Genie grants your every TV wish.
Now everyone in your family can enjoy all of their favorite shows, live or recorded, in any room—from a single HD DVR. It’s called Genie and it’s our most advanced HD DVR ever. Genie gives you full HD DVR functionality on every TV in your home, lets you record five shows at once, and offers more HD recording capacity than cable*. Consider your
TV wishes granted.
Genie and Genie Minis
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every TV wish.
Genie grants your every TV wish.
Now everyone in your family can enjoy all of their favorite shows, live or recorded, in any room—from a single HD DVR. It’s called Genie and it’s our most advanced HD DVR ever. Genie gives you full HD DVR functionality on every TV in your home, lets you record five shows at once, and offers more HD recording capacity than cable*. Consider your
TV wishes granted.
No more inconvenient boxes.
Enjoy all your entertainment and full HD DVR functionality in additional rooms without seeing extra equipment. All you need is a Genie Mini or Wireless Genie Mini for each additional TV.1 Or a Samsung or Sony DIRECTV Ready TV.
Record more.
Store more.
Tired of recording conflicts? Genie puts an end to all that by letting you record five shows at once. Plus you have more recording capacity than cable, so you don’t have to keep deleting shows to make room
for new ones.
Finding your sports is now easier than ever.
Forget about searching for the big game. With the Sports feature from Genie, our most advanced HD DVR ever, you can pick your favorite teams and sporting events, and find them all in one convenient location.
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| FEATURES | GENIE | HD DVR | TIVO | DVR | GENIE LITE | HD | STANDARD |
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| Recording capacity | 200 hours HD |
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*Genie Lite HD DVR Kit required (sold separately).
Need more info? See details below.
Features
- HDMI Control: Your receiver will automatically set your TV to the correct input when it exits the stand-by mode—so you don’t have to!
- Watch 2 channels at once on one screen with Picture-in-Picture. Even watch them side by side.
- Watch two shows at the same time, without having to change channels.
- Get HD resolutions up to 1080p, the same format as Blu-ray™.
- Watch thousands of shows and movies On Demand when connected to the Internet^.
- Get access to hundreds of the latest movie releases, many available nearly a month before Netflix.
- Pause and rewind live HDTV for up to 90 minutes.
- Control what you watch—back up, slow down, or use instant replay.
- Fast-forward in 30-second intervals and get a high-speed look at the show you’ve recorded.
- Set your DVR from anywhere with your cell phone or computer.
- Record a single episode or an entire series with a click.
- Quickly find what you want to watch with any keyword.
- Watch 3D TV. Only DIRECTV offers 24/7 3D programming.
- Get real-time scores of any major game at the press of a button.
- Control what your kids can watch with easy-to-use parental controls.
- DIRECTV is the only TV provider to earn the EPA’s ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award for its energy-efficient receivers.
Specifications
Genie HD DVR (Model HR54)
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Dimensions
Width: 13.1 in, Height: 1.8 in,
Depth: 9.69 in -
Audio Outputs
1 Digital (coaxial), 1 Digital (optical)
1 Stereo (L/R, RCA) -
Video Outputs
1 HDMI, 1 Component (YPbPr),
1 Composite (RCA) -
Other
1 Satellite In, 1 Internal RF antenna,
1 Front USB port, 1 Back USB port,
1 Ethernet port, 1 eSATA port,
1 AC Power Inlet Connector
Genie Mini (Model C51)
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Dimensions
Height: 1.02 in, Width: 5.91 in,
Depth: 3.66 in
Wireless Genie Mini (Model C41W)
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Dimensions
Height: 1.02 in, Width: 5.91 in,
Depth, 3.66 in
Genie still has more wishes to grant
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