[Ryan]

HR10-250 (HD TiVo)
HR20
HR21

We're going on vacation, and I was thinking about bringing a receiver with us to catch up on some stuff we've saved. I'm not sure which unit we'll bring, so I'm asking about all of potential choices.

Thanks.

Ryan

 

[Greg Alsobrook]

Yes, they all will.

You may need a bbc to attach to the rear of the HR20 & HR21's though...

 

[Ryan]

Yes, they all will.

You may need a bbc to attach to the rear of the HR20 & HR21's though...

Would I need those even if I'm not hooking up to a dish?

 

[Greg Alsobrook]

Would I need those even if I'm not hooking up to a dish?

I believe so... I've heard that those units need to see a bbc on at least the first sat input in order to boot properly...

 

[CJTE]

The HR10-250 will continue to play back.

The HR20/21, eventually will time out. But its good for a couple weeks.

 

[Drew2k]

Yes, they all will.

You may need a bbc to attach to the rear of the HR20 & HR21's though...

Interesting. I've not experimented with this, but what if a receiver is configured for SWM and is then disconnected. Does it still require a BBC to boot properly when the receiver is used "off-site" with no satellite line, strictly for playback?

 

[Greg Alsobrook]

Interesting. I've not experimented with this, but what if a receiver is configured for SWM and is then disconnected. Does it still require a BBC to boot properly when the receiver is used "off-site" with no satellite line, strictly for playback?

Drew... I'm not sure... I haven't really experimented with this either... The only time I have booted my HR2x without a sat line, it did still have a bbc on it... and I think I remember reading this somewhere as well... but I could be way off base...

 

[texasbrit]

Interesting. I've not experimented with this, but what if a receiver is configured for SWM and is then disconnected. Does it still require a BBC to boot properly when the receiver is used "off-site" with no satellite line, strictly for playback?

I can't see any reason why you would need a BBC at all. The DVRs do not need a BBC to boot when they are attached to a dish (for example when they are attached to a 3-lnb dish and are not using the BBCs) so why would they need one when they are not attached?

 

[Ryan]

The HR10-250 will continue to play back.

The HR20/21, eventually will time out. But its good for a couple weeks.

Thanks for all the info.

I'll bring the BBCs just in case. And it's just a one week vaca. so we should be fine within the 'window' before the unit needs a little love from DirecTV HQ.

 

[admiral39]

I have an HR20-700. We've had our account on hold for four months now as we're building a newe house and living with my in-laws who have *cough* cable

Anyway, we have no problem playing back shows we have on our DVR, even now. My kids get to watch Little Einsteins and all their shows that grandma and grandpa don't get on cable. There is no time-out, at least not on ours. Not sure if the software version matters. I'm not in front of the unit to check the version, but I know that I downloaded the latest CE just before we moved in March. Oh, and no BBC's are connected either.

 

[bixfisher]

Got 0251 for my HR20-100s Now media share doesnt work again. Damn them!

 

[Greg Alsobrook]

Got 0251 for my HR20-100s Now media share doesnt work again. Damn them!

Might wanna post your problems in the issues thread (minus the expletives of course ).... http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=132200

 

[jbtv]

Funny, I was just about to come ask this same question. I've got a HR 10-250 that's pretty much collecting dust. Can I hook it up to the cable box at my vacation place, do manual records with manual channel changes and get away with it? Basically put the input as one of the cable boxes, set it to record line in or ch. 4 or whatever for the time I want, as long as the cable box is on the correct channel, and watch it later? Or is it not going to work, so I shouldn't bother hauling it up there?

 

[MONSTERMAN]

I have an HR20-700. We've had our account on hold for four months now as we're building a newe house and living with my in-laws who have *cough* cable

Anyway, we have no problem playing back shows we have on our DVR, even now. My kids get to watch Little Einsteins and all their shows that grandma and grandpa don't get on cable. There is no time-out, at least not on ours. Not sure if the software version matters. I'm not in front of the unit to check the version, but I know that I downloaded the latest CE just before we moved in March. Oh, and no BBC's are connected either.

I just started a thread on this. Do you remember disconnecting the sat cables before putting in suspension? I can't seem to bring up the list on my suspended HR21-700 to watch some movies on it, damn these DIRECTV greedy b a s t a r d s if designed this way!!!

 

[paulman182]

I can't see any reason why you would need a BBC at all. The DVRs do not need a BBC to boot when they are attached to a dish (for example when they are attached to a 3-lnb dish and are not using the BBCs) so why would they need one when they are not attached?

Exactly. And the receiver would not know if there was a BBC or not, since there is no signal passing thru it.