Please let me know if this is the wrong section to post this in. At least 6 years ago, my son bought an R22-100 at Best Buy for his bedroom and he's been using it ever since. It's very likely that he will be moving out in the near future, so 4 questions have come up:
1) Since he paid for it, is it his to keep?
2) If his next setup allows for HD use, will the R22 function as an HD DVR with the correct card? (We realize the current recordings will all be SD)
3) He has a TON of stuff recorded on it. Can he move it to another location and access those recordings?
4) I'm assuming D* will offer him a Genie as the primary unit, so is the R22 compatible with it?
Yes, he's been a student living with us for all these years and now he's going out on his own.
He's been on my account!!! If he can't watch the shows that are already recorded, I'd doubt that he'd want to keep it anyway, but he hasn't gotten that far, yet.
Does anyone know if that unit is even recoverable?
I'd probably have a totally new system installed at his next location without including this r22 at all.
Once that was complete...
unplug the r22 from satellite and Ethernet and then have it put on vacation. Never plug in a sat feed or phone or Ethernet cable again. That means you won't be paying for it but he will still be able to watch what's recorded.
Then I'd watch it down asap.
Then I'd call in and fully deactivate it and be done with it.
OK, so I finally found some time to call D* and the rep said that the R22 is a leased box and that the stored recordings wouldn't work if it was moved to another account. This rep was pretty sketchy and I wasn't sure I could trust anything she was telling me.
I then asked about new equipment and a better price if I upgraded and agreed to a 2 year commitment after my son moved out and was transferred to a retention rep.
This person appeared to be much more knowledgeable (hopefully???) and he said that my son could take the R22 to his new location, request an "account merge" there. The retention rep said the R22 would be compatible with a Genie and the previously recorded programs on my HR21 should be available for viewing.
The rep went on to offer me an approx. $500 saving on my first 12 months to stay with D*.
So I bought a XBR X850D Series 55" 4K HDR. It NEVER would have fit into the basement and so glad to be out of there !
The new Genie system and picture on the new TV are unbelievable ! ! !
I had Satellite Solutions of WNY > Home do the install. Peter, Larry, Jake and John the installer were all FANTASTIC. I will highly recommend the people and company 100%.
I asked my dad to follow your instructions:
""But he can take that DVR right now, disconnect it from your dish and move it to another location. Hook up the power and connect it to one TV and watch what is on the DVR. Although some report that after a period of time (reports all differ), the DVR will stop showing old recordings because it can't 'phone home'.""
"Never plug in a sat feed or phone or Ethernet cable again."
I only used a HDMI cable and plugged it into one of the TV inputs.
Watched a few shows and movies and last night, EVERYTHING was gone :<
I had use of it for less than a month. I asked about an "account merge" when setting up my own service saying as little as I could and was told that it wasn't necessary.
Do you think if I return it to the "crib' maybe the content will magically reappear after it phones home ?
They will only drop MPEG2 only hardware, i.e. D1x, R1x and everything older. All the H2x and HR2x line are MPEG4 capable, and the R22 is a relabeled H2x that is MPEG4 capable, so will continue functioning.
It was only a few years ago they obsoleted the first generation receivers from the mid 90s, because they wanted to quit supporting an older guide data format. They won't obsolete the H2x/HR2x until they have something that requires taking that step. They don't want to have to replace a lot of customer hardware without a very good reason.
But which customers the R22 will serve? As it stands right now the R22 is for customers who are getting DVR for SD programming.
While I agree that the R22 can continue working after the shutdown it doesn't fit within DIRECTV receiver structures.
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