PVR Wire

1. First Off I would like to say I love Direct TV it is so much better than cable, or at least it was better. I have two TIVO DVR receivers I love them they are great. My contract is up so I see that Direct TV is giving a free DVR to New customers I called them up and asked if I could get the same deal they gave me a hard time but did end up giving me a DVR for free. The only hitch was I would have to sign up for two years instead of one year. I have had DirecTv for 3 years now so I figured that was ok.

They brought the new DVR , it is a New style DVR+ box I Hate it is almost Impossible to get a season pass for your favorite shows , just to get to the menu it take three clicks of the remote , then to record something it takes several steps the new box’s are a step backwards for DVR technology . Then there is the BRIGHT blue light on the box my bedroom looks like Las Vegas or something they told me to hold the two arrows and it would dim and go out but that didn’t work .

Now I know why thy make you sign a 2 year contract they are selling junk and you will be stuck with it for two years so beware of the new DVR+ box.

By the way DIRECTV told me there was nothing they could do for me and I was stuck with it they would not switch it out with the better style box.

Posted at 9:38AM on Dec 11th 2005 by jim Webb

2. This is just unfortunate. Even Comcast realized that TiVo's boxes were better than their Motorola boxes.

I actually just picked up HD Satellite because of the TiVo; I am willing to switch content providers in order to stick with TiVo.

Bhavesh Patel

Posted at 2:28PM on Aug 11th 2005 by Bhavesh Patel

3. Poster #1, you mean "even Comcast realized that TiVo's SOFTWARE was better than what Comcast offered on their Motorola set-top boxes." :)

Posted at 6:08PM on Aug 11th 2005 by The Jeremy

4. Ok.. well since we have (comcat) cable, looks like its time to get rid of DirectTV and go back to cable.

Posted at 12:18AM on Aug 13th 2005 by Han_Solo

5. The Directv PVR roll out will fall flat on its face.

Is there 1 single Tivo subscriber out there that can ever imagine living life without Tivo? Does any one remember The Lousy PVR Microsoft came out with to compete with tivo about 4 yrs ago???

Exactly!

Posted at 10:25AM on Aug 13th 2005 by Daniel Umansky

6. DirecTV sucks!

Posted at 3:41PM on Aug 14th 2005 by Tommy 2Tone

7. Wow, such brash predictions! It may or may not fail. However, I am a owner of the Microsoft UltimateTV PVR and must say that it has several great features that Tivo did not at the time. I love my UltimateTV and will regret the day that I have to say goodbye to it. I've used my dad's DirecTivo and don't like it as much... it seems slower, too many steps to record a program, etc. There are things to love and hate about all of the PVRs. I for one welcome our new NDS overlords... but will reserve final judgement until the product arrives and I see a few hands on reviews. Don't fanboy down innovation and competition it makes for better products for the consumer in the future.

Posted at 6:24PM on Aug 15th 2005 by Michael

8. DirecTV will not sell TIVO any longer I dont care what they said they are not makeing the boxes any more so if the box does not have TVIO then you cant get it. I requested TIVo and was told "we have no Idea what equipment will be sent out" even in the stores now the new boxs are out and you have to serch to find the old tivo boxs ,I drove 80 miles to a store to get a tivo box. the new PVR, direcTV+ boxs realy suck.DirecTV is going with there own programing and is dumping TIVO I think soon my TIVO box won't work at all.

Posted at 5:13AM on Dec 22nd 2005 by jim webb