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Direct TV TiVo DVR

Philips DSR6000, Hughes GXCEBOT, Sony SAT T60 DirecTV TiVo DVR

This is an older series of Direct TiVo satellite receivers. They don't

make them anymore, but I'm listing them here since you could still get one refurbished online like from eBay, or used from your local classifieds, or something like that and they are totally upgradeable. If you connect your TiVo unit up to a phone line it will automatically receive any software updates.

Believe it or not, the Sony SAT T60, Hughes GXCEBOT, and Philips DSR6000 TiVo DVR units, are basically the same in most important aspects, with the only differences being the front panel and the brand name that appears on the box.

All of these Direct TV TiVo DVR receivers were assembled using the same parts from the same Mexican factory. They all have dual tuners and the same TiVo functionality.

These models all come stock with 40 GB hard drive, which gives it the capacity to hold 35 hours of digital programming.

See my article upgrade or hack Direct TV TiVo receivers to get details on how to add a second or larger hard drive to get more record time.

With this series of Direct TV TiVo satellite receivers you get 8-second instant-replay, Pause, fast-forward, and rewind live television. Jump-to-live button on remote, 4 picture-quality settings basic, medium, high, or best. But note the higher settings take up more storage space, so you get fewer hours of record time.

You get access to over 225 digital-quality channels of DirecTV programming with the convenience and control of the DirecTV Digital Video Recorder.

There's even more to love from a Direct Tv TiVo DVR receiver

Here are a few more features...

• Dual Tuners allow you to record two shows at the same time or watch one while recording another.

• Use Season Pass to automatically record every episode of your favorite shows.

• Use WishList to find and record programs that match your interests.

• DirecTV Advanced Program Guide for access to up to 14 days of program listings.

Philips DSR7000, Hughes HDVR2, RCA DVR40, Hughes SD-DVR40, Philips DSR704 TiVo DVR

These are the next generation of DirecTV/TiVo satellite receivers. As with the older Sony SAT T60, Hughes GXCEBOT and Philips DSR6000 TiVos, the Philips DSR7000, Hughes HDVR2, RCA DVR40, Hughes SD-DVR40, and Philips DSR704 units are basically identical. When the respective manufactures discontinued the earlier generation receivers they just replaced them with these and kept on rolling.

They still use the same parts and are built in the same Mexican factory.

The only differences between the DSR7000, DSR704, SD-DVR40 and HDVR2 are:

Color of the remote (DSR7000 has a silver remote; HDVR2, SD-DVR40 have a black remote)

Appearance of the front panel (DSR7000 has an open slot for the DirecTV access card; HDVR2 has a small panel door that lifts to conceal the card)

Name on box (Philips, Hughes, RCA, Sony) on screen and on the front of the receiver

All come stock from the factory with 40 GB hard drives installed, except the Hughes SD-DVR100 which comes with a 100 GB hard drive installed, which is basically a factory upgraded TiVo.

But all the TiVo/DirecTV receivers listed here (old and new) can be upgraded or hacked by adding a second or larger hard drive to get more record time. 

The features that really matter are all the same:

• Records up to 35 hours of DIRECTV programming (factory)

• Pause live TV, create instant replays, watch in slow motion, and more

• TiVo Suggestions automatically records shows similar to your Favorites

• Dolby Digital pass-through

• Perform your own slow motion and instant replay

• Simultaneous record and playback from internal hard disk

• High speed picture Search at 3x, 18x, and 60x

• Frame by Frame advance

• Status bar on-screen

• Season PassTM function

• TiVo's suggestions records shows you like

• TiVo Takes preview show

• TiVoMatic previews

• Network Showcases

• Advanced Program Guide - 14 days

• Choice of DirecTV or TiVo on-screen guide

• Universal Remote

• 32-bit Microprocessor

• Two sets of A/V outputs

• S-Video output

• Auto title insert for recording

• Future software upgrade capability

Samsung SIR-S4120R / SIR-S4040R TiVo DVR

The Samsung SIR-S4120 and SIR-S4040R Direct TV TiVo satellite receiver comes stock with a 120GB hard drive for up to 100 hours of digital recording. That much hard drive space also allows you to pause live tv for up to 30 minutes. And as with previous DirecTV/TiVo satellite receivers you have the option to replay and slow mo live tv as well.

The SIR-4120/SIR-S4040 box comes equipped with one S-video output, two A/V outputs, and an optical/digital audio output that will pass Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound through your audio system. 

The SIR-S4120/SIR-S4040 also combines the services of Direct TV Advanced Program Guide and TiVo's Live TV Guide so that every available program is listed two different ways up to 14 days in advance. This DirecTV TiVo DVR also features a dual tuner (two DirecTV digital satellite signals), like the others on this page, that allows you to record up to two separate shows at the same time while you watch another.

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