change"
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Customer Review
HR24-500 Finally A Great Product From DTV
I just recently purchased this unit and activated it yesterday. What a major difference from my HR20-700 which this unit is replacing. I mean the difference in overall performance is night and day. One of the major problems I was having with the HR20 was the lag or delay with the response after a button was pressed on my remote. I mean at times it would literally take a full 5 to 8 seconds (I timed it several times) for the action to take place once the button was pressed on the remote. This was driving me absolutely nuts. The HR24-500 is lightning fast. No lag or delay whatsoever. The response time is immediate; the way it should be. Another major improvement is the speed within the guide, especially when navigating to channel 1100's or VOD channels. Again, the HR20 would seriously lag here and take an inordinate amount of time opening any channel. The HR24 opens each and every channel immediately. Again, the way it should be.On an another note, the HR24 is...
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Product Description
Decent Tivo replacement but you may need the "B-Bands"!
We installed a DirecTivo in 2001. When in 2008 Tivo announced they would produce a new, HD DirecTivo we were delighted, and opted to hold our HD upgrade until it came out. Time passed, and passed and passed and the new Tivo went off to live with Duke Nukem in vaporware land. Finally pulled the string on the purchase of a new AV receiver, a new 46in LED TV, and this DVR. Now it is installed and working, how does it compare to our old Tivo?First, a warning: the HR24 DVR is designed to work with a SWM dish. That's single-wire multiswitch, a single black coax cable from the dish. If you have what our installer called "a legacy installation," aka Multiswitch, characterized by TWO cables from the dish, then in addition to the DVR you need a pair of "B-Band converters." These are small boxes that go inline with the coax cables to convert something to some other thing. There are no B-Band converters in this box. They are available from Amazon, just search on "DirecTV B Band...
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2nd one fine
Mine is the HR24-200 model manufactured by Samsung. You may not know that 4 different companies manufacture these to keep up with demand. The HR24-500 has a rear fan to aid in cooling. The 100, 200, and 700 do not. The 200 and 500 have both optical and coaxial 5.1 audio connections, the 100 and 700 only have the coaxial connector. I would think the 500 model manufactured by the old Hughes company would be the best. Here is a breakdown on the different companies manufacturing Directv boxes:-100 Thomson (mfg the HR24)-200 Samsung (mfg the HR24)-300 Philips-400 Hughes-500 Humax (mfg the HR24)-600 LG-700 Pace (mfg the HR24)-800 NECNow for my review. Yes I know they are leased, so I`m not going to ramble on about being "ripped off". I `ve been a subscriber since 2004, so it`s not an issue for me. I leased my directly from Diretv for $99 plus tax after asking them for a "good customer" discount. The installer arrived the next day...
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