Directv R15

Pros: Love recording shows for the kids to watch later- no more rental costs!

Cons: I don't have any complaints. I purchased mine from Amazon Marketplace instead of leased it.

Review: I have 4 of these units, two of which are in the kids' rooms and trust me, they are PLENTY durable to withstand that abuse! They are not difficult to use either...(especially if you read the manual) As far as picture quality and sound, all is perfectly ...

Pros: Longer Recording time than the Tivo, Built in caller id, Also Directs Active menu

Cons: The fans can be kinda noise, and no suggestions

Review: Well let's start with the fact that this is a Digital Video Record...not a TIVO which is a trademarked device. If you never had a TIVO you will most likely like the little DVR for it's straight forward recording features. You can pick and choose the ...

Pros: Great quality recordings and it's awesome to be able to pause Live TV.

Cons: Lots of Glitches

The Bottom Line: For a beginner it's a great deal, but if you are into technical things (I'm not) then I'm sure you would want something a bit better.

Review: About a year ago, we switched from Cable TV to Satelite TV.... After reviewing the different companies and packages, my husband decided to go with DirecTV. Originally we did not have the DVR option. About 3 months into our DirecTV contract my husband ...

Pros: Easy setup, quiet operation

Cons: Cannot autotune, no digital outs, guide text is small.

The Bottom Line: Good unit for a starter especially if offered with a rebate.

Review: This is the first DVR that I have owned and we got it as a "bonus" from DirecTV. We had switched from Dish Network because we got a better deal financially, and the DVR was thrown in with the package. This unit is capable of recording while you are ...

Pros: was a good unit until recently

Cons: very temperamental device

The Bottom Line: Wouldn't recommend. Too many glitches

Review: I have owned an R15 box for maybe 2 years and have not had many problems with it. A few of the issues that are mentioned in other reviews have surfaced occasionally. Overall I think I got a pretty good unit, until recently. Just in the past week it has ...

Pros: Its a DVR!!!

Cons: Slow, freezes

The Bottom Line: OK for a DVR - much better models out there.

Review: I've been a Tivo fan and when directv got their own version of a dvr I was bummed but had to go with it due to the free upgrade. I have 4 different DVRs in my house and 2 are tivo. The tivo ones are much better and last longer. This R15 model has had ...

Pros: It was inexpensive.

Cons: Frequent resets required, recording and reception problems, very slow to respond to remote control commands

The Bottom Line: Not recommended, especially considering DirecTV's inferior customer service and deceptive billing practices.

Review: Caveat emptor!! I originally received a DVR when a DirecTV system was installed in my home on February 12, 2007. The problems with my DVRs have been constant and pervasive, as documented below. 2 or 3 replacement DVRs were supplied by DirecTV after ...

Pros: DVR technology is nice convenience.. when it works

Cons: Too many problems; unreliable operation

The Bottom Line: The DirecTV R15 DVR is the worst electronic equipment I've ever owned period.

Review: Back in January 2006, I finally decided get my first ever DVR and as a DirecTV customer took advantage of the rebate offer to basically get a free R15 unit. Now, I've never had a DVR before and not biased due to previous experience (i.e. TiVo). ...

Pros: I see none.

Cons: It doesn't work, period.

The Bottom Line: Low marks for everything because R15 just doesn't work, and what doesn't work doesn't exist.

Review: Being a software engineer myself, I am truly ashamed to see this misery made by my collegues from a company called NDS. R15 is -- let's put it mildly -- a disaster. Let's start from fast forwarding; the guys didn't figure the art of positioning in ...

Pros: Good, easy to use receiver for just watching live TV.

Cons: Search capabilities so limited that they are almost useless.

The Bottom Line: Good basic receiver, but almost completely useless for recording.

Review: For the past month I had been using a DirecTV TiVo model R10 that I had purchased. Although it’s not perfect, I loved it. However, I had some issues with receiving local channels, and DirecTV said that there was nothing they could do from their end and ...