uhh...NO not at all. I knew the receivers were discontinued for about a year now (and they sell very well on ebay) but I just bought my RIO Central right around April so I think she may be misinformed. Regardless... nothing can take the place of my RIO Central especially since I have it serve five different (and up to eight) receivers scattered throughout the house. It is simply the best solution for me that I have seen to date. And it is easily upgradeable to a bigger hard drive.