Software in this unit is not as good as my old receiver from 1999. - Guide is not color coded. My old unit would show sports in green, movies in purple. - No channel lists. You only have one list. - Hidden channels show back up when Direct TV wants you to see them. - When you set guide to view by catagory, all channels are included, even ones not in the channel list or that you subscribe to. Once you select a channel, the guide requires you to select catagory again if you want find a different movie. - On my old unit if you wanted to select a time in the future program you only had to hit select. On this unit you hit enter, left arrow to select timmer from the menu. Too many steps.

clear picture fast tuning of sd pics nice easy to use menu system

no OTA signal strength unless you subscribe to Direct TV then you can get the upgraded software which will allow OTA signal strength. Remote needs buttons arranged in a better configuration and should be back lit.

Picture quality is better than I have had with my other 3 HDTV tuners including the one that is in my Mitsubishi.

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