let me explain. Tivo is the old model that doesnt get as many HD channels.
HR 20/21 is the newer HD DVR Model. Its no longer Tivo.
HR 20/21
More Channels
#9679; HD National Channels - 90 HD Channels today & capacity for 150 MPEG4 national HD Channels in 2008
More Storage
#9679; Usage Meter - in My Playlist shows how much space you have left
#9679; MPEG4 - Compression nearly doubles the amount of HD programming you can save
#9679; Large 300 GB Hard Drive - More Hours of Storage
#9679; External Hard Drive Option- lets you add an external hard drive giving you even more recording time
More Speed
#9679; Quick Response - no more of TiVo’s constant “Please Wait” messages
#9679; Quick Record - Press ® RECORD. Done!
#9679; Quick Series Link - Press ® RECORD twice to set up a Season Pass! Done!
#9679; Faster Fast Forward - 5, 12, 20, or 90 times faster than normal play speed! Plus Skip to Tick at 300x speed!
More Control
#9679; Better Parental Controls - MA Titles & Description can be blocked as well as normal program locks & limits
#9679; RF Remote Option - lets you control the HR20 when it is behind a cabinet door or in another room
#9679; Control Two HR20’s - Control two HR20’s from one HR20 Remote!
#9679; Watch One HR20 in Multiple Rooms - Use a second RF remote & the multiple video outputs!
#9679; All Video Outputs - Work at the same time!
#9679; Better Conflict Resolution - If you record a 3rd show at one time, choose to delete either previous or new requests!
#9679; Soft Buffering - Extend a first show a few minutes longer and start next show a few minutes early-on two channels
#9679; Bookmarks - Bookmark a great play or a funny line to jump back to later
#9679; Remote Booking - Let’s you schedule a program from a PC or even a cell phone!
#9679; Suggestions - From any PC, My TV Planner makes suggestions that you can set using Remote Booking.
#9679; DIRECTV On Demand - Offers thousands of additional movies and programs any time
#9679; Interactive Channels - Sports Mix and News Mix let you watch eight channels at once!
#9679; Media Share - Play music, photos, and videos from your PC (even if it is not a Viiv PC)
#9679; 30 Second Skip – The Advance button can be programmed to instantly skip 30 seconds: Keyword Search 30SKIP.
#9679; Picture In List - Keep watching your show while you check the Guide or My Playlist (Now Showing)
#9679; Fast Forward Autocorrection - From Fast Forward press PLAY. The HD DVR knows where to start playing.
#9679; Caller ID - Caller ID onscreen pop-up option - Press MENU then click Calls & Msgs #61664; Edit Settings #61664; Caller ID
#9679; Native Mode - Press MENU , click Help & Settings #61664; Click Setup #61664;Click Display
#9679; Dolby® Digital 5.1Audio - Press MENU #61664; Edit Settings, Press the #9679; GREEN button, click Dolby ON
#9679; Record XM Music for Later playback
#9679; No Phone - You only have to keep a phone connected for Pay Per Views and Remote Booking
#9679; Better Pay Per View Billing - Pay when you PLAY a PPV show not when you Record a show!
#9679; Group Delete - Delete multiple shows at once
#9679; Group Play - Play multiple shows automatically
#9679; Single Wire Multi-switch lets you run a single cable to the HD DVR (rollout in 2008)
thats just some of them. But need all the hd channels. More sets to create :-). plus with the 5 Sat Dish i get a lot of channels already. So im find with my DVR to DVD option.
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