I have been having a hard time deciding whether to cancel Directv that I have had for over 30years. I have been Streaming more on the free sites.  Most of the programs on the Select package are reruns which I can watch on the free streaming channels.  Using my computer to mirror, I don't

Currently I have a Scientific Atlanta (Cisco) IPN4320. When playing back recorded programming pixelation will occur as well as frame freeze for many seconds. Every time the DVR recovers but minutes of recording can be lost. This ONLY occurs during playback not live. I believe the hard drive may be g

Error code 923 Hard drive failure. Please help AC# [EDITED per Community Guidelines], send me a new unit asap! This is a horrible time for this to be happening!!!!! :(

Is there any other external hard drives out there that are compatible with the HD Receivers? I've been looking for the Western Digital External Hard Drive, in either the 500mb or 1TB, and I'm having a hard time finding them. Any help would be great. Thanks!

Directv doesn't say anything about adding an esata 2TB external hard drive (only up to 1TB drives)......has anybody had luck adding a 2TB hard drive? Also, they "recommend" WD's and/or Seagates. What other brands have been successfully added? I'd like to add a 2TB, 7200 rpm unit with a 32 or 64mb ca

Can you and an external hard drive to the hr20-700?

After doing the "double reset" yesterday, today my HDdvr has a blue screen which reads:A problem has been detected in your hard driveThe system will now scan the disk to attempt to fix itThis process may take several hours.It is scanning and is only at about 40% complete with 12000 errors found and

I recently started having trouble with my DVR, recorded programs freezing up..then the reciever started rebooting itself all the time. After looking at the forums, i tried the hard drive scan..it took almost 24 hours..and found over 7000 errors! and apparently not all of them were corrected. Now the

My receiver (hr21-700) says it detected a problem with the hard drive and runs the self check. After the scan it says it passed with no errors found but the screen will not go away and when I reset it the whole process repeats itself. It started doing this after a storm that blew the hdmi ports in o

What is the largest external hard drive for direct TV

My husband just switched us from Comcast to uverse. Initially, I was ambivalent, but I am now starting to dislike uverse very much and I am thinking about pressuring him to switch back. My dissatisfaction lies in The fact that I am having trouble watching my favorite shows with the On Demand feature

I have a hard drive issue with the 44-500. Can I plug in an external hard drive and override the existing receiver?

I just purchased an external hard drive from weaknees. Should I turn it off when I am not using the box? It sure is loud and I will only be using the box on weekends when I am watching football. I had to purchase a new hard drive as DTV would not replace he hr24 and was requiring a H17 to do anythin

Is there a way to remove the DVR hard drive from the old DVR to switch and put it into the new replacement DVR box?

I have a new HR10-250 and wonder if adding a larger hard drive or additional hard drive would somehow violate the DTV lease agreement.Thanks

A brand new user-- got sold on the miracle of U-Verse-- everything you already have and MORE. The program reminder option is not available, and I do miss it. The tone of the forum comments seems to be "Get used to doing without." Not a very helpful attitude. Recording a show is not the same as a rem

Can the hard drive on the dvr be recognized on a LAN? Thus making the transfer of recorded material easier?Also i finally just hooked up tuner 2 but it doesn't recognize it. The cable has juice but nothing special has happened, any suggestions?

I am interested in expanding my hard drive space with an external hard drive. I have a laptop that recently crapped out and the hard drive is still good. It is a Western Digital Scorpio (WD1600BEVS). Rather than buy a "recommended" external drive, would I be able to buy an eSata 2.5 enclosure and us

What kind of hard drive is in an R15 DVR and can it be replaced by putting in a new hard drive?

I received a new HR24-500 about a month ago after having problems with a very old receiver. With only about 15% of the new hard drive taken up with recordings, I now find that I lose on average about 12 to 15 minutes out of every hour on most recorded programs. The program will be playing with excel