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Originally posted by Paisley
We just swiched to DirecTV HD. We had a 1st generation Tivo forever, and it rocked, but we moved to a new place and upgraded to HD tvs (a Pioneer 50 inch plasma - sorry not sure the exact model name - and a Sony 42 inch Bravia).
The DirecTV dvr is a huge disappointment as compared to Tivo. Way less user friendly, freezes up and loses picture or sound regularly. (I have heard that this is a standard complaint, unfortunately.) A recent attempt to tape a Laker game resulted in 2 1/2 hours of black screen . . .
That said, when it works, having HD is awesome. I find myself watching random nature shows because the picture is so impressive. The digital radio that comes with the HD package is great too.
We love our Pioneer tv. The picture on the Bravia is nowhere near as nice, but it's in the bedroom, so it's usually just on as background while we're getting ready in the morning.
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I've had the Directv branded DVR for about 2 years now. It is much less user-firendly than Tivo for all the reasons Paisley mentioned (though, knock on wood, it hasn't really frozen up on me much lately - did it all the time when we first got it). The good news is that eventually you do get used to it. And since it is the only viable option for Directv, I guess that has to be good enough.
If you have any thoughts of going smaller on the tv, we have a 37" Aquos that we generally like a lot. Because we have a loong and narrow living room instead of a square room, it is the best option for us. Plus we have a ton of sunlight hitting the screen, so LCD works better for us than plasma. $.02
