How many different HR21 and HR20 models are there?

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bwalker

Discussion Starter · Aug 18, 2008

How many different models are there now?

HR21-100

HR21-200

HR21-700

HR21- ?

HR20- ?

HR20- ?

Which is the newest models being made or does the model number only mean manufacture location and they all are still being made?

Curious which ones are known to have heating or other problems?

The HR21-200 sure is made cheaply but does has 2 fans in it.

The HR21-100 has an after-the-fact long thin black wire added to it running from teh motherboard up to the front panel. Probably due to a design mistake.

These little facts are interesting to see how the different models are being designed.

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Doug Brott

· #2 · Aug 18, 2008

Here are the model breakdowns :

HR20-100, HR20-700

HR21-100, HR21-200, HR21-700, HR21Pro

HR22-100

The HR22-100 is an HR21-100 with a larger HDD.

Only the HR21 & HR22 are being produced at this point .. I don't recall any of them really having heat issues.

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Doug Brott

· #3 · Aug 18, 2008

Also, the reason there is a more than one manufacturer is so DIRECTV does not put all of it's eggs in one basket (availability, economics, etc.) .. likely helps keep the price down in the long run.

The manufacturers do, however, do most of the design work based on specs provided by DIRECTV.

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Tom Robertson

· #4 · Aug 18, 2008

And to get enough manufacturing lines running.

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rahlquist

· #5 · Aug 18, 2008

Doug this clear and simple post should be a sticky I think.

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houskamp

· #6 · Aug 18, 2008

rahlquist said:
Doug this clear and simple post should be a sticky I think.

kinda is.. http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=117744

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rahlquist

· #7 · Aug 18, 2008

houskamp said:
kinda is.. http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=117744

hmm thats a fairly good point though there is no hr22 listed there perhaps a footnote is needed.

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bwalker

Discussion Starter · #8 · Aug 18, 2008

If anyone knows...

Is the HR22-100 a true and exact design copy of the HR21-100 down to every detail such as hard drive placement, hdd holder, sata wire location and front panel connectors to motherboard - except for the hard drive size? Or does it just look mostly similar with some changes?

What I like about the HR21-100 is that is has a very nice dense peice of yellow vibration/noise reducing foam on top of it.

Anybody know where you can buy that same stuff? I cant find it.

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Stuart Sweet

· #9 · Aug 18, 2008

As far as I have been told, HR22s are exactly, exactly the same as HR21s just with a bigger hard drive.

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