Philips DSR6000R DIRECTV Receiver with TiVo Service
Buyer beware
If you currently are running a system combining DirecTV & cable (in my case I have kept basic cable) and are considering buying a DirecTV/DVR combo unit, make certain that your franchise satellite company carries local channels. Otherwise, you WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECORD CABLE PROGRAMMING. To me this defeats the purpose of buying the DVR in that you will be limited to recording what is available on satellite only. If your franchise satellite carrier does offer local channels then this matter is not so much of a concern.<br />I had a Phillips DSR6000 system on order - I found out at the last minute about the cable incompatibility problem and was able to cancel just in time. This points out the overall instability of the platform now. It's such a great idea I was going to just buy it anyways, but since I can't use it to record cable programming it just doesn't make sense. I'm very disappointed in the lack of integration of these systems with cable. Too many gremlins for me, I'll wait it out until a better system is ready. From what I've heard and read, production of even these 2nd generation DVR's is on hold and the units out there are being sold at bargain basement prices.<br />Best Buy store had none in stock and the eyes of the help there sort of glazed over when attemtping to discuss the matter of satellite-dual LNB-DVR-TIVO-cable integration and a local TV lab tech advised me against buying one right now. I still want one anyways but not until I can record local cable. Hats off to the geniuses that deny some of us satellite owners no access to local cable channnels, pinheads......