[jersey73]

What's the difference between the two machines?

Thanks in advance.

 

[davring]

The manufacturer. They have identical functionality. There may be some minor quirks between them though.

 

[jersey73]

The manufacturer. They have identical functionality. There may be some minor quirks between them though.

Does it mean one is newer than the other? Or the numbers after the "R15" have nothing to do with newer technology or not?

 

[zuf]

The numbers (-100, -300, and -500 for the R15s) are used to denote the hardware manufacturer and have nothing to do with which one is newer than the other. Even though they are made by different manufacturers, they should be functionally equivalent.

 

[jersey73]

The numbers (-100, -300, and -500 for the R15s) are used to denote the hardware manufacturer and have nothing to do with which one is newer than the other. Even though they are made by different manufacturers, they should be functionally equivalent.

But just between friends here...do we know which manufacturer made which one and is one manufacturer better?

 

[zuf]

As a matter of fact, I was just looking for that information. Here's what I found:

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?p=1224935#post1224935

As for which is better, I imagine everyone will have their own opinions. Both R15's that I own are -500, so I don't have a frame of reference.

 

[jersey73]

As a matter of fact, I was just looking for that information. Here's what I found:

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?p=1224935#post1224935

As for which is better, I imagine everyone will have their own opinions. Both R15's that I own are -500, so I don't have a frame of reference.

Awesome...thanks zuf for the info!

 

[davring]

But just between friends here...do we know which manufacturer made which one and is one manufacturer better?

Some people may swear one is better than the other but they are manufactured to D*'s specs. You could try a search here and see if there are reported problems with a given manufacture, I don't recall any.

 

[carl6]

As for how new each is, in actuality the -500 came first followed by the -300 then the -100 (in the specific case of the R15).

Carl

 

[Draconis]

I have both units and they both perform the same. The only reason I can see that someone would prefer a R15-300 to a R15-500/100 is if there are space considerations.

The R15-300 is physically smaller then both the R15-100 & 500.

 

[jersey73]

The main reason I was asking was because I was having a little bit of trouble with my R15-500 (which it turns out is the issue with all R15s anyway.) DirecTV told me they were sending a replacement and told me it would probably not be another R15...more likely an R16 or R22. (I was hoping for the R22...simply for the 30 second skip feature.)

We, to my chagrin, they simply sent me an R15-300. So I am trying to decide whether to un-hook and send them back the "older" R15-500 (which I believe was manufactured in Jan. 2007) or simply send back the R15-300 they just sent me (which was manufactured in May 2007.) Any advice?

 

[ThomasM]

As for how new each is, in actuality the -500 came first followed by the -300 then the -100 (in the specific case of the R15).

Carl

I didn't know that....

I still like the Philips/Magnavox product. (the -300) I wish they were a supplier of the R22 series also.

 

[ThomasM]

We, to my chagrin, they simply sent me an R15-300. So I am trying to decide whether to un-hook and send them back the "older" R15-500 (which I believe was manufactured in Jan. 2007) or simply send back the R15-300 they just sent me (which was manufactured in May 2007.) Any advice?

Keep the R15-300. I LOVE my R15-300's. I PUT UP with the R22 (and the 30 skip doesn't work that great either). Read the CE threads for details.