I am having the Genie 2 installed on Saturday December, 9. What is the general consensus here on the Genie 2? Any noticeable improvements from the HR-54 it will be replacing? I am being told that the Genie 2 will fix the pixelation issue. Are there any internal upgrades that might provide better PQ?
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Honestly I don't think the Genie 2 will provide better PQ,from what I heart the Genie 2 improves the performance of the genie minis (c61k).
I have the HR54 with a c61k and its been solid and responsive. The only downside is I might have to get another C61k later because I have two 4K tvs and only have 1 C61k.
Most of the 4K stuff I watch are on BD anyways, and right now DirecTV just doesn't offer enough 4K content for me to consider getting another mini. At least not until sometimes next year.
I have the HR54 with a c61k and its been solid and responsive. The only downside is I might have to get another C61k later because I have two 4K tvs and only have 1 C61k.
Most of the 4K stuff I watch are on BD anyways, and right now DirecTV just doesn't offer enough 4K content for me to consider getting another mini. At least not until sometimes next year.
I have one here and with the latest firmware/guide and wired C61Ks everything is fine.
There is no reason you can't get the C61K now and add the TV later. That's what I did in August and didn't add the second 4K TV until two weeks ago.
There is no reason you can't get the C61K now and add the TV later. That's what I did in August and didn't add the second 4K TV until two weeks ago.
Honestly, I don't think it is now. I have had my genie 2 for about 6 months and haven't had any issues with it. It's like any other TV location. I'm running 2 wireless clients, 3 Samsung RVU 4K Tv's, and a c61K off of my genie 2.
it depends on how much you record, and how many tvs are in use at one time
with a genie and hr24, i have 150 timers available. no need to manage them between seasons.
if i dropped back to 100, i would have to add and delete things for the summer/fall/winter sereies.
having 6 tvs use the 7 tuners, you could run into an issue with only 1 spare tuner
so to me thats a downgrade
Yes, back in the olden days.
Seriously, though, when I went to the HS17 in August all I did was ask for two of the wired 4K clients and there were no issues at all even though I only had one 4K TV.
The new Genie 2 sucks. PQ not as good, changing channels takes forever, menu not as good either. Now I know why they wanted to give me a free upgrade...
Since all of your TV's have to have clients attached to them with the HS-17, or be RVU ready, what is the latency like compared to having the old receivers/dvr's hooked up to them?
The 17 was installed Saturday morning so I have had 4 days to live with it. I see no difference in PQ compared to the 54. Both were slow to change channels which the tech agreed with. The pixelation is no better with the 17.
It's been several years since I hooked up my TV to my indoor antenna but the week I spent with no DirecTV I decided to hook it up to watch my local channels. Holy crap. The increase in PQ over the DirecTV feed was like a slap in the face. I did not remember the difference being that dramatic.
It's been several years since I hooked up my TV to my indoor antenna but the week I spent with no DirecTV I decided to hook it up to watch my local channels. Holy crap. The increase in PQ over the DirecTV feed was like a slap in the face. I did not remember the difference being that dramatic.
The new Genie 2 sucks. PQ not as good, changing channels takes forever, menu not as good either. Now I know why they wanted to give me a free upgrade...
Something's not right somewhere. I'm not seeing any problems here and I've had the HS17 since August.
For ME- The Genie 2 is NOT something for me at this time - being a Long time D* Sub it has NO value for me - BUT for NEW Customers They would NOT really know what any difference is.
If you have one and Like it -That's Great- If you have one and Hate it at this time you can still get it replaced with a HR54 if you Hollar enough! -as we race futher into the future that option will NOT be possible due to aged equipment.
I like the New GUI - I also have enough of the old junk that will never be upgraded to it
If you have one and Like it -That's Great- If you have one and Hate it at this time you can still get it replaced with a HR54 if you Hollar enough! -as we race futher into the future that option will NOT be possible due to aged equipment.
I like the New GUI - I also have enough of the old junk that will never be upgraded to it
I'm getting use to it but it is slow compared to my HR54. I should of researched the Genie 2 before I got it.
Do you have Native Set to "ON" - looks like you do - Set it to off an that should speed things up a bit.
When set to on- It changes (handshakes) to the correct format that is broadcast - 720p or 1080i or 1080P or 4K - That will cause the screen to go blank while the signal is diag then displayed.
DO you have a AVR? in the mix? using that "upscaling" can cause it also .
Since you have a HS-17 and it is NOT directly Connected to the display - The delay may be just -local coax (moco) delay.
I am impressed with the Genie2 since the new firmware was installed early Tuesday morning and resetting all of devices everything has been working great no problems here!!!
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