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  1. Cable TV Discussion
    I've been using one of Suddenlink's Motorola M cards in my Tivo Roamio Plus for about 2 years now. It took 4 cards before they found one with the firmware to support all 6 tuners and they eventually had to attenuate my signal strength down to ~85-90 before the dreaded V58 error messages...
  2. Cable TV Discussion
    Our daughter and son-in-law had Time Warner (later exchanged for Comcast) for a number of years and the picture quality was quite good. The CC's DVR was adequate but definitely not a match for the latest Tivo unit (Roamio). They switched to DirecTv a few months ago and the PQ seems about the...
  3. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I guess the ideal situation would be a two tiered system: (1) Buy your units and pay full price with no commitment or (2) continue the present heavily subsidized system for new equipment. That way both sides of the argument would have their options. D* would still charge a monthly fee for the...
  4. DIRECTV General Discussion
    There is quite a bit of buzz going around on the internet and in the business section of newspapers right now that cell phone companies are seriously considering abandoning 2 year contracts in favor of higher prices for the phones initially and then month to month contracts. Is there any chance...
  5. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I am currently using a WD Red drive (2 TB) and a TT BlackX docking station. It's been running for app. 1 month now. It's powered through a good quality UPS. No problems so far and the extra storage capacity is nice. Temps are running ~96-100 degrees.
  6. DIRECTV General Discussion
    There was a mention in an article in the Wall Street Journal today concerning the DTV vs Viacom dispute that DTV begins negotiating this fall with CBS.
  7. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I've never heard of the Tivo Elite. The top lever Tivo now marketed is called the Premiere. I do not own one of them but do have two Tivo HD dvrs. One is an HD XL the other is a Tivo HD. Both are very quick to respond to remote commands and work flawlessly.
  8. DIRECTV Programming
    To quote an old proverb: "The fights are so vicious because the stakes are so small." There's a lot of posturing on both side here. In the end, it'll get settled and most of us will be (mostly) happy!
  9. DIRECTV Programming
    This is sort of a moot point because Fox News and Fox Business are not involved in these price negotiations. According to the latest Nielsen's Fox News tops all it's competition (MSNBC,CNN, etc, etc) combined during the evening prime time hours. O'Reilly consistently draws 6-7 million viewers...
  10. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I've been a D* customer in the past but now have my TV,Internet and Phone bundled through my local CC. I'm thinking of switching back to D* for the Choice Ultimate package with 1 HD DVR and 1 HD receiver and bundling my Internet and Phone through Centurylink. I'd like the basic phone package...
  11. DIRECTV General Discussion
    It should be 2 or 3 AM local time at the launch site, so a night time launch.
  12. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I'm still waiting for an answer to my question. What is YOUR D* set up?
  13. DIRECTV General Discussion
    And your D* set up would be what? Please elucidate as that will enable all of us to judge whether you're REALLY qualified to judge D*'s pq.
  14. DIRECTV Programming
    OK--I'll ask my question directly. Harsh, do you post in the E* sites and, if so, is it more or less often than you post on the D* site? Are you as "harsh" on E* as you are on D*?
  15. DIRECTV Programming
    I never go into the E* discussion sites. Is Harsh as hard on E* (since he's an E* subscriber) or does he simply enjoy "stirring the pot" here on the D* site?
  16. DIRECTV Programming
    No one knows for sure, but IMHO it can't be soon enough. I'm from the school of thought that believes that anything in HD is better than if it's in SD.
  17. DIRECTV Programming
    Then what does mean something? If it's not ratings coupled with negotiating the best price(s) for carriage agreements, what does determine what both D* and E* carry? Do they just throw darts, roll dice, etc, etc, or what?
  18. DIRECTV Programming
    It's not a "derailing" to mention ratings. They're what drives the decision makers who decide what to carry and what not to carry. I guarantee you that, if MSNBC HD had the ratings that Fox News HD has, it'd be on both D* and E* right now. Remember, to the "suits" at D* and E* it's always all...
  19. DIRECTV Programming
    All the 24 hr/day cable news channels are part news, part entertainment and showmanship. Fox News has succeeded very well in carving out a niche among the more conservative viewers, especially with their prime time commentators like O'Reilly and Hannity. MSNBC has decided to try to do the same...
  20. DIRECTV Programming
    According to the latest ratings book, Fox News draws more viewers during prime time (8-11 P.M Eastern time) than CNN, MSNBC and CNBC combined.
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