HR34 Satellite Receiver - - 1 TB HDD (7 x Tuners - MPEG - SDTV, HDTV - 800 Hour Recording - USB - Ethernet)

If your setup is HDMI based and especially if you have a slightly older A/V receiver between this unit and your TV then steer clear. You can finagle it to where the HDMI handshaking is only a problem between 1080i and 1080p program/resolution changes...

i do not see how they say they have won awards for their technology and advanced dvr's you cannot watch anything online unless it is a paid subscription to hbo cinemax showtime or any other premium channel the program they want you to download to watch...

I have this unit but it was bought from DirecTV. I've had terrible issues with both this unit (HR 34-700) and with DirecTV support. Stay way from this unit until the software issues affecting the on demand feature is fixed. Check out all the issue on...

Summary: Overall, the DirecTV Genie (HR34) is an excellent HD DVR and the five tuner feature makes it a must have for those who share a DVR and are willing to pay a premium. For those familiar with DirecTV, the HR34 is functionally similar to the HR24...

I received the receiver and it came right away. Directv had an issue and said it was defective so I contacted the seller. He immediately had a tech call me to make it right. Everything was perfect and this seller really took care of me. P.S DirecTV...

Maybe because it's a new product it needs some tweaking. I almost sent it back after using it a couple of days. If you are coming from using one of the old Tivo HR 250's to this prepare for some adjustment. I would say it has some bugs. There are times...

The pros: Can record 5 programs at once. Connects to whole home Directv service. I have 3 other DVRs, an HR24 and two HR22s and now I can record 11 programs at once and watch them on any of the 4 TVs. Only 1 room can watch the same recorded program. If...