DIRECTV Plus HD DVR HR20

Advantages: Large hard drive, Directv service
Disadvantages: Not TIVO, small fonts on remote, Deleting old programming

I have had directv for many years. I got my original DVR as a Tivo for directv. I was very dissappointed that I could not get the tivo for my bedroom dvrs. I gave in and got the directv dvr and was very dissappointed at first but gradually got used to it. My box has a small font remote that is hard for my 40yr old eyes to see but my son's has a bigger lettering. The rmote and usage is no where near as user friendly as the TIVO but as I get used to ... Read review

Advantages: Very easy to use, records 2 shows at the same time, rewind live shows
Disadvantages: Recorded program can only be watched on the DVR it is recorded on.

We have had our DVR for a few months. We have both cable and Direct TV and used mostly cable. We originally got the Direct TV for the NFL package. When we went to HD we decided to go with the HD DVR. I can't believe it took me so long to try the DVR. I absolutely love it. It is so easy to set programs to record and you can actually tape 2 programs at the same time. It is so nice to be able to easily set the DVR to record and not have to a VCR tape ... Read review