After waiting years for someone to deliver the first
RVU-capable multiroom DVR setup, info leaked to
SatelliteGuys indicates we only have to hold out one more week for DirecTV's
HR34 DVR. While DirecTV has yet to make an official announcement, retailer info states that it will be available starting Thursday for just $99 after rebate ($399 rack rate), bringing five tuners, 1TB of storage,
whole home DVR service in up to four active rooms, and more. Of course, we'll need the RVU-compatible HDTVs mentioned (
Samsung D6000, D6400, and D6420 series)
released before we can
ditch the extra satellite TV boxes for good, but this is the first step. Hit the source link for more details including a full spec sheet.
DirecTV's new five tuner HR34 Home Media Center DVR ready to launch December 8th? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Directv has to be one of the coolest companies around… who else would give you the choice of buying a $99 receiver for each remote television, or a $2700 RVU capable television and still want to charge you a monthly fee for it either way. The HR34 will run either one of them, but either way the coin drops, its still yesterday’s receiver being released today. The 5 tuners was a nice add, but then to pair them up to a 1TB hard drive that has the capability for 200 hours of high definition recording can go pretty fast if you aren’t paying attention to it. Working at DISH I pay attention to the Pay TV industry as a whole, and this new whole home solution was the perfect reason why I do. It is an improvement, but it’s not ahead of the curve, it’s at the curve itself staying equal with the rest of the industry. DISH hasn’t had a whole home solution until it was announced at CES. The Hopper is coming finally, but the way I have been looking at this receiver is that it is better to wait a little longer and get it right the first time, then rush out the bad half of a solution. The Hopper will run 4 televisions, be able to record up to 6 programs at once, and will come with a massive 2 TB hard drive. The newest feature Primetime Anytime, is the one that I am looking forward to, it will automatically record the primetime blocks from all the major networks at once, and give the subscriber access to the show for 8 days after it airs. That would clear up about 70% of my DVR schedule and eliminate every conflict I have ever had. The best part is it will not take up a second of the 250 hours of high definition recording time that will be available for the subscriber to record on. I can’t wait for it to release so I can see some side by side comparisons of the receivers.
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