Question about the local channel add on for HR54

Going with no. You would need a AM21 for that

 

Trust me. You'll want a AM21. I have an AM21 and wanted to get the LCC because its a compact package compared to the AM21. Problem is (and check the owners thread, lots of people reporting the same issue) the LCC has constant audio drop outs. Junk. I hooked my AM21 back up. Solid as a rock.

 

Audio drop out problem is same for both AM21 and LCC. Started about 3 years ago on AM21's and continues with LCC. It a hit or miss thing depending on channel tuned and time on the channel and it is more likely to occur on 1080i vs 720p channels.

And when football season starts, people will notice video frames dropped on fast action.

Easy cure for all issues.
1. Record show, and playback or
2. Press pause when problem occurs, then press Play and resume TV which is nearly live, only 1 sec delay.

Works for both LCC and AM21

 

Depends what you consider reasonable lol. You could probably get it for around $120 or so on eBay. I have both and the issue is much more pronounced on the LCC. Hopefully they fix it, but I kind of doubt its high on DirecTVs todo list.

 

There are quite a few broken AM 21s out there that can be repaired. There is a thread around here somewhere. I have one in the basement that I haven't got around to fixing yet.. Since I've got s couple homeruns connected to a computer I'm not in that big of a hurry. The homerun has a better receiver and will get all the subchannels that the AIM and LCC will miss.