Question for new directTV users

[Argo]

How's the new non-tivo HD receiver? I'm a little nervous about getting a non-TiVo box. Also, what are your experiences with tripod (unattached) installations?

 

[Valkerie]

they will rip you off after a while. beware.

 

[Argo]

Originally posted by: Valkerie
they will rip you off after a while. beware.

I have no choice, I'm a die-hard Giants fan and DirectTV has an exclusive deal with NFL.

 

[rahvin]

Originally posted by: Argo
How's the new non-tivo HD receiver? I'm a little nervous about getting a non-TiVo box. Also, what are your experiences with tripod (unattached) installations?

If you mean an HD-DVR that isn't Tivo based there isn't one yet and won't be for a quite a while if rumors are true.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Argo

Originally posted by: Valkerie
they will rip you off after a while. beware.

I have no choice, I'm a die-hard Giants fan and DirectTV has an exclusive deal with NFL.

I was looking forward to Sunday ticket this year. Until i found out it was fricken $220.

 

[Argo]

Originally posted by: pyonir

I was looking forward to Sunday ticket this year. Until i found out it was fricken $220.

They have a special now where you get their preium package at a discounted price ($60 a month I think) and get free year of NFL Sunday ticket.

If you mean an HD-DVR that isn't Tivo based there isn't one yet and won't be for a quite a while if rumors are true.

According the the sales person there is. Actually, all of their DVRs are non-TiVo based now.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Argo
They have a special now where you get their preium package at a discounted price ($60 a month I think) and get free year of NFL Sunday ticket.

ahh, that's right. I signed up in Nov of last year when i moved, and that deal had expired. :|

 

[rahvin]

Originally posted by: Argo

Originally posted by: pyonir

I was looking forward to Sunday ticket this year. Until i found out it was fricken $220.

They have a special now where you get their preium package at a discounted price ($60 a month I think) and get free year of NFL Sunday ticket.

If you mean an HD-DVR that isn't Tivo based there isn't one yet and won't be for a quite a while if rumors are true.

According the the sales person there is. Actually, all of their DVRs are non-TiVo based now.

Lol, well ok then, can't say I've ever trusted a salesperson myself but go right ahead. The R-15 is an SD non-tivo based and won't be available till late september, the HD-HMC (home media center) is non-tivo and wont' be available till around Jan next year. They still sell the R-10 (SD Tivo) and the HR10-250 which is the TIVO based HD reciever. The HD non-tivo reciever is going to be Mpeg-4 and they haven't even started broadcasting in mpeg-4 yet. BTW you can still request Tivo but the HD-Tivo is a dead end product as it won't support Mpeg-4 when they start broadcasting in Mpeg4.

I suggest you read up in the www.tivocommunity.com , DTIVO forum as there is plenty of info on there from people with inside connections.

 

[Argo]

Lol, well ok then, can't say I've ever trusted a salesperson myself but go right ahead. The R-15 is an SD non-tivo based and won't be available till late september, the HD-HMC (home media center) is non-tivo and wont' be available till around Jan next year. They still sell the R-10 (SD Tivo) and the HR10-250 which is the TIVO based HD reciever. The HD non-tivo reciever is going to be Mpeg-4 and they haven't even started broadcasting in mpeg-4 yet. BTW you can still request Tivo but the HD-Tivo is a dead end product as it won't support Mpeg-4 when they start broadcasting in Mpeg4.

I suggest you read up in the www.tivocommunity.com , DTIVO forum as there is plenty of info on there from people with inside connections.[/quote]

Cool, thanks. Not trying to be a hard-ass, it's just that I specifically requested a TiVo based receiver and the sales person said they don't have them anymore.

 

[rahvin]

Originally posted by: Argo
Cool, thanks. Not trying to be a hard-ass, it's just that I specifically requested a TiVo based receiver and the sales person said they don't have them anymore.

If you want to know what recievers they sell go down to best buy, every single one is an R-10, which is tivo based (oh they might have one HR10-250). The salespeople have been instructed to downplay Tivo. If the salesperson gives you a hard time ask for a supervisor.