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HR21-100 First Look...

Discussion in 'DIRECTV - HR21 Discussion (private)' started by Greg Alsobrook, Jan 27, 2008.

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  1. Jan 27, 2008 #1 of 185
    Greg Alsobrook

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    Alright guys. GWV and I were talking last night, and we thought it might be a good idea to get rolling on the first look as per hdtvfan's suggestion. As fast as these boxes are becoming mature, there's no telling how long we'll have to get this together, so we may as well get a jump on it. Obviously, some functionality changes will have to updated as we continue to receive CE's... but at least we can get some of the basics covered for now.

    So... I figured a good way to do this may be to have people choose sections... that way, no one has an overwhelming amount of writing to do... and, everyone can be involved.

    Going off of the other first looks, here are some ideas for topics to be written on:

    -Intro
    -Packaging
    -Dimensions, Appearance, & Ports
    -From the Outside
    -From the Inside
    -Setup & Activation
    -Observations
    -Comparisons
    -Conclusion

    As a reference, here are some other first looks...

    HR21-700 - http://hr20.dbstalk.com/docs/hr21_firstlook.pdf
    HR21-200 - http://hr20.dbstalk.com/hr21_200_first_look.pdf
    HR20-100 - http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=83811
    HR20-700 - http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=61862

    Just post in this thread which topics you would like to write about. I guess it wouldn't be a bad idea if you wanted to take more than one.. and we could assign a couple different people to each topic. That way, we can get a couple perspectives on each topic, and then combine them together. Once you've completed your writeup, feel free to send it to GWV or myself... and we will begin piecing this together.

    I know alot of you guys have taken some great pictures... If you have some pictures you would like to contribute, please PM me and I will give you my email address. I plan on hosting all of the pictures so that we can have them all in one place. I will make it private and provide you guys the link.

    I think doing it this way may be pretty cool. That way, everyone can contribute as much as they would like/are able to... I know a lot of you guys are very busy and may not have time to contribute as much as others... which is totally understandable. Just post in this thread what you're able to do.

    -700 and -200 guys... feel free to pitch in with tips, tricks, suggestions, do's/don'ts. Hopefully we can live up to the precedent you guys have set for us. :)
     
  2. Jan 27, 2008 #2 of 185
    mhayes70

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    Good Start :biggthump I know you guys will do a good job!
     
  3. Jan 27, 2008 #3 of 185
    waynebtx

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    Great idea. Not sure where i want start writing. As a group i think we can do.
     
  4. Jan 27, 2008 #4 of 185
    waynebtx

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    I went ahead and started on the -Setup & Activation .
     
  5. Jan 27, 2008 #5 of 185
    gulfwarvet

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    Ok, i'll keep a record in this post on who's doing what for we don't get confused any. i will update this thread as we get cracking on this. Please feel free to work together on any parts as a smaller group as well.

    Thanks and have fun working together :)

    K4SMX----------Introduction
    waynebtx------Setup & Activation
    Mike Huss------Photo's
    SALBO-----------Dimensions, Appearance, & Ports
    Thaedron-------Packaging
    MicroBeta-------Observations, Conclusions
    SockMonkey----Inside look and photo's
     
  6. Jan 27, 2008 #6 of 185
    Thaedron

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    How much is expected to be written from scratch vs. leveraged from the 700 and 200? One of the things that strikes me is that these are 98% the same, with few observable differences and aside from the code base currently running are effectively a functionally equivalent hardware platform.
     
  7. Jan 27, 2008 #7 of 185
    MartyS

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    I can take a crack at setup and activation... not sure how my writing style is, but I'll give it a shot.
     
  8. Jan 27, 2008 #8 of 185
    hdtvfan0001

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    Just as an FYI....

    As the co-author on both the -700 and the -200 First Looks....I can say that you are mostly correct. There are many similarities but also some differences.

    I have shared some (hopefully useful) things with these new 2 co-authors as to help jump start their efforts - please note that they now have the many photos all of you have contributed so far in the original thread.

    Good luck guys.
     
  9. Jan 27, 2008 #9 of 185
    waynebtx

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    I started on that last night as well. Thank to the -200 and -700 teams they did a greath job on writing it. Seem all that relly need done is is just some editing for the -100.
     
  10. Jan 27, 2008 #10 of 185
    waynebtx

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    Finished with doing the editing on the Setup & Activation just pm me where to send it. Did it word so if any more editing needs done.:)
     
  11. Jan 27, 2008 #11 of 185
    gulfwarvet

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    PM sent with private email address
     
  12. Jan 27, 2008 #12 of 185
    MartyS

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    Then run with it, Wayne... I haven't started anything yet... had my 2 year old Granddaughter here all week. They're leaving in the morning so I might have some time after I clean up! :D
     
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    waynebtx

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    Once i got started could not put it away. Just got carried away with the moment.
     
  14. Jan 28, 2008 #14 of 185
    Greg Alsobrook

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    I've spoken with Mike Huss about his pictures... and hdtvfan has a collection from back when we first got our boxes... but i'd still like to collect as many as possible... even if i end up with duplicates from the ones hdtvfan has... that's fine... i'd rather have too many than not enough!

    so anyone with pics... please PM me so I can give you my email address... thanks!
     
  15. Jan 28, 2008 #15 of 185
    Stuart Sweet

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    Just remember, keep your pictures small. The HR21-200 First Look was a 5MB download.
     
  16. Jan 28, 2008 #16 of 185
    hdtvfan0001

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    Yup.

    If the photos can be saved in 1600 X 1200 size or smaller in a JPG format, they will take up much less space.
     
  17. Jan 28, 2008 #17 of 185
    Greg Alsobrook

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    no worries... i have a handy little powertool i use to resize pics... works great and doesn't affect the quality...
     
  18. Jan 28, 2008 #18 of 185
    hdtvfan0001

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    That should do the trick.

    Looking foward to seeing this new one published...
     
  19. Jan 28, 2008 #19 of 185
    Stuart Sweet

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  20. Jan 28, 2008 #20 of 185
    smiddy

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    Uhm, don't forget to never always remember your references, they are important. :)
     
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