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  1. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Thanks. Not going to bother, then. I don't watch low-def* programming unless there's no alternative, which in recent times only applied in the case of DC United because their games aired on a local channel DirecTV only carried in low-def. They moved to Flo Sports this season, but I haven't...
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    I've heard of that, but I doubt I'll bother. I figured out I can use Amex points to get the new TV at no charge via Amazon or Best Buy, so I'll probably do that in May. No point buying a device for just a month. BTW, is it "composite" out or "component" out? I have no interest in low-def...
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    This is our biggest difficulty: We can get all our sports via PlayStation Vue except baseball-we live within the Nats' local broadcast area, meaning MLB.tv blackouts, and the station on which Nats games air isn't available via any form of streaming. I haven't tried the various VPN and DNS...
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    Thanks for that. Our Vue subscription is currently inactive (cancelled at the end of the free trial to avoid being charged), but I think that's the way we'll likely go, so I appreciate that info. Still trying to figure out what to do about baseball, though. I understand VPNs will work with the...
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    Updating on our exploration of different options: I picked up a Fire Stick 4K for the master bedroom TV last weekend because it was on sale; we don’t have a 4K TV, but since it was the same price as the standard device and is downwards-compatible there was no reason not to get that one. I picked...
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    I don't find it at all odd that people think in terms of what channels they'd get rather than what programming they want. Long-time habits are hard to break, and we've thought in terms of channels for a long time (40+ years in my case since I'm in my mid-40s). In a way I guess it's sort of like...
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    I think a lot of people don't know that there are other options. We have a discussion going on a neighborhood forum and one of the common questions is "what channels do you get with Roku?" People don't really understand the concept, and I think that's somewhat understandable. It's probably an...
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    Watching the pregame show via Vue and there seem to be more interruptions than last night. May switch over to DirecTV if it keeps up just because my wife will complain too much. The picture quality via Vue is very sharp, I must say. Edited after the game: No interruptions during the game...
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    Ours only froze up once last night and it was during a commercial. I’m looking forward to watching tonight’s Caps game via Vue. It’s on the alternate RSN channel (NBC Sports Washington Plus) due to a basketball game on the main channel, and on DirecTV the Plus channel would go black (except for...
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    We do not have it because we live in our team's local broadcast area, so they black out the games. Wouldn't have mattered anyway-for some of the games we missed we were driving (some people might watch videos while going 70 mph at night on I-26, but I'm not one of them!), and for the other two...
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    We live in Northern Virginia and we follow the Nats. Couldn't care less about the Baltimore team except for one thing. The issue is that MASN airs both the Nats and Baltimore games and Angelos controls 2/3 of MASN because of a settlement MLB made in 2005 when they still owned the Expos/Nats...
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    Yeah, we watch hockey constantly. Missed four Caps games over the past two weeks while we were out of town, but otherwise I think we've missed maybe one game this whole season (not counting games we attend in person, of course). As noted earlier, I watch all the F1 racing as well. I thought...
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    I'm off work this week and I've been re-reading this thread this morning and I just want to say thanks again because there is a lot of really useful information here. I think the hardest thing about understanding the various streaming options—regardless of whether you're talking about cable...
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    Thanks. Good info to have—and I guess with the satellite dish we get rain fade and snow disruptions, so it’s just a case of what interferes, right?
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    I signed up for a trial of Vue today and am watching the local news now. Using a Fire TV Cube. I'm not sure five days will be enough to understand it fully and to adjust. I already messed up once when I asked Alexa to tune to Channel 4 instead of to NBC. That's minor. The DVR looks like it works...
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    I picked up a Fire TV Cube about two weeks ago when they were on sale for $60. Didn't get to use it much before going out of town for Christmas, but I'll tell you what, I miss having that thing here because I don't know what the channel numbers are here and the remote isn't all that responsive...
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    No, DirecTV removed it from autopay, according to when I check my account online. I can still pay the bill using that Amex if I want to do so.
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    Yes, $135. When I challenged it based on their letter, they said they'd reverse it. They didn't, so I disputed the charge with American Express. DirecTV refused to cooperate with Amex's investigation, so Amex ruled in my favor and removed the charge. DirecTV then sent me a bill for $135 and...
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    They did reverse the fee after I returned the box. In my case I got a letter saying NOT to return it, but then they charged me the non-return fee anyway.
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    I've read negative things about that. I may just get an HDMI-to-component adapter from Amazon. Can't use things like Alexa voice control through one of those, but it's still less expensive than a new TV and receiver.
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