RCA DRD222RD Satellite System

Pros: Large selection of channels including movies, sports, kids & family and music. Affordable hardware and programing less than cable.
Cons: Installation can be time consuming. Learning exactly where the channels are is confusing at first.

We bought, installed and started our RCA satellite and Direct TV. A few short hours later, I called Adelphia Cable to bid them farewell.

The RCA Satellite Dish is a very good price. I found it for $75 at Circuit City but it...

Pros: Great when it comes in
Cons: You spend alot of time testing and replacing the product!

We bought this Product looking for an alternative to renting movies every weekend.
Ever since I had purchased this receiver I have had nothing but headaches.
I am sure you know that any time a cloud goes by you lose your picture .If you don't....

Pros: Excellent picture, Excellent features for the receiver
Cons: User's manual needs to provide more information and customer support is lacking

NOTE: This review is exclusively written about the RCA equipment and
support and does not reflect any opinion of DirecTV or it's service.

My DRD222RD receiver was purchase as part of a two receiver system package. The DRD222RD receiver...

Pros: It's Digital
Cons: Loss of signal due to bad weather

We've owned our Direct T.V. for about 6 months now and we love it. The direct T.V. antenna receives a digital signal from the satellite, sends it to the box and to your T.V. The image quality is excellent. When we purchased the equipment we decided to...

Pros: Easy-to-use, yet powerful interface
Cons: remote control is shaped oddly

This is DEFINITELY the best DSS system on the market. If you are looking for a DSS system, look no further!

The RCA DRD222RD 4th generation receiver is great! I opened the box, and in no time I had my dss system up and running. It took my no...

Pros: Ownership of system, cost per month, number of channels
Cons: Rain fade worse, easily disturbed causing loss of signal, lack of local broadcast channels

I purchased my DirecTV system about 6 months ago. I installed it myself. It is NOT difficult to install, although many companies who are product dealers offer free installation. I'd advise letting them do it, tho it is fairly simple.
I...

Pros: Great Programming
Cons: Technical support not a plus

I wrote and opinion a while back about DirecTv Total Choice Program. Let me say that I do love sattelite TV the number of channels and programs that are available are awesome.
The problem I have is with the technical support if you have a...

Pros: Fine, when it works.
Cons: My DRD222RD has failed twice in 18 months.

I've had this DirecTV system for 18 months, with 2 boxes. the 2232 has been
fine, but the DRD222RD has failed twice. This last time I put the card from
the 2232 in it because it said I wasn't subscribed to one of the channels
(I...

Pros: easy to install, great customer service
Cons: box had some parts missing

i bought this for my husband for Christmas. We were moving to a new area and didn't want to pay a high price for cable. For a cheaper price, we are getting more channels. We did lose local channels but we are in an area that nearest local channel is a...

Pros: price-- selection--- chose the program you want not those of cable company
Cons: durning heavey rain system fails

I like the Rca dish been a owner for years now. Have never had any problems with it. Come with surrund sound capabity. Is a system to me that far out does any cable that i have seen of today. Muliple chanels of Hbo and other premium programs. Alowed...