Series2 Directivo info
08-09-02, 06:28 PM
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Series2 Directivo info
From tivo community....
Just had to check on a couple of things, I wasn't at the DIRECTV press conference yesterday myself.
Let's see...
Cost: $199 for the receiver, $4.99/mo for the service, free if you're a Total Choice Premiere customer. All confirmed, all true.
In addition, it was announced that this new pricing will apply to all existing subscribers. So if you've got a Series1 combo system, your monthly fee will be coming down. There was no announcement regarding the timing of this - but it was stated that current subscribers would receive a letter explaining the change. Again, no timing was given. Did I mention that no timing was given? Nor was anything announced regarding existing lifetime subscriptions.
Features: Up to 35 hours, twin tuners, dolby digital, USB 2.0. All confirmed, all true.
One caveat...the USB ports are described as being for "future expansion", however, that can mean many things. No details on what those ports will be used for was announced. There wasn't anything else announced regarding the hardware capabilities/features.
That's the public information...
Cheers,
Pony
Just had to check on a couple of things, I wasn't at the DIRECTV press conference yesterday myself.
Let's see...
Cost: $199 for the receiver, $4.99/mo for the service, free if you're a Total Choice Premiere customer. All confirmed, all true.
In addition, it was announced that this new pricing will apply to all existing subscribers. So if you've got a Series1 combo system, your monthly fee will be coming down. There was no announcement regarding the timing of this - but it was stated that current subscribers would receive a letter explaining the change. Again, no timing was given. Did I mention that no timing was given? Nor was anything announced regarding existing lifetime subscriptions.
Features: Up to 35 hours, twin tuners, dolby digital, USB 2.0. All confirmed, all true.
One caveat...the USB ports are described as being for "future expansion", however, that can mean many things. No details on what those ports will be used for was announced. There wasn't anything else announced regarding the hardware capabilities/features.
That's the public information...
Cheers,
Pony
08-11-02, 11:22 AM
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Originally posted by dfriedland
Hooray prices coming down!!!
I thought the units were going to have bigger HD's than series 1...
Hooray prices coming down!!!
I thought the units were going to have bigger HD's than series 1...
08-11-02, 02:53 PM
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the 199 price is a really strong selling price, I predict most people who sign up for directv will buy one of these now.
I will wait for the bigger drive versions to come out before I make the switch, or at least I think I will, who knows...
Maybe the new one will be cooler, although I hope the remote stays as cool as the one they have now...
I will wait for the bigger drive versions to come out before I make the switch, or at least I think I will, who knows...
Maybe the new one will be cooler, although I hope the remote stays as cool as the one they have now...
