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  1. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    This is very annoying! Watching the NASCAR race now it it's about every two minutes.
  2. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    HR20-100. I voted B. The slow response is the biggest negative for me. Brrrip is a big problem on the local channels (has been for a long time) but I have trouble putting all the blame on the box. I probably would have voted C but I've had a great experience so far with eSATA. I have...
  3. General Satellite Discussion
    Thank you folks. I think this may be the best way to start. The owner won't have to make a huge investment to get one TV running HD. I'm sure there will be some a-v delays with the other STD def TVs but oh well.
  4. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Good topic. It's really been a disappointment for me because of the lack of free HD content. I'm sure this will change with time. There's so much great HD content though my regular D* service that I've stopped checking the On Demand guide because it's always a disappointment.
  5. DIRECTV Tips and Resources
    HR20-100 with 1TB FreeAgent Xtreme ($149 at Fry's). Link Depot 3' eSATA cable rated to 3GB/sec ($9.99). Working great for 24 hours now. Now I'm busy recompiling my "favorite channels" and todo list but I'm grateful for the posts here. This will definitely enhance my experience with the DVR.
  6. General Satellite Discussion
    I belong to a football fan club that has been meeting at the same bar for many years to watch the games. The bar has DirecTV and cable but it must be the last bar in the USA that doesn't have HDTV. They have one flat screen that is HD capable but the place isn't wired for HD. So now the bar...
  7. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I have it too. HR20-100 with internal drive. Coming out of FF it will freeze. If I hit play, pause, play it will resume playing.
  8. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I voted yes but I see I'm in the vast minority. I wonder if DirecTV is missing out on a huge revenue opportunity? ie: for small fee, optional dishes adorned with programmable flashing LEDs or lasers that write in the night sky: "I have DirecTV....sucka's!!" :)
  9. HD Locals
    I get severe Brrrippps on KAET channel 8 HD programming. I do NOT get these errors on the OTA channel 8.1. I know because I've recorded both DirecTV and OTA versions of the same show. The DirecTV transmissions are almost intolerable there are so many break-ups.
  10. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Glad to see folks are pleased with this. I just bundled DirecTV, DSL and land-line phone yesterday with Qwest. It reduced the DirecTV bill by $5/month. Phone and internet both went down too. I had to make a 2-year commitment on the internet to get 7Meg download for $35/month. They...
  11. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I don't know if your box is broken but this is going to happen from time to time in the world of HD video. A TV engineer told me with so many encoders and decoders in the stream, sometimes it's impossible to tell where the problem lies. I bought a home theater amp with adjustable audio delay...
  12. DIRECTV General Discussion
    KenS covered it earlier but for me the huge difference has been watching older movies in HD. I'm not a young man but I'm too young to have seen movies like "The Train", "Birdman of Alcatraz" and "The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming" in the theater. Growing up I'd seen them...
  13. DIRECTV Connected Home
    Downloading first HD Movie. That was a piece of cake :)
  14. DIRECTV Connected Home
    OK - WRT54G in place and PC connections are working great! Wireless disabled. Now onto bringing up the HR20. Thanks!
  15. DIRECTV Connected Home
    Networking noob has some questions. I want to connect my HR20-100 for On-Demand. The attached diagram shows how my home is wired with CAT5. My ADSL modem is sitting next to my HR20 and TV. I'm looking for suggestions for element "A". I have two questions. 1. I have a Linksys WRT54G...
  16. General DISH™ Discussion
    see my post #20 above
  17. General DISH™ Discussion
    Every way. Since I've been here I've had cable, satellite and OTA.
  18. General DISH™ Discussion
    I took the flyer to the McCormick Ranch Property Association office today. They told me they had already received several complaints about it - in fact the woman at the desk told me she got one taped to her door too. She confirmed this company had no permission or rights to say they were...
  19. General DISH™ Discussion
    They are not forbidden. There are some guidelines for concealment but most homes have them. I'm using a 30 year old yagi to receive DTV. The signal is very strong as we're only about 15 miles from the transmitters (in Phoenix they are all in one spot on South Mountain). In my spare bedroom...
  20. General DISH™ Discussion
    Do you have any thoughts on the point of discussion?
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