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  1. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Hi all. I'm 65, so I grew up inthe 50's-60's watching an old Dumont tv that my uncle bought 3rd hand. Our "provider" was a rabbit ears antenna. Ghosting and what was called snow was normal. In 1963, we moved from Queens, N.Y. to the wilds of suburban N.J. The previous owner of the house had...
  2. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I have my HR44-700 connected to my tv (Sony, 2007 vintage) via HDMI. I also connected the Genie to my A/V receiver (Yamaha, 2007 vintage) via an optical cable. Everything works fine. I actually prefer this setup as opposed to the Genie to the receiver via HDMI, and then receiver to the tv via...
  3. Internet Streaming Services
    I bought the stick in November when Best Buy had it on sale for $25. I bought it primarily for Amazon Prime content. Love the thing. Works like a charm. Using it for Prime, Netflix, and several others. I'm also using an app called Vimu Player with it. It streams movies stored on my PC. I also...
  4. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Thanks again, peds.
  5. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Also sounds like an HDMI handshake issue to me. I have a Yamaha receiver, but my setup is very simple: HR44-700 to TV via HDMI. Audio is HR44 to the Yamaha via Toslink cable. Everything works perfectly. Again, my setup is simpler than yours. Some hardware has limitations on how many HDMI...
  6. DIRECTV General Discussion
    No experience with Fios, only cable and D*. I switched to D* from cable about 4 months ago and I'm very pleased with it. You're main interest seems to be sports; mine is movies. I'd go with the one that does a better job/offers more with sports. As to weather related issues, since D* was...
  7. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Thanks for the reply, peds. I know ethernet isn't "approved", and wired is more reliable. I have an ethernet cable at the TV location. I ran the cable several years ago to connect a Logitech Revue. Would have been much easier to use wifi on the Revue than run the cable but I would always go...
  8. Internet Streaming Services
    And with the stick.
  9. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Hi all. I recently switched to D*. My system is a Genie HR44-700, and two Genie minis. The HR44 is connected to the internet via it's built in wifi. So far it seems to work fine, so would I gain anything by switching to ethernet? If so, what's the procedure? Am I correct that I should unplug the...
  10. IPTV Hardware
    I was able to sideload ES File Explorer and BS Player on the Fire TV stick. Both work fine, play movies stored on my PC.
  11. Internet Streaming Services
    I bought an Amazon Fire TV Stick recently. Got it at Best Buy on sale for $25; regular price is $39 at Amazon. I bought it primarily for Amazon Prime. I'm also running Netflix (30 day trial), Prime music, Crackle, and a few others. HBO GO is coming any day now, Showtime is working but not yet...
  12. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I hear ya, BD. Other than this issue I've been very pleased with D*. Heck, even the app on my Android tablet works fine. Hopefully they'll get this problem sorted out. Maybe a petition or something? Or, a day where we all ring their phone with calls.
  13. DIRECTV General Discussion
    There's a thread about this in one of the other forums. I have the problem also. Seems to be two ways of dealing with it. 1. Turn off Dolby Digital. Unfortunately that means no surround sound. If you don't have your D* box connected to an audio system, then you should be ok. Like a lot of...
  14. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I tend to have that effect on people sometimes. :blink:
  15. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I'm another who is always amazed when I read about people who keep falling for the Nigeria scam. Everyone knows it's Sierra Leone, not Nigeria. But I'm one of the lucky ones who knew it was Sierra Leone ahead of time, so when I got the e-mail last week that I was picked to help get two million...
  16. IPTV Hardware
    HBO VOD works well on my HR44-700, so waiting for HBO GO on the fire stick is no real problem for me. What I'm looking for is an app that will play back movies I have stored on my PC's 2nd hard drive. I have a Logitech Revue with an app called ES File Explorer. The app has a built in player, and...
  17. DIRECTV Connected Home
    Thanks for the update. Glad you're up and running.
  18. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I recently switched from the local two dollar cable company to D*. So far, I'm very pleased. The offer for me to sign up was $10/month off for the first year, 3 months of HBO, Showtime and Cinemax, along with Sunday NFL game ticket for the season. So far, I don't think I'll keep the movie...
  19. Internet Streaming Services
    Weird that it works with some receivers but not others. As I posted, works fine with my Yamaha. As Laxguy posted, optical out from tv to receiver solves your issue. I've installed the Netflix app for the 30 day trial, and the AllCast app trial version, which has a five minute limit. Paid...
  20. Home Theater Audio
    My wife likes Audible. She has a neat little player she can download the books to.
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