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In article <A-CdnUk7Jrm785feRVn-pg@comcast.com>,
"GB" <gbell57@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Jack Zwick" <jackzwick@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:jackzwick-68E931.19241522082005@newsclstr01.news.prodigy.com...
> > In article <11gkn9th91pahe2@corp.supernews.com>,
> > Mike Hunt <in2sheep@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 2005-08-22, GB <gbell57@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > My setup now includes two HDVR2 (different rooms) two more directtv
> >> > receivers and a HD directv receiver hooked to my HD TV along with one
> >> > of
> >> > the
> >> > Tivos.
> >> >
> >> > I am interested in a HR10-250 especially considering the deals some are
> >> > reporting ($299). I am concerned though with the new satellites
> >> > requiring
> >> > a
> >> > different receiver. What to do? Should I go ahead and look for the
> >> > deal
> >> > on
> >> > a HR10-250 hoping it will be replaced for free once it is required or
> >> > wait
> >> > to see what is needed and purchase this receiver. I know this would be
> >> > more
> >> > costly. Your opinions? What have others done?
> >>
> >> If you get the HR10-250, what programming are you going to want to watch
> >> in HD? The current HD feeds are NOT going away, you just won't be able
> >> to
> >> watch the new feeds. So, if the current HD feeds are good enough for
> >> you,
> >> try to get the HR10-250. If you only want to watch the HD feeds coming
> >> on
> >> the new satellites, you might want to wait. The biggest problem of
> >> waiting, in my opinion, is there is NO schedule for when a new DVR is
> >> coming out that supports the new HD feeds -
> >
> >
> > Echostar has an HD - DVR now for its larger HD package.
> >
> What does this have to do with the cost of eggs in China?
It means if you want a DVR with a satellite receiver that gets more HD
stations than an HR10-250, you dont have to wait until DirecTv delivers
one, maybe a year as you say. One is available TODAY !
> >
> >> you could be waiting over a
> >> year before one is brought to market. Can you wait that long before
> >> enjoying HD? Since there is no DVR on the horizon for the new feeds, I
> >> would say try to get a good deal on the HR10-250 and enjoy it while you
> >> have it. Sure in a year or two you may have to pay some money to upgrade
> >> it to whatever DirecTV is pushing, but in the meantime, you will be
> >> enjoying a great DVR interface with HD content.
> >
> >
> > i was just told that all new Directivo activations incur a monthly $5.99
> > Tivo fee. That is a total ripoff as their Tivo costs have not increased.
>
> I am grandfathered in at 4.99
But if one adds another DirecTivo or switches a unit to an HR10-250, the
fee goes up.