DIRECTV H20 HDTV Satellite Receiver (Requires pre-existing DIRECTV service.)

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

The internal scaler does only an average job upconverting 480i signals ; The H20 lacks some of the digital-media perks you can find with other set-top boxes: The USB port is currently inactive, and there's no Ethernet port for media streaming ;...

DirecTV offers one of the most compelling HD packages on the market, and the picture quality is better than that of many cable services. The H20 is a worthy set-top box that's easy to set up and use.

This box pulls in the over the air HD channels with ease. No Need to pay Directv for the HD package and commit for 2 years. And you OWN this Box. Let the box take the time to update and it appears to correct the lag it has when you first use it.

The guide is ok. Just hit guide button twice to go directly into it. No customizing for screen and menu colors. When directly entering a local channel, ex. ch 3, the box defaults to tuning to local HD channels first. If you dont have the dish for HD...

New - MPEG4 - faster - adjustability if you have HD feed.

This unit is extremly soft for sharpness - if you were like me, and upgrading your older D10 unit - and DO NOT have the HD feed, your picture will look darker and fuzzy! Not just me, my friends have experienced the same thing - DirecTv say all these...

MPEG4, Faster menus (compared to my old receiver), Simultaneous 480i output while viewing 1080i. Easy set up.

No Panorama mode (like old Zenith). Don't care for the remote (seems backwards to me)