Technical > Cable & Satellite TV > [DIRECTV] H21 Now Network-Enabled!

reply to drjim

Re: [DIRECTV] H21 Now Network-Enabled!

MRV has been in testing for a while now, and probably will be for a good while longer.

If the only DirecTV receivers you have are "H" series (e.g. no DVRs), then the network capability won't do you any good in the near term. Eventually you might be able to forego the phone line and be able to order PPV via network connectivity, but that probably won't be any time soon.

If you have one or more HR DVR or R22 SD DVRs, and H series receivers, and all are on the same network, you'll eventually be able to 'play' content recorded on any networked DVR from any other networked DVR or H series receiver - from what I understand. When these capabilities will be available to the general public is not currently known.
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No, just the single H21 in my little place.
Sounds like they're planning on doing the same thing Verizon does. My girlfriend has one DVR, but we can play recorded content back on any of the other TV/boxes we have in the house.
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I think their plan is much more sophisticated than that
But yes - the initial capability is what you stated.

Just tried to buy a PPV with the remote, but it said to call customer service.
Oh, well, I can wait.
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That's interesting... I ordered 2 PPV last year and they were notified via the internet. In fact, my receivers have never been hooked up to a phoneline.

It's strange that it's not setup for the H2x series receivers yet.
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Might take em a while to get it running at the head-end.
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