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  • New service

    Tell your favorites shows where to go.

    With the DIRECTV Whole-Home DVR service, you can record and watch your favorite shows in HD from any room — with a single HD DVR. Watch one recorded show in the living room while the kids watch a different one in their room. Or start watching a show in one room and finish watching it in another. All with a single DVR.

    See how the new DIRECTV Whole-Home DVR makes watching TV even better:
    • Watch recorded shows in up to 15 rooms with 1 DVR — DISH
      Network can't offer this.
    • Watch shows in HD in every room — you can't do that
      with DISH Network.
    • Record 2 shows at once while watching 2 more from
      your playlist.
    • Manage your DVR playlist from any room.
    • Schedule your recordings from any cell phone or computer.
    • Set separate parental control options for each TV.

    Compare for yourself

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With DIRECTV, you only need one DVR for all your TVs

  • Whole-Home DVR Service

  • What do I need for Whole-Home DVR?

    • To start recording and watching your favorite programs from any room of your house with just one HD DVR, here's what you'll need:
    • Whole-Home DVR Service

    • Equipment

      You'll need an HD DVR for one of your TVs and HD-capable receivers for your other TVs.

    • Professional Installation

      Our expert technicians will connect and network your receivers, ensuring that your Whole-Home DVR experience
      is seamless.

    • Whole-Home DVR Service

      Subscribe to Whole-Home DVR service ($3/month). HD Access ($10/month) and DVR service ($7/month) are also required.

    • New Customer?

      Just sign up for Whole-Home DVR service and add the required receivers when you order DIRECTV. Our professional installer will set up your DIRECTV system for Whole-Home DVR service at NO additional charge.
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    • Current Customer?

      If your DIRECTV system includes the required receivers, you may already be set up for Whole-Home DVR. If this is the case, you just need to activate Whole-Home DVR service. To confirm your setup and activate, sign in to My Account or
      call 1-800-531-5000.

      If you do not have the required receivers or they are not set up for Whole-Home DVR service, please call 1-800-531-5000. Our customer service representatives are standing by to discuss all your TV entertainment needs. Installation charges apply. Equipment upgrade costs may apply.
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DIRECTV's Whole-Home DVR service is unrivaled

With DIRECTV, a single DVR gives you the power to record and watch your favorite shows in HD on any TV in any room of your house. With DISH Network's DuoDVR, you're restricted to just two rooms — only one other TV can share the DVR and you can watch only in standard definition on the second TV. As for Comcast's so-called AnyRoom DVR, it doesn't come close to DIRECTV's Whole-Home DVR. Compare for yourself.

  • Watch recorded shows on up to 15 TVs
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  • Record and delete shows from any connected TV*
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  • DISH Network's top of the line receiver can't even do multi-room.

    Did you know that DISH Network's new $649 (MSRP) SlingLoaded™ DVR doesn't allow you to record and watch your favorite shows on more than one TV? You'd have to get a separate DVR for every TV in your home. That could get expensive!
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  • Not sure you're set up for Whole-Home DVR?

    If you're not sure your DIRECTV® System is set up for Whole-Home DVR, please call 1-800-531-5000. Additional charges may apply.
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    The best in HD just got
    even better.

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  • HD DVR 2x capacity

    Want to get even more recording capacity?

    Our HD DVR already gives you enough recording capacity to record up to 400 hours of standard-definition programming or up to 100 hours of HD programming. But if you'd like even more, just add another HD DVR to your DIRECTV® System and you'll double your recording capacity. Don't worry about having to remember which DVR you recorded your shows on. Whole-Home DVR service keeps things simple by giving you a single, unified playlist of all your recordings on any connected TV.

    You can also increase your recording capacity by connecting an external hard drive to your HD DVR.
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