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Report: DIRECTV to Launch 5-Tuner
HD DVR
By Swanni
Washington, D.C. (December 4,
2011) -- DIRECTV this week will
launch a new 5-tuner HD DVR that can also store up to 200 hours
of HD programming.
That's according to the community message board,
SatelliteGuys.us, which says it was tipped off by DIRECTV
resellers.
The HD DVR, model HR34, enables viewers to watch any show in any
room with one DVR. According to SatelliteGuys, the $99 set-top
(after a $300 rebate) will also:
* Include a total of 800 hours of storage, including 200 hours
of high-def programming;
* Enable viewers to watch two shows at once without having to
change channels;
* Record and delete shows on every HD DVR in the house;
* And provide DIRECTV 'Whole Home' DVR service in four different
rooms.
SatelliteGuys.us says the receiver will launch on Thursday,
December 8. However, the site says the sheet supplied by its
retailer sources says the new HD DVR "should not be advertised."
DIRECTV may be inclined to limit demand in the early stages of
the new HD DVR; companies often 'soft launch' new products so
they can carefully monitor customer feedback in case the product
has to be modified before being marketed to the masses.
Regardless, the new HD DVR could pose a serious challenge to
DIRECTV's new TiVo HD DVR, which is expected to be released in
select markets this month.
