DirecTV HR21PRO 500 GB HD DVR PRO Receiver for Ka-Ku Band (HR21PRO)

DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM! We purchased this as the base for our home entertainment system. After 2 service calls, it was diagnosed as being the seat of all problems. The unit kept freezing the video portion of the signal. Bottom line: we had to trade our unit in on a service call in order to replace it with one that works. We are out almost $600 plus the cost of the DIRECTV price of the replacement and/or the cost over time of the service contract.

I SAY AGAIN: AVOID AT ALL COSTS! LET THE BUYER BEWARE!

DIRECTV HR21PRO 500 GB HD DVR PRO Receiver for Ka-Ku Band (HR21PRO) I purchased my HR21 Pro from Amazon.com after seeing it advertised by DirecTv on the first two pages of Home Theater (September 2008). The problem I have with this product is that it is not what was advertised by DirecTv as the HR21 Pro. The photograph of the HR21 Pro in the advertisement clearly shows a 1080p indicator light on the front right panel of the DVR. The HR21 Pro I purchased from Amazon only goes up to 1080i... a big difference. I have read that 1080p signal from DirecTv is soon to be available. I guess this means that my new HR21 Pro is already obsolete.