- Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 40 reviews Back to product review
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User reviews
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10 out of 11 people found this review helpful
1.5 stars
Pros: Screen Saver
Cons: Lockups, Software Problems, Crappy Guide, Very slow Menus, Only one live TV buffer and many others
Summary: I have had TIVO for years and now DirecTV has... read more
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
0.5 stars
"Horrific! Guaranteed to frustrate anyone with minimal expectations"
Pros: Recording Capacity Meter; Able to program while still listening to programming & watching p.i.p.
Cons: Tons of Bugs or as DTV calls them "Known Issues"; Constantly being tested; Using paying customers as guinea pigs (no joke)
Summary: On paper this is a great unit, however after ... read more
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5 out of 7 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"Excellent, Better than Direct TV's "old" TIVO"
Pros: full features including one touch recording, sort features, mutliple ways to search/record programs
Cons: no dual buffer, remote is over designed
Summary: I upgraded from Direct TV's "standard" defini... read more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
1.0 stars
"Much worse than previous HD TIVO (HR 250)"
Pros: Supports all 5 Satellites
Cons: Slow, Illogical Menus, Slow and Jerky FF, worthless 30 second skip. Unreliable recording.
Summary: Like many others, I was forced to deploy the ... read more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
0.5 stars
Pros: ZERO ZERO ZERO
Cons: THE entire thing. Slow, NO OTA,still reboots, Slow,and more slow
Summary: This is worse then the HR-20 at least the HR ... read more
Where to buy
DIRECTV HR21 (DIRECTV Plus HD DVR):
$169.00
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