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  1. DIRECTV General Discussion
    1995. Before that I had Cox cable, which had terrible picture quality and frequently went out. I am a big NY Rangers fan. In 1994 when they won the Cup, during the third period of game 7 of the finals the cable went out for 20 minutes. I vowed to get rid of Cox. It took me until March of...
  2. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Thanks, but I don't have an Atmos set up. And, basically, what I watch on D* is typical TV or cable. Things I am more critical with I watch via a Fire Stick or nVidia Shield. Your Obedient Servant SMK
  3. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    ...So, I eventually resorted to connecting a coaxial digital audio cable, in addition to the HDMI for video, and adjusted the Denon's input settings accordingly... That is what I did except with an optical digital cable, and it works fine. Your Obedient Servant SMK
  4. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I had to replace an HR23 receiver. I got an HR24 which when connected to my Denon AVR gave picture but no sound. I tried another HR24 and got the same problem. A third HR24 had the same issue in the past. Luckily, the Denon allows you to assign digital audio inputs to each of the HDMI video...
  5. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I don't think so. When I called today, the tech support person said initially that they had to send a truck and that I could only get a genie mini. It was the supervisor who sorted things out. I don't think the trucks have HR24's. Your Obedient Servant SMK
  6. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    So, I called D* this morning about the C61 and any possible commitment on my account. Amazingly, I was connected to a live customer service rep in less than a minute! That person swears there is no commitment listed on the account, and he also was surprised I even got the C61 because it's not...
  7. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I had to go out this afternoon, and when I returned the HR24 was at my side entryway. Now I just have to deal with D* to make sure I DON'T have a 12 month commitment. Your Obedient Servant SMK
  8. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Update: Today, not surprisingly, a C61 was delivered. Now, it may be that the HR24 is still coming. When the first confirmation of my "upgrade" was emailed to me, it said the genie mini would be delivered 2/21. When I called and demanded an HR24, the person said that the earliest I would get...
  9. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    It's my understanding the few people who can get an HR are getting the 24. I already got an e-mail telling me to recycle the HR23. Your Obedient Servant SMK
  10. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    My HR23, which never really worked well, has given up the ghost, freezing at least once every couple of days requiring a restart. I tried to get it replaced yesterday, thinking it would be an easy process. Not so. I started at about 9 am and finished about 2:30. After waiting on hold...
  11. DIRECTV Programming
    My brother who has Comcast says that he is getting pre season games with NHL CI through Comcast. I would not watch a lot of pre season hockey, but it would be nice to have them available. Your Obedient Servant SMK
  12. DIRECTV Programming
    I have found the setting for both Shield and FireTV boxes that allows you to turn off the live scores. Thanks for the help. Your Obedient Servant SMK
  13. DIRECTV Programming
    Thanks. I'll look into this, but yesterday I mentioned this to my brother who uses an AppleTV, and he said he can't find this setting on it either. Your Obedient Servant SMK
  14. DIRECTV Programming
    I have an nVidia Shield and FireTV. The Shield works much better than the FireTV for ESPN+, but I have not found a way in either device to turn the scores off. You could do this easily when the NHL had its own app for OOM games, but I can't figure a way to do it on ESPN+. I think the...
  15. DIRECTV Programming
    I do understand that ESPN+ has all the games as well, but I prefer D*'s NHL CI for many reasons. Among them is that ESPN+ shows the scores of the game under the game's icon, so if you are joining in progress it's hard to avoid the score. And D*'s FF/Rew and skipping ahead work markedly better...
  16. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I agree that eBay can be a source of equipment you can't find elsewhere, but the prices there are about the same as quoted here, and I'm not about to pay more than $100 for a used AM21 with a probably limited life expectancy and which D* used to provide for free. Seeing the writing on the wall...
  17. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I would love to get an LCC from DirecTV, but through posts on this forum I am not aware of anyone getting one from them for years, and over the past year or so I've called 3 times to get one, including once the "retention" group, and no one has any idea what it is, and it is not apparently in...
  18. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    None of my equipment is in a cabinet with no airflow. They did appear to me to be designed to be placed over or under the corresponding D* DVR, and I did have them all under a DVR. There were no air holes on the top, so it did not seem to me that I was blocking any air movement that way. They...
  19. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I would be interested in a working one as well. Your Obedient Servant SMK
  20. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    The lifespan of AM21 OTA receivers is not great. I've had two of four die, and I really miss them. A third is starting to go. One thing I would strongly recommend is not just restarting your HR44 but unplugging the AM21 first for a few minutes, then when you restart the HR44 plug the AM21 back...
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