DirecTV Satellite Receivers

DirecTV has been ruling the roost in the entertainment service world. There are too many DirecTV Satellite receivers that it offers in its basket. We will be listing below some of them and the exclusive features of these receivers.

DirecTV has receivers with HDTV capability. The HR 20 tops the list. This has got the High Definition Capability. It is available for close to 300 dollars. It can do recording up to 30 hours of HDTV recording incase of MPEG -2.In case of MPEG-4; it can do recording up to 50 hours. For SD recording, the time limit is 200 hours. Basic things like the instruction booklet and the warranty card are included in the HR20 DirecTV Satellite Receiver. Other features of the HR 20 receiver include provision of parental locks, on screen caller ID and so on. There is also an H20 receiver which is much cheaper than the HR20 receiver. It gets shipped in as early as 1 day.

The next type of DirecTV Satellite Receivers is the DirecTV R15 DVR receiver, the ones with DVR capability or the ones with Dolby Digital Capability. This one boasts of a Hard Disk capacity of 120 GB. It can record right upto 100 hours. As the description suggests, it has got the Dolby digital sound capabilities as well. One good feature about the R15 receiver is that it will help you record two channels at one time. It will also let you plan and schedule your recordings as much as a fortnight in advance. Obviously, it provides you with other features like pause, rewind, replay and so on.

In the gamut of the DirecTV Satellite Receivers, there is a special offer for a portable receiver. Now have you heart of that one before? This is called the DirecTV Sat-Go Satellite Receiver popularly. This has got an integrated monitor which is 17 inches wide. The Sat-GO receiver combines the antenna, receiver and TV all in one portable unit. Meant for easy to carry purposes. Whether you are holidaying or out on a business tour, you can carry the SAT-GO receiver with you. Any place where you get a clear view of the TV satellite in the southern sky, you can catch signals easily. The best selling proposition is that both the receiver and the antenna are flat and portable, therefore they are slight highly priced. The DirecTV Satellite Receiver SAT-GO costs about 1500 bucks. They are both AC and DC capable; in fact, they even go to the extent of including cigarette lighter adapter. Needless to say perhaps, however, the batteries are laptop style and are therefore rechargeable and replaceable.

The cheapest of the DirecTV Satellite Receivers is the D12 receiver which is a basic model receiver. It comes with an instruction manual and a warranty card. All the receivers mentioned above, by the way, have a warranty period of 90 days. This particular D12 receiver comes with a universal IR remote control and requires an access card. This one obviously mandates a subscription with DirecTV. When you order a basic receiver, the D12 model, it comes with the Audio/Video cables, the batteries, the power chords and the phone chords, the user guide, the remote control and the access card.

Another of the DirecTV Satellite receivers is the D10 receiver. This is meant for delivering supreme digital audio and video services. It sits on top of the Television and works like a set top box. It has the S-Video and audio-video connections, therefore it helps talk to the different components along with the Television. The unique selling proposition for the D10 receiver is that it has a preconfigured timer. This timer will help you set up your favorite channels on schedule.

We have looked only at a few of the DirecTV Satellite receivers. There is a whole world of satellite receivers willing to greet you.