Samsung SIR-TS160 Multiple Platform DirectTV Receiver
Junk with a Capital J
What a piece of junk this receiver is!  The picture quality on non-HD programming is mediocre at best although the HD picture is amazing.  The problem is that only a handful of shows are in HD on DirecTV.  The first problem I had was when the analog receiver went out so I could no longer watch cable or traditional over the air broadcasts.  The receiver soon began to shut itself off for no reason.  After it would shut itself off, it would need to be fully reprogrammed. Now it has frozen on and you cannot shut it off, change channels or work the receiver with the remote or directly on the box.  The manufacturer told me to unplug it and plug it back in after 15 minutes.  Still frozen.  If I had not had it for 5 months already, I would have tried to return it and get a Sony.