CES 2013: Engadget Hands On with the Directv HR44!

[Rey]

Given the current status that they won't allow two HR34s on an account, I would expect that will remain the case.

I think they'll treat it as a "Genie Server", and one per account.

damn that's what i thought. thanks jay.......

 

[Neutron]

It wouldn't hurt to ask though!

 

[whitewolf8214]

It wouldn't hurt to ask though!

That would be a great question to ask and I am very interested in the answer and interested in getting one

 

[Neutron]

Rey can be the guinea pig.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Rey is always the Guinea pig.


I do agree that they should at least bring the hard drive up to 2 TB.

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[whitewolf8214]

Rey can be the guinea pig.

Rey a guinea pig and I agree they should of made it 2TB

 

[Rey]

When I can get my hands on one I'll give it a shot guys.unless someone else beats me to it 1st..

 

[whitewolf8214]

When I can get my hands on one I'll give it a shot guys.unless someone else beats me to it 1st..

I would love to get my hands on one if Rey you don't want to be the guinea pig for it I will

 

[Rey]

Nevermind ...

 

[bobvick]

Given the current status that they won't allow two HR34s on an account, I would expect that will remain the case.

I think they'll treat it as a "Genie Server", and one per account.

I was hoping to order one from Value Electronics or Solid Signal when they come out and replace one of my HR24's with it and keep my HR34, I don't know why they limit it to one per account, seems kind of dumb. If you are willing to pay the full lease fee and accept a 2 year commitment they should activate what ever you want. I wonder if you contacted the executive customer service if they would activate more than one.

 

[dtro77]

I do agree that they should at least bring the hard drive up to 2 TB.

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I agree.

Guess we have to wait for HR 54 LOL!


But atleast its 5 tuners, But I hope they allow you to add more then one per account.

 

[Rey]

I agree.

Guess we have to wait for HR 54 LOL!


But atleast its 5 tuners, But I hope they allow you to add more then one per account.

or open it and switch it out yourself

 

[inazsully]

If it had a 2TB hard drive I'd be all over it. If you're going to give us 5 tuners where are we supposed to store all that stuff? Prime time viewing gives you time to watch maybe 4 hour long shows a night.

 

[lacubs]

so, what the big deal with this one? its doesn't haven't anymore tuners then the 34, no bigger hard drive

 

[Mr Tony]

so, what the big deal with this one?

Wifi - new
Faster processor - new
Fanless design (although there is an "emergency" fan)
External power supply
Smaller.

 

[lacubs]

just went back and read the whole thread and the HR44 doesn't seem that impressed to me

 

[hancox]

I'd love to see an HR24 <-> HR44 speed comparison. It's one thing to boost the horsepower, it's another to get rubber to road.

 

[rad]

I dont know if Engadget got that wrong or if DIRECTV changed the spec. I have seen a number of documents over the last 9 months and all of them I saw said it was a 3 tuner system.

I can promise you it has 5 turners in it just like the HR34 has.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Actually it has 6 tuners, one is dedicated to the guide. (Someone from Broadcom explained it to me last night).

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[jcrandall]

DBSTalk posted their first look today:
http://www.hr20.dbstalk.com/HR44-700 First Look.pdf

A couple notes from it that we didn't get from the Engadget report:
RC71 is a different RF tech than previous remotes, so previous remotes will only work in IR mode.
The HR44 receives IR & RF at the same time - a big win for slingbox users.