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Hr23, Is It Real

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I just had a tech supervisor out to my house for a trouble shoot. He determined that my hr21-200 was defective , as it was not reading the HD signals through the b-band converters. And yes the b-band was new and yes the multi switch was replaced. He is coming back out tomorrow with the new hr23-(600 if I recall). Does this box exist, if so what is the spec on it? He did mention that the b-bands are buitl into the box.
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HR22 = HD-DVR
H23 = HD Receiver

There is no HR23 at this time.
He must have meant hr22. Which HDDVR has the b-bands built into it?
stblake10 said:
He must have meant hr22. Which HDDVR has the b-bands built into it?
From what I have heard the HR23 has built in B-Band Converters but I don't think it is out yet.
That must be the box I am getting tomorrow. He did say that the NEW boxes had the b-bands built into them. He did say it was an HR23-(not sure about the later part of the #). But I am certain of it.
As I have been corrected myself:

In fact these receivers do NOT have BBCs built in, but rather don't need them because they have wide-band tuners that were not previously available. The new tuners don't need the 250-750 band shifted; they can decode them as-is.
stblake10 said:
That must be the box I am getting tomorrow. He did say that the NEW boxes had the b-bands built into them. He did say it was an HR23-(not sure about the later part of the #). But I am certain of it.
I'll be curious to know what you end up with...
The tech/sup will be out at the house today. I will update this thread later. If I can get some pics off I'll add them in. The HR21-200 that I have, hesaid that he has seen alot of issues with them accepting the b-band converster signals. Is there any specs on the hr23-###?
stblake10 said:
The tech/sup will be out at the house today. I will update this thread later. If I can get some pics off I'll add them in. The HR21-200 that I have, hesaid that he has seen alot of issues with them accepting the b-band converster signals. Is there any specs on the hr23-###?
At this point, there is not HR23-### .. The H23-600 is a standalone HD receiver that does not require a b-band converter. It is not a DVR. So if the tech brings this out to you, you won't have any way to record. My guess is that you will get an HR22-100, but please do let us know if you get something weird.
I will report back. It was weird when he stested the two lines feeding the box. One line (both w/b-band) had a high % and the other had 25-30% lower strength. When he removed the b-band from the line that was the weaker the box was fine. Now I assume the hr21-200 is the HDDVR. So what HDDVR box do I have an option of getting, if he said the box he is bringing dies not need the b-bands?
stblake10 said:
I will report back. It was weird when he stested the two lines feeding the box. One line (both w/b-band) had a high % and the other had 25-30% lower strength. When he removed the b-band from the line that was the weaker the box was fine. Now I assume the hr21-200 is the HDDVR. So what HDDVR box do I have an option of getting, if he said the box he is bringing dies not need the b-bands?
There are plenty of options. They have the HR21-700 Hr21-100 Hr21-200 HR22-100 etc....etc.... Maybe he meant the HR22-100. which I have and does need the BBC's. Let us know what he brings. Many are interested in it
Another possibility is that you will be converted to SWM, which does not require the use of b-band converters.

Carl
My guess is that the tech simply mixed up the H23 and the HR21/22.
I know that I am not getting the SWM set up. He is trained on it, but the cost is expensive.
stblake10 said:
I know that I am not getting the SWM set up. He is trained on it, but the cost is expensive.
Not that expensive any longer, but policy for D* is not to "upgrade" current customers I believe. User Roberte here can answer that better. The H23 doesn't use BBC's. Rumor has it there may be another HDVR+ comng out in the future that would use that same tech. It just hasn't been seen yet
So what DVR did you get.
Starchy77 said:
I am guessing he did not get an HR23???
Probably not
I got a call from the sup. and he said that the box he and I discussed was at the warehouse. He is going to deliver it today. I hope this works. I will reply later this evening.
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