RCA DS4290RE DIRECTV/UltimateTV Satellite System with Built-In 35-Hour Digital Video Recorder and Free Pro-Installation (*see Terms and Conditions)

52% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

I bought one of these from a bricks and boards store and (fortunately) bought a replacement extended warranty. My 4th unit since 12/9/01 has just failed entirely. Don't waste your money. Extended warranty or no, I'm ridding myself of this nuisance.

Worked fine for six months, although the only feature I really used was recording on the hard drive. Then the unit quit. I called RCA and after describing the symptoms - continuously blinking power light, no signal - they said the unit was not...

I PURCHASED A SONY ULTIMATE TV WITHIN A MONTH OF IT BEING INTRODUCED. IT WAS LIKE GETTING YOUR FIRST MICROWAVE OR HEARING DOLBY DIGITAL COMPARED TO MONO BROADCASTS. I PURCHASED A TIVO JUST TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE AND I AM THANKFUL FOR BEST BUYS LIBERAL...

Dont buy UltimateTV, Microsoft has already denounced that they have entered into the wrong business and should have stuck with their monopoly computer software business. Obviously Microsoft tried to copy every bit of the programming from Tivo as well...

Bought the Ultimate TV for myself (w/ DirecTV) and helped a friend buy a Tivo (she knew the name and wanted Tivo, not any knock-offs).The UltimateTV compression algorithm seems a lot better than her Tivo (it's working with digital cable). She has a lot...

Ultimate is accurate. We've been Directv subcribers for eight years, and loved the service. This reciever, recorder, is like going into a new dimension. You'll know immediatley what I'm saying, but the day I bought it there was a rebate offer and I...

Let me start by saying that I too did a lot of research before buying. I did buy a Sony Ultimate TV receiver instead of the RCA. I do have an RCA Direct TV receiver as well. Since buying a receiver is tied to buying a service along with it, I think a...

Everything on this receiver is a dream come true except the WebTV. I don't understand were the previous raters got the "to slow" from. This thing works without a single glitch!

I did a lot of research and comparison shopping, both here at ...site as well as reviewing differences between Tivo and UltimateTV. After ...delivered the system to my home, I had an appt. set up with the local installer within 2 weeks. Other than the...