Eulogy for a DirecTiVo

[Mark Holtz]

According to the label, my DirecTiVo was manufactured in November, 2002. It was installed in August, 2003. Two months later, the drive was expanded to 160 GB, but because of a BIOS limitation, it was really 128GB. Three months later, it was expanded with another 160 GB hard drive. It started giving me tuner trouble two years ago, and I shut off one of the tuners. Last January, it was swapped out with DirecTV's DVR, which I believe has reduced functionality. I kept the DirecTiVo while I cleared out the movies. Today, I took the screwdriver, pulled the two hard drives, and sent it to a friend for electronics recycling on Saturday. Unfortunate, The Cranes Are Flying and Fires on the Plain remained unwatched.

That leaves how many members with a semi-working DVR?

[doctrsnoop]

I have two Hughes units working but deactivated.

[SteelersFan_in_CA]

6 total. 3 work, 3 don't. All are deactivated save for a week or two here and there.

Once you go HD it's hard to go back.

[HarryD]

I have one Philips DSR7000 (that just started acting up - won't power up from Standby - have to pull the plug)... since 2002... and a Samsung unit still in the box.

[Rob1956]

I have a Philips DSR-704 that I've used at my summer home in MI sice 2004. I leave it up there all winter, when the place is closed down. It gets frozen every winter and when I open up in April it starts up and keeps going. Same is true of the 1999 Sony Vega 32 inch tube tv I have paired with it. I don't think I'd leave a plasma up there all winter tho...

[crkeehn]

I have a Samsung and an RCA. Both still work but are retired from active service.

[admdata]

I have a Huges DVR2 that I use everyday and it works great!

[walpoledan]

DSR6000 from Feb of 2001 and an HDVR2 from a few years later. HDVR2 has decided to die but the DSR6000 soldiers on. There's an HD DVR upgrade coming, I just hope nobody tells the DSR6000 before it gets here...

I can still remember the days of coming in and forcing an call home to see if the upgrade that enabled the second tuner was there yet... those were the days ;)

[Surveyor40]

Inactive but working, HR10-250, Phillips DSR7000 & 704, Sony Sat T-60, all stored. Inactive and saved for parts, HR10-250 and another DSR704. I've only replaced hard drives to add recording space never personally experienced any problems with the units.

[HarryD]

and my Philips has died... after 8 years (and two HDs) of excellent service...