HR20 100 ~vs~ HR20 700

[jpcamaro70]

Originally Posted by Spanky_Partain

The -100b has two ethernet ports. One is enabled the other is not. The -100 series, 100b/100s just had a national release of firmware 146 released yesterday. It also has an external antenna for the RF remote.

Other than that, they are pretty much the same. By the way, the 100s is a silver skin.

The main difference is who manufacutred the machine. That is what defines 100 or 700.

Have fun. I'm sure you will enjoy it.

I have a 100 and it's black, not silver.

[jpcamaro70]

Originally Posted by sgtakeover

Actually I beleive the HR20-100 is the older version. If you call D* and ask about them they'll say you will get a hr20-700. There is a small majoprity of customers who get these because the D* warehouses in specific cities still have them and they install whatever they have in the warehouse. For instance if that receiver ends up needing replaced, I can guarantee you that you'll get a hr20-700. Also another difference is that the Satellite 1 and 2 inputs are vertical on the the hr20-100 and horizontal on the hr20-700

My first unit about 1 1/2 years ago was a 700, when they first came out, my next replacement was another 700, my last replacement was a 100. I don't know if that makes one newer than the other but thats how i got them.

[aztec77j]

Originally Posted by mcbeevee

An extra piece of hardware (AM21) will soon be available for the HR21's. This will allow OTA reception/recording on the HR21 models. In addition to On Demand, you can use the ethernet port to access music & photos on a PC.

How do you access music from your PC? I have my ethernet cable hooked up to my modem, would I need to run another cable to my PC? Would like to be able to have access to my mp3's..

[dmccla1]

I have been with D* for about 14 years. I just got a free DVR (leased) to replace a receiver (owned). I received a refurb HR20-700. The DVR I got 2-1/2 years ago was also an HR20-700. I believe it was one of the very early ones with MANY software bugs. It took several months to work them out.

I was hoping for an HR22 with a larger hard drive. Is the eSata port active on the HR20-700? The technician told me there was an HR23 coming out and that only the HR20's had OTA tuners. I thought I read where the HR22 had OTA input/tuner. I do not completely trust the technician's knowledge. He seemed a bit green.

For now I will not complain. FREE is a pretty good price.

[tumbleweed]

Originally Posted by dmccla1

I have been with D* for about 14 years. I just got a free DVR (leased) to replace a receiver (owned). I received a refurb HR20-700. The DVR I got 2-1/2 years ago was also an HR20-700. I believe it was one of the very early ones with MANY software bugs. It took several months to work them out.

I was hoping for an HR22 with a larger hard drive. Is the eSata port active on the HR20-700? The technician told me there was an HR23 coming out and that only the HR20's had OTA tuners. I thought I read where the HR22 had OTA input/tuner. I do not completely trust the technician's knowledge. He seemed a bit green.

For now I will not complain. FREE is a pretty good price.

The HR 23 has been out for some time time now. I have an old HR 20 and it still works fine, except for the VOD function which I don't need anyway. Yes the eSATA is active, I added an external hard drive to mine It's easy to do. External hard drive can be up to 2 TB, even 750 GB will give you far more capacity than the new HR 23.