Directv HR23-700 DVR with AM21 Off-Air Tuner BOUGHT/Not a Rental in Old Westfield, New York
Up for sale is a OWNED Directv HR23-700 with a Directv AM21 Off-Air Tuner.
Now I need to give you the truth about most Directv units that might be up for sale anywhere you happen to see them. Before you buy it, you better call Directv with unit's unique ID number. Directv will gladly tell you if it's Rental or a Bought one.
Units that are rental's can not be owned!! So be careful. If you were unfortunately the buyer of a Rental, Directv will not activate the unit and would expect the unit to be returned to them. If you did buy a rental unit, you will loose your money if the seller won't accept it's return. I will give you the ID number to call Directv prior to the purchase, in order to show you this is a Owned unit.
The advantages are this. You don't pay for it monthly, so in a short few years it
pays for itself. Secondly, if you sign up with Directv, having you own equipment
allows you to opt for a 1 year contract. Most Directv packages demand a 2 year period.
This is a DUAL Tuner DVR!!!
The Directv AM21 is an Off-Air Tuner, so if you own a UHF/HD Antenna you can stream those OTA(Over-The-Air) stations right into the Directv Guide menu.
Here is the review of this unit:
The HR23, which has been on the market since mid-2009, is currently DirecTV's primary HD DVR (a new HR24 model was purportedly on display at CES 2010, but there's no official release on it yet). We have not performed a hands-on review of the HR23, but this model is, in many respects, similar to the HR21 that we previously reviewed--with a few noteworthy changes. The HR23 has a larger hard drive than the HR21: 500GB versus 320GB, which allows for about 100 hours of HD recording and 400 hours of SD recording. Like the HR21, the HR23 has dual DirecTV tuners, which allows you to record two shows simultaneously or watch one show while you record another. However, the new box uses wide-band tuners, so you no longer need the small, external B-Band Converter boxes required by the HR21 to tune in the complete HD channel lineup. The box supports MPEG-2 and higher-quality MPEG-4 signals. It does not contain internal ATSC tuners to pull in over-the-air HD content.
The back panel offers one HDMI, one component video, and one S-video output, plus dual composite video outputs. On the audio side, you can output PCM or Dolby Digital 5.1 signals via the HDMI, optical digital, or coaxial digital audio outputs; two stereo analog audio outputs are also included. The box features two Ethernet ports: One port serves as a pass-through to attach other networkable devices, while the second port allows you to add the box to your home network. Through this network connection, you can order video-on-demand titles and stream photos, movies, and music from your PC to the HR23. DirecTV recently launched its DirecTV2PC application that allows you to stream content recorded on the HR23 back to your PC. The HR23 also has two USB ports that are currently inactive, as well as a phone jack for pay-per-view and Caller ID display and an eSATA drive to add an external hard drive. The HR23's front-panel cosmetic looks very similar to that of the HR21, with some slight changes to button design and illumination. The box has a gloss-black finish, and its front panel features a navigation wheel and buttons for power, guide, menu, record, active, info, and resolution. The Active button launches DirecTV Active, which provides access to local weather, lottery, horoscope, and customer service information. LEDs indicate the resolution of the current channel.
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This is a CASH ONLY deal. No Checks, No Money Orders, No Shipping.
And Please, No Scammers!!