What DirecTV Receivers are Compatible with TiVo?
Richard says that all DirecTV receivers are compatible with TiVo. However, some are less desirable than others. It is really not necessary to use an expensive receiver tied to the TiVo, because the TiVo won’t be able to use most of the fancier features. A simple $50-100 receiver dedicated to the TiVo will work nicely, and will make a nice addition if you already have an expensive receiver. Run the expensive receiver directly to another input on your TV, and you can channel surf or use those other features if you want, independent of TiVo. Most DirecTV receivers have serial input ports which are compatible with TiVo, which is great news, because this method is vastly superior to IR control in terms of reliability. A few compatibility problems that SOME people have had with DirecTV receivers: • Be sure the serial port port is set to Data Port or Low Speed Data mode (not Home Control / X10), to be compatible with TiVo’s serial port. • The Hughes HIRD-B2 DirecTV receiver apparently has no
