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  1. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I got into this boondogle yesterday when I noticed that 1080i was unchecked after the latest Ox66d download. I checked it, and it went through the business to verify 1080i worked, but returned to 480p and wouldn't allow 1080i after that - only 480p when the EXIT button was held down (the message...
  2. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    So we're agreed that being able to enable OR disable the power saving feature is important. I just checked my HR20 and it's still there after the OX66d download day before yesterday. It's under settings, sixth item down.
  3. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Not that I'm questioning the previous posts, but my HR20 did this recently and when I did a power-down reset it showed 31 errors. The bar graph goes along and shows a few (like 6) being repaired, then a numerical code pops up and the bar graph disappears and all is well. I haven't had any...
  4. DIRECTV General Discussion
    It might not be your AM21 but your DVR. Try resetting the HR34 before you scan for channels the next time and see if that makes any difference.
  5. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I went with Western Digital 1TB some years back in my HR20-100, and it's been working fine ever since. I think either WD or Seagate are good drives, although you can always come across a dead one with any brand. They ship well but I think shipping can be responsible for some of the bad drives...
  6. DIRECTV General Discussion
    You're right in saying heat has a negative impact on electronics. I was referring specifically to the capacitors. Electrolytic capacitors are rated for operation at elevated temperatures which are found in most electronics. They're a passive device and normally dissipate very little heat of...
  7. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Sorry about that misstatement. I checked my receipts and both the H20 & HR20 were purchased 7 years ago. It seemed a lot longer ago than that. Still, both have been good units for me. Directv 3D- Ho hummmmmm. I do use both as set-top and not in entertainment centers so they do run cooler - and...
  8. DIRECTV General Discussion
    It's really a shame that this is happening since those units weren't that bad in terms of performance. It must have been a batch of capacitors or started at some point in the HR20/H20 manufacturing history because I have both the HR20 and H20 which show no signs of bulging caps, and mine are...
  9. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Sorry if I offended! I was referring to cause and effect. You're quite correct. They're both signal-to-noise issues, but one is due to a loss of signal and the other is due to something overpowering the signal. Just saying.
  10. DIRECTV General Discussion
    The sun outage can happen anywhere in DTS system including its providers, since all use geosynchronous satellites located in the Clarke belt. The outage-predictor site won't help predict those because no one (outside of DTV) knows what links are susceptible at any given time. That site does...
  11. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I agree 100%. You can use the red/green buttons to jump 12 hours at a time and that's great, but holding the horizontal buttons down is a worthless feature the way it's implemented now. No idea where you'll end up because it's too fast. I'd like to see a sideways slip (one line worth) with about...
  12. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    That's precisely why I went with the overlay. I got real tired of resetting it every time I did a reboot or DTV downloaded an update - now, no problems and I like the softer glow better too.
  13. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    The big blue circle on my HR20 was my problem, especially when I'd watch home theater in a darkened room. I took a piece of glossy photo printer paper and printed an overlay using the same shade of gray as my receiver case with a clear area for the circle. Using double sided tape, I attached it...
  14. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    If you want to keep the OTA features of your HR20, it's pretty easy to pop in a new HD. I own mine and replaced the HD some years back when the original failed. DTV isn't accepting HR20s for return so you'd be safe in doing a replacement. The HR20 does offer some advantages in its built-in OTA...
  15. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I've seen some weird things happen in the last couple of months with my HR20. Sometimes for no apparent reason, everything going through the HD starts hicuping like the frame sequence is 1, 3, 2, 4, 3, 5, 4, 6, 5, 7 etc. Rebooting has always cleared up the problem. When I reboot, the screen...
  16. DIRECTV General Discussion
    You're quite right. I stand corrected on the cable/connector assumption - will have to be a DVR or TV issue.
  17. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I think the suggestion was to try your TV with another source like a BD player. Did you try removing the H20 and use another source (maybe a new HDMI cable too while you're at it)? At this point, if the TV has sound with another source, it's pretty likely it the DVR. I accidentally plugged my...
  18. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Maybe someone should ask - what makes you say your HR20 is failing??? I have one with an external drive, and the internal drive failed (could that be your problem?). I just popped in a new one (owned unit but it shouldn't matter in your case since DTV doesn't want HR20s back if you ever replace...
  19. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    The fact that only one station is doing this, points to that station as the culprit. It could be a combination of something the station is doing and a peculiar feature of the box, but I'd rather guess it's station itself and the way in which they're encoding their audio. You might give a shot at...
  20. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I gave up on their site for the most part, a long time ago. I had to access it using dial-up from a vacation location (no other choice), and after they started using a lot of Flash based scripting, it slowed down tremendously and finally, I couldn't complete the log-in to my account (it would...
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