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DVR Service
Did anyone change to DirectV from Xfinity because of the horrible DVR service? I'm wanting to change to DirecTV because of the awful DVR service on Xfinity, including things like only a 30 minute pause/rewind and clicking button on the remote and having to wait for a reaction.
I'm wanting to be convinced that Directv is much better. I have had Directv in the past and as I remember the DVR service was fine. But Xfinity DVR service years ago was fine also.
Are you fully satisfied with the DVR service (not streaming) that you have with Directv?
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litzdog911
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2 years ago
The HS17 is a "server", it contains the large hard drive and feeds video to wired or wireless "mini Client" boxes that actually connect to your TVs. It's a great system and works very well. DirecTV Satellite service has no "cloud" storage. DirecTV Stream service does use cloud storage and can be accessed from a much wider variety of devices and Apps.
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shannon02
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2 years ago
New customers get the HS17 Genie2 mini client system that is capped at 7 tuners with a 2TB hard drive, does not connect to any TV so all TVS get a mini client but can stream to 2 4K TVs at a time. AT&T sold off 30% of DTV and the new partner has changed the TOS to now you get a 2 year price guaranty instead of a discount for a year and the NFL Sunday Ticket is no longer available.
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rshelton
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2 years ago
Thanks - appreciate the response. I know I need to research this but what do you mean 'does not connect to any tv'? Did you mean a hard drive?
Also, by providing a TB drive, does that mean you have hard drive storage and not cloud?
And I'm looking for any comments on speed, performance, etc.
Thanks
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rshelton
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2 years ago
Thanks - I did do some reading about it and I like the set-up. Roommate and I don't care to share 'lists' and would really prefer separate DVR recording lists and favorites.
Do you know if that's possible or if you would need separate DVRs? It sounds like that's not needed or possible with this set up.
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shannon02
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2 years ago
Not with a Genie setup and DTV no longer has any HR24s left. It maybe possible to lease them from a third party dealer at the full up front lease price. You can replace a mini with an HR24.
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Juniper
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2 years ago
@rshelton
The Genie-2 (HS17) is a Headless Server tower. It sits by itself, not going on a TV but feeding all the capability to the other boxes. So you have one more box than you have TVs.
DirecTV has never had cloud storage. They are still internal hard drives. The Genie-2 has a 2TB drive.
This is a failing of the Genie-2. As it only feeds Clients, every TV shares the same recording list. For watching and recording there are 7 tuners to go around. Think of it as each TV connected to the same box in the end. It forbids traditional receivers, so this is a locked in setup.
The regular Genie (HR34, HR44, HR54/HR54R1) line is very much like a traditional HDDVR. Has 5 tuners and 1TB hard drive. Though it can use Clients on other TVs (no more than 3 at same time), it supports regular HDDVRs as well such as HR24 which has 2 tuners and 500GB space.
Unfortunately, regular HDDVRs (last HR24) haven't been made in years. AT&T after acquiring DirecTV shifted to an one-size-AT&T says fits setup. Now that a new co-owner is managing DirecTV, it is still a little unclear of the equipment direction.
Genie with regular HDDVR(s) would be ideal for what you need. If DirecTV cannot order, then alternatively you could get through an authorized 3rd party (like Solid Signal), if you're willing to pay the one-time lease cost ($199 for HDDVR, but might be higher as supply dwindles).
As a note, there can only be one Genie on the account.
Alternatively there is DIRECTV STREAM, which is a separate provider that is via internet streaming. That one does have cloud storage. Beyond that I am not too familiar as I am a satellite customer.
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