# Direct Tv dvr box help
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [February 13, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003 "2009-02-13T15:31:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003/1 "2009-02-13T15:31:41Z")
ok so i just got my new box installed thismorning. everything is good but it takes like 6 seconds to change a station. anyway to fix this? makes me not wanna even use the DVR box. i have a regular box and it changes channels in like 2 seconds.
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### Author:  [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003/2 "2009-02-13T15:35:56Z")
Hd?
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### Author:  [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2009, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003/3 "2009-02-13T15:44:44Z")
nope i dont care about the picture, i do have it hooked up with HDMI and with just the normal red,white,and yellow the time cuts down to about 4 seconds
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003/4 "2009-02-13T17:39:17Z")
Umm if it has hdmi then it is a he reciever… Reset your box, red button next to the card
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### Author:  [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003/5 "2009-02-13T17:55:49Z")
well it is a hd box but i dont have HD programming i can only get 480i out of the picture on HDMI
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003/6 "2009-02-13T19:55:23Z")
If your tv has an hdmi input on it, then it is a HDTV/edtv but you don’t seem to know much…
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### Author:  [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003/7 "2009-02-13T19:58:40Z")
No really man I can’t get over 480 it won’t let me even in the hd settings. I do k ow what I’m talking about, I think since I don’t have the hd service my box didn’t have higher hd settings. But all I want is for the channels to change quicker and I’ll be happy!
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### Author:  [@tour](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tour)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003/8 "2009-02-13T20:07:54Z")
> [@Viper966](#):
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> If your tv has an hdmi input on it, then it is a HDTV/edtv but you don’t seem to know much…
Actually your wrong, the standard dvr boxes look identical to an hddvr box now.
Reset it and wait a day or two. Its downloading guide data and are sluggish at first. They are a little slow in the first place but get a little better.
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003/9 "2009-02-13T20:57:57Z")
> [@tour](#):
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> Actually your wrong, the standard dvr boxes look identical to an hddvr box now.
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> Reset it and wait a day or two. Its downloading guide data and are sluggish at first. They are a little slow in the first place but get a little better.
But the standard box has hdmi? That is what I was referring to
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### Author:  [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003/10 "2009-02-13T21:08:14Z")
yes it does. im not a retard i dont have the HD box. all i want is the channel to change a little faster lol
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### Author:  [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003/11 "2009-02-14T10:38:18Z")
Give it a day and see if it is still doing it. It has 2 weeks of program guide to download.
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### Author:  [@tour](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tour)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2009, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003/12 "2009-02-20T14:45:24Z")
> [@Viper966](#):
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> But the standard box has hdmi? That is what I was referring to
yes its IDENTICAL except its a flat black instead of glossy.
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### Author:  [@96civicexrican](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/96civicexrican)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003/13 "2009-02-20T16:14:38Z")
I have the same problem. Live with it. You cannot change that form happening. Just use the blue button to get the mini guide and scroll through the channels that way then choose which channel and show you want to watch.
You should have gotten HD programming, your life would be so much better. Trust me. I cannot watch non-HD tv anymore unfortunately.
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### Author:  [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003/14 "2009-02-20T18:16:40Z")
> [@96civicexrican](#):
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> I have the same problem. Live with it. You cannot change that form happening. Just use the blue button to get the mini guide and scroll through the channels that way then choose which channel and show you want to watch.
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> You should have gotten HD programming, your life would be so much better. Trust me. I cannot watch non-HD tv anymore unfortunately.
i dont watch much tv. the gf just wanted the DVR, tv quailty dosnt matter much to me.
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### Author:  [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/direct-tv-dvr-box-help/63003/15 "2009-02-20T18:39:07Z")
> [@96civicexrican](#):
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> I have the same problem. Live with it. You cannot change that form happening. Just use the blue button to get the mini guide and scroll through the channels that way then choose which channel and show you want to watch.
>
> You should have gotten HD programming, your life would be so much better. Trust me. I cannot watch non-HD tv anymore unfortunately.
he does not have a HDDVR he has a standard definition DVR. the directTV DVR’s have a HDMI output but the HD service is locked out.