Directv R16 Ird-dvr Recorder Review

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(More customer reviews)UPDATE - Well please disregard the 3 star review - in fact this receiver is horrible. It has continually frozen, however the biggest flaw is the constant "722 Error" for some reason I get an error message saying that I am not receiving a satellite signal despite the fact I am able to watch TV (I have three DVR receivers this is the only model that gets the error message)? What is the problem? The error message takes up about 20% of the screen. I have spent HOURS on the phone with Direct TV without resolution. I have filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau ... with no resolution. Finally after three months I decided to cancel my Direct Tv Service

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Well all of us Direct TV users can sigh a bit of relief - we finally have an improvement over the old DVR R15 - which was a nightmare for all of its owners. In fact, (the previous model DIRECTV R15 Receiver/Digital Video Recorder--Up to 100 Hours) was so poor that it forced me to go to Ebay and buy an older Tivo model. The older R15 model had serious issues with its ease of use - it was nearly impossible to fast forward or rewind with any kind of accuracy. It was a very frustrating experience. See the old reviews ...it was universally despised!

The new R16 has fixed many of the bugs, and is a truly functioning unit. In fact, I would compare it to my 2003 model Tivo. I guess that is both good news and bad... while it matches the 2003 edition Tivo (which was way ahead of it time) you would hope that 5 years could have added a few more features.

The pros -
- 100 hours of storage - or roughly 50 movies.
- Pause live tv for 90 minutes (60 minutes longer than my old Tivo)
- Ease of use...rewinding and fast forwarding is a snap.
- Direct Tv has built in features that allows the reote control to be used for gaming (using channel 110 I think). It is an additional charge but some find it worth the cost.

Areas for improvement -
- This is 2008 WHY would Direct Tv introduce a new product that does NOT include Wifi access?
- If you lose power the unit takes up to 10 minutes to reset. This is a major annoyance if your power "flickers" while watching your favorite show or sporting evenet.
- Since there is no WiFi access you do not have the ability to rent or buy movies on Amazon.com and have them send it directly to the unit (like it does with a Tivo).
- I wish there was a choice of colors - Black is the only color.

FInal verdict, the Direct TV DVR R16 is strictly a functional unit that lacks the pizzaz of many the competing products. However, this is MAJOR improvement over the R15 model. In short, the R16 should not scare you... but there isn't much to excite you either.

0 Stars - caused me to cancel my service with Direct TV

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Product Description:
Get 100-percent digital picture and sound - plus all the convenience of digital video recording.* Take control of your TV with 15-minute tick marks, fast-forward correction and more. You can even set your home DVR with your cell phone or computer.

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