H21, or H24?

Age. Processing speed. Not really noticeable on H2x. And probably the biggest difference is size.

Both can do ethernet and RF, but the H24 is newer, smaller, faster (and imo, better looking) than the H21, and worth the extra $10! The H24 only has coax audio output (no optical), but coax-to-optical converters are cheap if you really need optical.

The H24 has a built in DECA, likely its biggest selling point. Unless your into external DECAs, or not into whole home.

On a tangent which might help OP, if one orders an H2x from DTV, as one might if they are eligible for a discount to either 49 or 0 dollars, are there mechanisms to prevent getting an H20 as it does not do Whole Home?

It recently crossed my mind before I decided I wanted an H25 which I bought from ss.

doctrsnoop said:

On a tangent which might help OP, if one orders an H2x from DTV, as one might if they are eligible for a discount to either 49 or 0 dollars, are there mechanisms to prevent getting an H20 as it does not do Whole Home?

It recently crossed my mind before I decided I wanted an H25 which I bought from ss.

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if you have whole home then you will definitely get a 21-25. If not, just tell them you bought a 3d tv as the h20s aren't 3d capable and you will be asured a 21+

The H21 runs cooler and you can get them for less through third parties.

I have a h21 and a h25, the h21 runs just as fast as the h25 it's just 3 times the size and just as reliable but needs external deca.

doctrsnoop said:

On a tangent which might help OP, if one orders an H2x from DTV, as one might if they are eligible for a discount to either 49 or 0 dollars, are there mechanisms to prevent getting an H20 as it does not do Whole Home?

It recently crossed my mind before I decided I wanted an H25 which I bought from ss.

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I just got a H21 from DTV for $49, but when I tried to order another one, they were going to bill me $99 plus another $49 for a service call, since it would be my fifth tuner. There was no way for me to eliminate the service call, and when I found that I could get an H21 or an H24 from Solid Signal for $99, I decided to order from them rather than mess with calling DirecTV to explain why I do not need one of their technicians to add a splitter to my SWM-8 (that I installed myself).

samrs said:

The H24 has a built in DECA, likely its biggest selling point. Unless your into external DECAs, or not into whole home.

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I thought it was the H25 that had the built in DECA, which is why I had not considered it. I do not want DECA, because I already have wired Ethernet to most of my TVs, and I really need the diplexed OTA, since some of my TVs are in locations that would be too difficult to run another coax cable for the OTA. I know that the H24 has an Ethernet port and the H25 does not.

I need my local CBS sub-channel to get the national CBS SEC game of the week when my local CBS affiliate relegates the national SEC game to the sub-channel so they can show a regional broadcast of an ACC game, and I need my local NBC affiliate's sub-channel, because that is where they show the SEC Channel. Life is hard for a Kentucky fan living in ACC country

Stuart Sweet said:

The H21 runs cooler and you can get them for less through third parties.

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Temperature is not really a consideration for me, since it will be sitting by itself on a ventilated shelf, and the price difference is only $10.

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if you have whole home then you will definitely get a 21-25. If not, just tell them you bought a 3d tv as the h20s aren't 3d capable and you will be asured a 21+

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I do have two 3D TVs, but this is not one of them I do not have whole home, but if I can get them to allow me to do an unsupported whole home (hard wired Ethernet cables rather than DECA), I might consider it.

i have 2 h24 and it work fine mrv.

all of the receivers on the mrv are having problems the hr34.

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I thought it was the H25 that had the built in DECA, which is why I had not considered it. I do not want DECA, because I already have wired Ethernet to most of my TVs, and I really need the diplexed OTA, since some of my TVs are in locations that would be too difficult to run another coax cable for the OTA. I know that the H24 has an Ethernet port and the H25 does not.

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The H24 can go either DECA or Ethernet. It's the most flexible receiver overall and worth the extra 10, imo.