If you have the Genie-2 (HS17) then you cannot have any other receivers (DVR or not). But with any other Genie you can have multiple other boxes (just only one main Genie of course).
So if you have anything but the Genie-2, then absolutely upgrade a Mini Genie Client to a HD non-DVR or HDDVR. Get more bang for your buck with the additional tuners and take the load off the Genie.
If you don't have a free upgrade then a HD non-DVR is $99 or HDDVR is $199 for their one-time lease costs. Will need a slimline SWM dish (on a tripod or sled mount), or the Winegard Trav'ler, to take camping. DirecTV will not install in an RV, camper, etc, that is not your permanently parked residence.
HR44 is the 2nd generation Genie. So you can have those other boxes as mentioned. No change in monthly bill as you already have the highest level of equipment and are not adding another TV total. Will come with a 24 month agreement of course. If a Genie and Mini Genies are all you have, then possibly it would be drop shipped as going from 5 to 6 or 7 tuners would still be within the SWM-8, which normally would not need a tech in that scenario.
To answer your question from your duplicate thread.
Need to add new receiver that works with our King Quest satellite. Who do we get the receiver from?
You cannot. That King Quest is MPEG-2/SD-only. DirecTV has been shutting down their MPEG-2 feeds making that obsolete. You need a slimline SWM dish or the Winegard Trav'ler.
Sorry but SD-only was grandfathered in late 2015 and DirecTV started the shutdown of those feeds in April 2019. Would have already completed, but like everything else it was delayed by Covid. Remember SD-only TVs haven't been made in over a decade.
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If you have a dvr already you can’t add another to your account as far as I know. @Juniper ?
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Tspiva
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A H24 is a non-dvr. A HR24 is the dvr.
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If you have the Genie-2 (HS17) then you cannot have any other receivers (DVR or not). But with any other Genie you can have multiple other boxes (just only one main Genie of course).
So if you have anything but the Genie-2, then absolutely upgrade a Mini Genie Client to a HD non-DVR or HDDVR. Get more bang for your buck with the additional tuners and take the load off the Genie.
If you don't have a free upgrade then a HD non-DVR is $99 or HDDVR is $199 for their one-time lease costs. Will need a slimline SWM dish (on a tripod or sled mount), or the Winegard Trav'ler, to take camping. DirecTV will not install in an RV, camper, etc, that is not your permanently parked residence.
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Tspiva
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We have the HR44 genie
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HR44 is the 2nd generation Genie. So you can have those other boxes as mentioned. No change in monthly bill as you already have the highest level of equipment and are not adding another TV total. Will come with a 24 month agreement of course. If a Genie and Mini Genies are all you have, then possibly it would be drop shipped as going from 5 to 6 or 7 tuners would still be within the SWM-8, which normally would not need a tech in that scenario.
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To answer your question from your duplicate thread.
You cannot. That King Quest is MPEG-2/SD-only. DirecTV has been shutting down their MPEG-2 feeds making that obsolete. You need a slimline SWM dish or the Winegard Trav'ler.
Sorry but SD-only was grandfathered in late 2015 and DirecTV started the shutdown of those feeds in April 2019. Would have already completed, but like everything else it was delayed by Covid. Remember SD-only TVs haven't been made in over a decade.
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