Direct TV user I've read lots of reviews and the ones that address DirectTV users have been mixed. Some get the TVGuide feature to work. Some do not. I do have a TVGuide channel on DirectTV. However, it never shows TV listings on that channel (well none when I look at least). Is the information this DVR needs sent non-visibly through that channel to this DVR? Is there more than one TV Guide channel on DirectTV? (one channel with TV listings and one with what's usually on there...entertainment type of stuff?). Direct TV user I've read lots of reviews and the ones that address DirectTV users have been mixed. Some get the TVGuide feature to work. Some do not. I do have a TVGuide channel on DirectTV.... » Read More Direct TV user I've read lots of reviews and the ones that address DirectTV users have been mixed. Some get the TVGuide feature to work. Some do not. I do have a TVGuide channel on DirectTV. However, it never shows TV listings on that channel (well none when I look at least). Is the information this DVR needs sent non-visibly through that channel to this DVR? Is there more than one TV Guide channel on DirectTV? (one channel with TV listings and one with what's usually on there...entertainment type of stuff?). « Show Less
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It only works with certain DirecTV receivers. Many of the newer ones (especially the HD models) do not pass the TVGOS information. To find out if your receiver passes the information, call DirecTV. Many of the reps don't understand it though, so it may take a few phone calls until you reach someone who does, or is at least willing to ask someone more knowledgeable.You should still be able to set recordings manually and the IR blaster will change the channel on the DirecTV receiver for you.
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My IR repeater is set up with a DirecTV client or auxiliary box, not the main DVR. It works well. My recollection is that the directions talk about placement of the emitter on a device's IR eye being somewhat adjustable, as in directly on it, off to the right or left a bit and some other fine adjustments. All 6 of me devices I set up with this product worked on the first try. Maybe just good luck, certainly not technical skill on my part!
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In my experience, you can record one channel on the DVR while watching another channel via the DVR, or record two channels on the DVR at once as long as you only are watching one of those two channels. However, when using this DMR,if you are recording from from a stored DVR recording over to this DMR, and then try to watch another channel on TV, this product will switch over and record whatever is playing on the TV screen. Maybe it depends on how you hook it up. In my case, I have RCA leads going from the DVR to the DMR (and an HDMI back from the DMR to the TV), and also an HDMI going from the DVR to the TV. In my experience, you can record one channel on the DVR while watching another channel via the DVR, or record two channels on the DVR at once as long as you only are watching one of those two channels. However, when using this DMR,if you are recording from from a stored DVR recording over to this DMR, and then try to watch another channel on TV, this product will switch over and record whatever is playing on the TV screen. Maybe it depends on how you hook it up. In my case, I have RCA leads going from the DVR to the DMR (and an HDMI back from the DMR to the TV), and also an HDMI... » Read More In my experience, you can record one channel on the DVR while watching another channel via the DVR, or record two channels on the DVR at once as long as you only are watching one of those two channels. However, when using this DMR,if you are recording from from a stored DVR recording over to this DMR, and then try to watch another channel on TV, this product will switch over and record whatever is playing on the TV screen. Maybe it depends on how you hook it up. In my case, I have RCA leads going from the DVR to the DMR (and an HDMI back from the DMR to the TV), and also an HDMI going from the DVR to the TV. « Show Less
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HDHomeRun doesn't work reliably with EyeTV. For example, I set it up to record a program every day, but sometimes it records the wrong channel - so I miss the program. I've worked with EyeTV's top support to resolve these bugs for several months, and finally they just gave me a refund. Apparently EyeTV is now focused on supporting cable receivers rather than free air TV, so bug fixes for HDHomeRun are not likely. I hear they are phasing out their free air TV products. I hope they reverse that trajectory, because EyeTV is a good product when it works - it just doesn't work well with HDHomeRun - at least not over a network. HDHomeRun doesn't work reliably with EyeTV. For example, I set it up to record a program every day, but sometimes it records the wrong channel - so I miss the program. I've worked with EyeTV's top support to resolve these bugs for several months, and finally they just gave me a refund. Apparently EyeTV is now focused on supporting cable receivers rather than free air TV, so bug fixes for HDHomeRun are not likely. I hear they are phasing out their free air TV products. I hope they reverse that trajectory, because EyeTV is a good product when it works - it just doesn't work well with... » Read More HDHomeRun doesn't work reliably with EyeTV. For example, I set it up to record a program every day, but sometimes it records the wrong channel - so I miss the program. I've worked with EyeTV's top support to resolve these bugs for several months, and finally they just gave me a refund. Apparently EyeTV is now focused on supporting cable receivers rather than free air TV, so bug fixes for HDHomeRun are not likely. I hear they are phasing out their free air TV products. I hope they reverse that trajectory, because EyeTV is a good product when it works - it just doesn't work well with HDHomeRun - at least not over a network. « Show Less
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I have bought this unit, but not installed yet. I contacted Directv, and they will have an installer come to the RV site and set-up. It costs nothing, and I am bringing my receiver from home.
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1.I don't have TiVo, but I have Comcast DVR. It works flawlessly, when you click "Guide" it will collect the guide listings from Comcast and it would populate them in order (Favorites, Movies, Comedy, TV etc...) and the best part of that is it shows an image of the listings. You could also favorite the channels you like (i.e. I marked channels that are HD's and came with my Comcast package). When you double click "Guide" it will show listings from the box itself. As for recordings, you can toggle from the "Menu" and scroll through to record or just press record on the other remote (TiVo or Comcast).2. No3. Yes 1.I don't have TiVo, but I have Comcast DVR. It works flawlessly, when you click "Guide" it will collect the guide listings from Comcast and it would populate them in order (Favorites, Movies, Comedy, TV etc...) and the best part of that is it shows an image of the listings. You could also favorite the channels you like (i.e. I marked channels that are HD's and came with my Comcast package). When you double click "Guide" it will show listings from the box itself. As for recordings, you can toggle from the "Menu" and scroll through to record or... » Read More 1.I don't have TiVo, but I have Comcast DVR. It works flawlessly, when you click "Guide" it will collect the guide listings from Comcast and it would populate them in order (Favorites, Movies, Comedy, TV etc...) and the best part of that is it shows an image of the listings. You could also favorite the channels you like (i.e. I marked channels that are HD's and came with my Comcast package). When you double click "Guide" it will show listings from the box itself. As for recordings, you can toggle from the "Menu" and scroll through to record or just press record on the other remote (TiVo or Comcast).2. No3. Yes « Show Less
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I use this unit to get "air" digital and record it just fine. No card used, needed or accessible in this unit. It is not a DirecTV or DISH style unit. It is used instead of either of those two .. in my set up. I am not sure what exactly Michael is referring to when he stated "...a situation where the tuner does not "see" channels ..." because mine sees all the local, digital "air" channels. It is not a "satellite" receiver. And it works very well as intended.
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I tried to take my DVR box which was full of movies up to my boyfriend's cottage three hours north of where my service and dish are. I couldn't get it to work. I called Direct TV about this, telling them exactly that I want to watch my recorded movies on a tv and they had no answers but instead kept transferring me until the phone disconnected. I finally got a tech to admit to me, and he didn't want to, that the dish and the box are connected to work together and I would never be able to get the box to work without a working dish. I asked if we could have two locations on the same account, they said no, it would cost double. This was back in 2011 that I tried that. I tried to take my DVR box which was full of movies up to my boyfriend's cottage three hours north of where my service and dish are. I couldn't get it to work. I called Direct TV about this, telling them exactly that I want to watch my recorded movies on a tv and they had no answers but instead kept transferring me until the phone disconnected. I finally got a tech to admit to me, and he didn't want to, that the dish and the box are connected to work together and I would never be able to get the box to work without a working dish. I asked if we could have two locations on the same account,... » Read More I tried to take my DVR box which was full of movies up to my boyfriend's cottage three hours north of where my service and dish are. I couldn't get it to work. I called Direct TV about this, telling them exactly that I want to watch my recorded movies on a tv and they had no answers but instead kept transferring me until the phone disconnected. I finally got a tech to admit to me, and he didn't want to, that the dish and the box are connected to work together and I would never be able to get the box to work without a working dish. I asked if we could have two locations on the same account, they said no, it would cost double. This was back in 2011 that I tried that. « Show Less
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Actually, it works with Direct TV because while I was looking up a question about the pro on tivo.com, I noticed that they have a troubleshooting section which help with tivo dvr with service from direct tv. Go to support, select devices, then on the right of that there is a drop-down menu, so choose direct tv dvr with tivo service. Then I suppose you take it from there. Hope this helps.
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No. I wasn't sure, so I just tried it. The DVR has one tuner, so it can be tuned to one channel to record while you watch another channel on your TV. I tried recording 2 shows at once, but it only recorded the first one that I programmed.
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I have called the tv stations and had to ask them to enable the programming guide on their servers. They tend to forget that some users use an antenna. When that happens the guide shows the program as DTV program.I am on my fourth year of the PAL 7000. A savings of $3200 plus over a paid service. Yes less programming, most network programming is trash anyway. With a paid service they play the same material over and over for years, and even though you pay, you still have commercials. I use the savings to purchase dvd's or blu rays of what I really want to watch. I record anything on the CM7000 that I want to watch and zip through the commercials, unless they are worthy of watching. I have called the tv stations and had to ask them to enable the programming guide on their servers. They tend to forget that some users use an antenna. When that happens the guide shows the program as DTV program.I am on my fourth year of the PAL 7000. A savings of $3200 plus over a paid service. Yes less programming, most network programming is trash anyway. With a paid service they play the same material over and over for years, and even though you pay, you still have commercials. I use the savings to purchase dvd's or blu rays of what I really want to watch. I record anything on... » Read More I have called the tv stations and had to ask them to enable the programming guide on their servers. They tend to forget that some users use an antenna. When that happens the guide shows the program as DTV program.I am on my fourth year of the PAL 7000. A savings of $3200 plus over a paid service. Yes less programming, most network programming is trash anyway. With a paid service they play the same material over and over for years, and even though you pay, you still have commercials. I use the savings to purchase dvd's or blu rays of what I really want to watch. I record anything on the CM7000 that I want to watch and zip through the commercials, unless they are worthy of watching. « Show Less
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I can preselect programs with Dish's TV Guide and time them just as I would with the DVR. Both are then matched to make sure the correct recording happens (although I always spare a couple minutes before and after for a program, showtimes on certain channels are always unpredictable). Both Dish and Philips allow for weekly/daily/weeklong/weekend programming, so manually it becomes a breeze after a while (until a channel decides to switch times on shows for no good reason, then it becomes a eyesore of a chore).I also use RCA cables for my DVR and programmed it to the only channel that accepts a signal (ch 4), that way I only have to worry about Dish, channel wise. EXT1 source is used for any VCR-DVR dubbing. I can preselect programs with Dish's TV Guide and time them just as I would with the DVR. Both are then matched to make sure the correct recording happens (although I always spare a couple minutes before and after for a program, showtimes on certain channels are always unpredictable). Both Dish and Philips allow for weekly/daily/weeklong/weekend programming, so manually it becomes a breeze after a while (until a channel decides to switch times on shows for no good reason, then it becomes a eyesore of a chore).I also use RCA cables for my DVR and programmed it to the only channel... » Read More I can preselect programs with Dish's TV Guide and time them just as I would with the DVR. Both are then matched to make sure the correct recording happens (although I always spare a couple minutes before and after for a program, showtimes on certain channels are always unpredictable). Both Dish and Philips allow for weekly/daily/weeklong/weekend programming, so manually it becomes a breeze after a while (until a channel decides to switch times on shows for no good reason, then it becomes a eyesore of a chore).I also use RCA cables for my DVR and programmed it to the only channel that accepts a signal (ch 4), that way I only have to worry about Dish, channel wise. EXT1 source is used for any VCR-DVR dubbing. « Show Less
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My neighbor and I both have the same unit, the THR22. The AM21 works great, just not with the THR22. The THR22 still records from local via sat. Also, if you cancel service, like neighbor did, the THR22 unit becomes doorstop and usb stops working also. Directv would not add it to my account even though neighbor paid for unit outright. I haven't tried it since last year, but in any event Tivo has a much better than average cust knowledge base, unlike DIRECTV worth calling. I still have DIRECTV and like it, so I'm not slamming them perse. IN any event, my conversations with both companies informally leads me to believe that Directv really does not care to much for Tivo and the two units are not supported together. I have no doubt that some hack somewhere might have cracked them to work together, but it would probably violate several state and federal laws in the process. Call Tivo and ask them.
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Once you have a dish setup for all your homes, then all you need to do is take your receiver from any location (ANY STATE)to any of your homes regardless the state and it will work, KEEP IN MIND if you don't call Direct-TV and have it updated to that local area you won't get local channels, it will be trying to pull in the other locations local channels in which you won't get either....... Really simple and we do this twice yearly ourself; we go between Arizona & Oregon in an RV that also have a Satellite Dish(tailgater type dome model) on top and it automatically locks onto the satellite needed, so we use same Receiver between AZ and OREGON and every where we go in between...... :) Once you have a dish setup for all your homes, then all you need to do is take your receiver from any location (ANY STATE)to any of your homes regardless the state and it will work, KEEP IN MIND if you don't call Direct-TV and have it updated to that local area you won't get local channels, it will be trying to pull in the other locations local channels in which you won't get either....... Really simple and we do this twice yearly ourself; we go between Arizona & Oregon in an RV that also have a Satellite Dish(tailgater type dome model) on top and it automatically locks onto the satellite... » Read More Once you have a dish setup for all your homes, then all you need to do is take your receiver from any location (ANY STATE)to any of your homes regardless the state and it will work, KEEP IN MIND if you don't call Direct-TV and have it updated to that local area you won't get local channels, it will be trying to pull in the other locations local channels in which you won't get either....... Really simple and we do this twice yearly ourself; we go between Arizona & Oregon in an RV that also have a Satellite Dish(tailgater type dome model) on top and it automatically locks onto the satellite needed, so we use same Receiver between AZ and OREGON and every where we go in between...... :) « Show Less
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The DN840 has 'pass through' allowing the HDMI signal from your Directv to go through the receiver to your tv without powering up the DN840. However, this only works if you powered down the DN840 with the Directv selected last. If you powered down the DN840 with, say, the Playstation selected last, then the pass through logic will be set to Playstation and not Directv. So then when your wife turns on the TV/Directv, she'll call to ask why the TV won't work. To get the DN840 to switch back to Directv 'pass through' you'll have to turn the receiver on, select Directv, then the receiver will send that signal to the TV. Yes, this is driving us nuts since we regularly switch between TV and Playstation. The DN840 has 'pass through' allowing the HDMI signal from your Directv to go through the receiver to your tv without powering up the DN840. However, this only works if you powered down the DN840 with the Directv selected last. If you powered down the DN840 with, say, the Playstation selected last, then the pass through logic will be set to Playstation and not Directv. So then when your wife turns on the TV/Directv, she'll call to ask why the TV won't work. To get the DN840 to switch back to Directv 'pass through' you'll have to turn the receiver on, select Directv, then the receiver will... » Read More The DN840 has 'pass through' allowing the HDMI signal from your Directv to go through the receiver to your tv without powering up the DN840. However, this only works if you powered down the DN840 with the Directv selected last. If you powered down the DN840 with, say, the Playstation selected last, then the pass through logic will be set to Playstation and not Directv. So then when your wife turns on the TV/Directv, she'll call to ask why the TV won't work. To get the DN840 to switch back to Directv 'pass through' you'll have to turn the receiver on, select Directv, then the receiver will send that signal to the TV. Yes, this is driving us nuts since we regularly switch between TV and Playstation. « Show Less
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We use DirectTV. The VuQube people are good about getting back with you if you have questions about set up.
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I have DirectTv and it worked perfectly fine for mine. It does a great job and was better than a more expensive solution.