Which stand alone DVR receiver will work with a stand alone dish?

Since you have standalone receivers, then you have a regular Genie (HR34, HR44, HR54). That mean you CAN have HDDVRs on the account.

Unfortunately, getting an HDDVR is  a challenge. AT&T heavily pushed DirecTV towards Genie-only setups. They supposedly stopped allowing HDDVRs for upgrades, only warranty replacements for existing HDDVR users. And activating one from an authorized 3rd party (such as Solid Signal) has become a challenge.

The HR24 is the last HDDVR made. If you could obtain and activate, that is what you are looking for.

As a note, the newer system Genie-2 (HS17) forbids receivers/HDDVRS. So stay away as would not work for a setup with multiple dishes as it requires all boxes on the same one.

 Thank you. A couple of months ago I got the emails about I would lose my local channels if I didn't upgrade my standard receivers. Directv sent out a tech for the upgrade. He brought 2 H25 receivers. I told him those aren't going to work. Long story short he wanted to run coax cables across the yard to deck and dock. Why would I want to run cables over 200 feet? He left and had already disconnected the standard boxes, so I had no tv in the deck or at the dock. After calling DIRECTV we can't reactivate your standard boxes once they have been disconnected. Luckly, I had a H24-700 and they activated it. Had to return the H25s and got them to send me another H24-700 for the dock. 

 I like to watch a lot of sports and usually record them and watch a couple hours later so why I would like a DVR. I am already paying for DVR and whole house DVR so I don't think it should be a problem.

What is the Model number of this Genie?

Getting an HDDVR is not a problem as far as compatibility. The regular Genie line works with HDDVRs HR20 thru HR24, and special R22 (HR22 in hiding essentially). Where there is a problem, is they stopped making HDDVRs a few years ago an it seems the ordering system has been updated to only provide them as warranty replacements for HDDVRs, not as upgrades or additional.

You could try calling DirecTV and saying "cancel" at the voice prompt to let them know it is imperative you have an HDDVR option to stay with them. Perhaps a retention agent has access to a workaround in the system (just a chance, not a guarantee).

Just avoid Genie-2 (HS17) offers as that would kill your setup.

DirecTV is shutting down their MPEG-2/SD-only feeds. That only affects D and R models.

As long as all your boxes are HD (model starting with H), Mini Genie/Gemini Clients (model starting with C), or special R22 (if you have a normal HD box), then none of those need replacing.

Once deactivated any SD boxes are to be recycled. They are not reactivating equipment that has been outdated for years. DirecTV stopped offering SD-only service in late 2015 and began the MPEG-2/SD-only shutdown in April 2019 (which was to have already completed but not everything went as planned for them).

The H25 is the only non-Genie that is SWM-only. You are lucky they still had H24s available to use the older setup.

Yes they told me since I was requesting a certain model there might be a delay. No problem as I am already paying for 2 additional receivers anyway. Wasn't much of a delay as it was here within a week.

 As the weather gets nicer here in south Florida would enjoy sitting out in the tiki hut watching the HEAT games as grilling or even playing in the fire pit.  Could even pause if if needed to walk back in the house and resume when get back. If I can find one we will see how it works out. If not just have to watch in the house on the big screen as usual.

Can someone please advise which dish to use with a stand alone reciever in our garage, far from our genie setup in the house. Already have the correct stand alone reciever, but we get a 771-sat signal issue error with our old round dish that used to work as a stand alone, what dish can I buy that will service my stand alone HD reciever now? Thanks.

DTV is no longer broadcasting MPEG2 SD channels on the 101 sat that dish gets but you should still be getting the MPEG4 channels, but there are no longer any local channels on the 101.

You need a slimline dish.

@ddub 

The old round dish is MPEG-2/SD-only. You must update the garage's install to an MPEG-4/SD and HD capable dish.

Last I knew if ordered from DirecTV it would be $99 for a new dish, plus anything to the tech on site that might be custom depending on the garage install.

To be sure your Genie is an HR model, not the HS17 (Headless Server tower that sits by itself), and the standalone is H21 thru H25 or HR20 thru HR24 (or R22)? Just making absolutely sure so no surprises.

Genie is a HR54-500 from 2016

The stand-alone set up in the back garage:

dish is new SWIM SL3, using a power supply tried with and without spliter. Green light indicating power

HR24 receiver 

Connected dish to power to Sat In

Satellite settings configured correctly

Still get 771 after many  reboot attempts.

No signal 

I set the satellite angle exactly how the round dish had been positioned for the many years that it worked. 

Does the dish angle change for the new dish? What else could be wrong? Many many hours into this now.

Thank you for any guidance.

SWM dishes also have tilt/skew settings, there are videos on youtube that may help aim the dish.

@ddub 

https://youtu.be/QA1krU8eo8E 

Thank you but this video jumps way ahead to where he is all set up and getting a signal. I don't know how to get past the 771- no signal. Maybe it is just the dish angle but I've moved it around, with the old round dish if you were close you'd get something , 10% and then continue to improve it to 90%s I am getting all 0s. 

Putting the zip code in the sat setup menu should give the settings needed to point the dish in the right area.  There are phone apps that may help.

It takes patience to aim the satellite dish. The Dishpointer app/website can give you the starting coordinates for your Slimline dish. Good luck. 

"Does the dish angle change for the new dish?" The answer to this question depends on what your old dish was. If you had the round 18-in dish with the single head lnb, then the angle would be the same. They are both centered on the same satellite at 101. If you had a 18 by 20 triple sat dish with three heads on the lnb, it was centered on the 110 satellite so the new dish would point just a few degrees to the left or to the east of where the old one did. The elevation would also change slightly depending on your location in the country.