DIRECTV R15 Receiver/Digital Video Recorder--Up to 100 Hours

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 16 pounds
• ASIN: B000ERD6HS
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #28,803 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 25, 2006

Product Description

Product Description
DIRECTV® Receiver/DVR (R15) DIRECTV® satellite receiver: Access over 225 digital-quality channels through DIRECTV. With plenty of premium channels and a variety of sports packages to choose from, you'll always find something to watch. You can even get program listings up to two weeks ahead of time with the Advanced Program GuideTM. Digital video recorder (DVR): Digitally record up to 100 hours of your favorite programming, or enjoy the convenience of one-touch recording while you watch live TV. Never again will you have to buy videotapes or hassle with trying to set your VCR to record. Instant replay: Immediately rewind and replay whatever you're watching with the instant replay function, then restart the program where you left off. Optical Dolby® Digital output: Just connect this receiver to a Dolby®-compatible sound system, use a digital optical cable, and get set for super-crisp, super-realistic digital audio. Intelligent recording: Record programs with your favorite actor, director or based on a special keyword. The WishListTM function searches programs and schedules recording for you. Convenience features: Take advantage of the on-screen program guide, manual commercial skip and multiple speed rewind/fast forward to watch TV the way you want. Additional components: While this receiver is compatible with DIRECTV® broadcasts, you will also need a subscription service to supply the signal and a satellite dish that's able to receive the services you want. Note: DIRECTV® services are sold separately.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst PVR EVER!, April 28, 2006

By	M. Shantar "juanhovito" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've owned the R10 and other Tivo based units. This unit, the R15, is by far the worst DVR of all time. DirecTV is doing first time PVR users a diservice by turning them off to the jobs of PVR ownership.

It's slow.
Impossible to navigate.
Buggy.
Crashes.
Worthless.

Be warned.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible, April 14, 2006

By	barbre (Troy, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This thing won't record correctly when you tell it to. It's slow, and a royal pain to use. We called Directv to ask for a solution to it not recording shows and they wanted us to pay them to switch our paid for box with a rental unit, or we could pay $399 for a new one. This after I told them that THEIR forums are filled with people complaining about the thing not working, and a replacement wouldn't solve the problems. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely terrible, September 20, 2006

By	M.R.B. "MRB" - See all my reviews

Read the reviews above and search the net for bulletin boards.
This piece of equipment is absolutely worthless, I mean it. DirecTV otherwise is a fine service, but do NOT get this box, it's terrible along with the software used to run it.
Completely non-functional...I've had three in six months, all terrible.