My H20 silver receiver has finally gone south and I just bought the new H21. I love the black color, as opposed to the silver, but have 1 major problem with it. My H20 had a coax input for OTA and Sat. The H21 only has Sat. I really want one of the newer black boxes with OTA. The ady at DTV says they do not make them, but the H20-600 did come in black. Any other suggestions. I saw that there is an AM21 that is an OTA tuner, but it looks like it is for the HR series only. Any suggestions, or links to get what I want is appreciated.
mjones73
05-05-09, 11:20 PM
My H20 silver receiver has finally gone south and I just bought the new H21. I love the black color, as opposed to the silver, but have 1 major problem with it. My H20 had a coax input for OTA and Sat. The H21 only has Sat. I really want one of the newer black boxes with OTA. The ady at DTV says they do not make them, but the H20-600 did come in black. Any other suggestions. I saw that there is an AM21 that is an OTA tuner, but it looks like it is for the HR series only. Any suggestions, or links to get what I want is appreciated.
Other then finding a used H20 or upgrading to an HR2X with the AM21 add on, your pretty much SOL. You'll need to supply a separate stand alone ATSC tuner if you want to continue with the non DVR box.
texasbrit
05-05-09, 11:34 PM
My H20 silver receiver has finally gone south and I just bought the new H21. I love the black color, as opposed to the silver, but have 1 major problem with it. My H20 had a coax input for OTA and Sat. The H21 only has Sat. I really want one of the newer black boxes with OTA. The ady at DTV says they do not make them, but the H20-600 did come in black. Any other suggestions. I saw that there is an AM21 that is an OTA tuner, but it looks like it is for the HR series only. Any suggestions, or links to get what I want is appreciated.
Matt's post says it all - almost. Software to allow the H21 receivers to use the AM21 has been in test for a while now, and I expect the next national release to have this capability. When? No-one knows, but I would guess within the next couple of months.