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I've posted several items on my woes with the HR20. I won't rehash that here. I gave it 6 weeks as my main TV watching local before the IKD bug makes it unstable as a platform for recording shows for me. I've now been back with the HR10 for a few days and I came to the realization that the HR10/Tivo interface made watching and recording shows a more enjoyable experience.
Obviously, the ability to record and watch shows is big, but I've tried to ignore that. After a couple of days back on the HR10, I find that there are two huge differences that make it a better experience, at least for me, on the HR10. First, Dual Live Buffers - yeah you can record one and watch something else on the HR20, but I had grown accustomed to pausing something, flipping to the other tuner and "grazing" around the stations. That's nearly impossible on the HR20 unless you actually record the current show.
However, I've come to realize that for the way I watch TV, it's the guide that actually makes it a less enjoyable experience. I'm a grazer. I always want to know if there is something better on. On the HR10, the Tivo-Guide is actually fast, and I can flip through the 100 or so channels in my Favorites in a matter of seconds. On the HR20, it's a painful experience - each button press is a good three seconds. It takes almost a minute to flip through all the channels.
The conclusion I've come to, for good or bad, is that I found myself watching less TV because the UI on the HR20 didn't give me the same experience as the HR10. When I first got a DSR6000 6+ years ago, Tivo changed the way I watched TV. I have found that the interface, especially the two issues mentioned, have stepped me back in time, and I'm not happy about it. I'm hopeful that someone at DTV can come up with a guide and DLB's that make it fun again.
Obviously, the ability to record and watch shows is big, but I've tried to ignore that. After a couple of days back on the HR10, I find that there are two huge differences that make it a better experience, at least for me, on the HR10. First, Dual Live Buffers - yeah you can record one and watch something else on the HR20, but I had grown accustomed to pausing something, flipping to the other tuner and "grazing" around the stations. That's nearly impossible on the HR20 unless you actually record the current show.
However, I've come to realize that for the way I watch TV, it's the guide that actually makes it a less enjoyable experience. I'm a grazer. I always want to know if there is something better on. On the HR10, the Tivo-Guide is actually fast, and I can flip through the 100 or so channels in my Favorites in a matter of seconds. On the HR20, it's a painful experience - each button press is a good three seconds. It takes almost a minute to flip through all the channels.
The conclusion I've come to, for good or bad, is that I found myself watching less TV because the UI on the HR20 didn't give me the same experience as the HR10. When I first got a DSR6000 6+ years ago, Tivo changed the way I watched TV. I have found that the interface, especially the two issues mentioned, have stepped me back in time, and I'm not happy about it. I'm hopeful that someone at DTV can come up with a guide and DLB's that make it fun again.