http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/directv-intros-two-atsc-tuner-am21-to-piggyback-hr21/ Engadget Comments for DirecTV intros dual ATSC tuner AM21 to piggyback HR21 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/directv-intros-two-atsc-tuner-am21-to-piggyback-hr21/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/directv-intros-two-atsc-tuner-am21-to-piggyback-hr21/Jan 9th 2008 3:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/directv-intros-two-atsc-tuner-am21-to-piggyback-hr21/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/directv-intros-two-atsc-tuner-am21-to-piggyback-hr21/Jan 9th 2008 4:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/directv-intros-two-atsc-tuner-am21-to-piggyback-hr21/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/directv-intros-two-atsc-tuner-am21-to-piggyback-hr21/
Then again, I'm looking to switch to the usb DirecTV tuner as soon as it's released, after all I've already got an ATSC tuner in my htpc for dvr use.]]>Jan 9th 2008 6:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/directv-intros-two-atsc-tuner-am21-to-piggyback-hr21/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/directv-intros-two-atsc-tuner-am21-to-piggyback-hr21/
As for why they pulled them out.... to save on the cost of manufacturing the HR21.
ATSC is not for everyone, and not even for the larger portion of their customer base..

~$50-$60 per unit of HR21 is not incurred because the ATSC hardware is not there.
So those that want it, can get it.
So those that don't need/want it, don't....

That dollar amount add's up very quickly when you are talking 100k, 500k, 1mil units in the long run.

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I would assume that since it attaches to a DVR then you can record what it receives but I guess that isn't necessarily so. Also, if it does give you the ability to record, would this mean I can record 2 ATSC broadcasts AND 2 DTV broadcasts simultaneously?]]>Jan 9th 2008 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/directv-intros-two-atsc-tuner-am21-to-piggyback-hr21/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/directv-intros-two-atsc-tuner-am21-to-piggyback-hr21/
The limit if 2 NET recordings accross the 4 live feed tuners, still remains.
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