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Review NaN of
, from Tahlequah, OK
Price Paid:
$100.00
from Circuit City Summary:
Actually I bought the system in June 2002. I was hunting around for a DirecTivo, and no one in Tulsa seemed to have one - I already had a system w/ a Dual LNB so I just needed the receiver. I called around after visiting Best Buy, Ultimate Electronics, and a few Satillite and TV shops, finally I found this and I love it - it does everything it is supposed to, although the remote lacks a feature to reprogram the DVD button to a non-RCA player. I have an above average setup and it sounds great, as far as the recording problems about having to reset, that was a software glitch that was fixed in a free software upgrade back in May. I did my homework first. I also wish there was a easy way to add more time as no one seems to make a larger capacity version. You can replace the hard drive in it, however, it only works with certain drives and the old drive is locked, like the Xbox's. Also, I got the whole system for that price, dual LNB, satillite, and receiver. I kept the extra parts in case I ever need to replace the ones I have. The reasons it was sooo cheap is because 1. Microsoft needs out of this Satillite Game, as it moves forward w/ PVR capability in the Xbox 2. 2. RCA has just made a deal w/ Dish Network - regardless of the pending merger, and dropped production of all of it's DirecTV receivers. I also wonder if the merger goes through what will become of my receiver, although Dish does have a PVR I don't like it as much. Strengths:
Lastest Software upgrade makes menus faster and adds lots of needed features. DD on several movies. Cheap. Microsoft. Easy to setup. PIP, w/ dual tuners to let you record 2 shows while watching a third prerecorded show. Doesn't use phone line to get guide or updates - only for MSN TV and Pay Per View. Weaknesses:
Clumsy Remote, Can't add capacity easily, Microsoft, Discontinued, $10/month Similar Products Used:
Hughes receiver, Panasonic receiver, and older RCA
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