a DirecTV subscriber, intermediate-user, satellite user, current TiVo user
If wanted to have a HD DVR with Direct TV, I had no choice but get this reciever.
The Seach feature, the "To Do List", and just about every menu on this reciever are almost impossible to navigate without feeling like you are carrying buckets of sand after using the Direct TV w/TiVo for the last few years. When I'm looking for a show or actor or sporting event, I usually look it up on one of my TiVo's and then go set it up on this reciever. Because I have Direct TV this HD DVR is a neccesary evil.