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  1. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I dropped Directv in May (after 13+ years) and installed a ChannelMaster DVR+, which included the Sling TV app. The app worked fairly well but after 3 months I found I wasn't using Sling more than a few hours a month, so I dropped it. I find that having (and being able to DVR) OTA programming...
  2. Tech Talk - Gadgets, Gizmos and Technology
    I have been using Plex for a few years on my Mac Mini as a server and am very happy with it. I have the client running on two Rokus, a Vizio smart TV and an iPhone. The fees are quite minimal ($4.95) and a couple of the clients worked with my existing password so there was no fee (I don't have...
  3. DIRECTV General Discussion
    What I want to know is, "Where is mine?"
  4. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I saw a van with the old Cyclone and Directv nomenclature yesterday. I thought they would have repainted them all by now.
  5. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I have noticed some pauses with the genie client. Fortunately it mostly seems to happen on commercials.
  6. DIRECTV General Discussion
    When I started with Directv in 2003, I bought a box at Best Buy which contained a receiver and a dish. lt was intended for self-install. In those days the receiver put out a tone which could be used to peak the signal on 101. There aren't tones anymore and a meter is the best way to align a...
  7. DIRECTV General Discussion
    When I first moved to WA the only cable choice in my area was a substandard mom & pop outfit (later bought by AT&T and upgraded and now part of Comcast) so I went with Dish and was fairly satisfied at the time but about 3 years later I compared it to Directv and found that I could save a bit on...
  8. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    You need a HR54 to get 4K via RVU. That DVR can also be used with your non-4K TV via the HDMI port. The C61K client could be used for 4K instead of RVU.
  9. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    i use the AV out with a component cable to feed a TV with only two HDMI inputs. I also use that TV with a Roku 2 and a Blu-ray player which only have HDMI outputs. If it had another HDMI input I would use that, however.
  10. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    They might, but the only 4K you will be able to watch is the PPV movies on ch. 105 and On Demand downloads. Hopefully this will change in the future, as the Ultimate requirement will limit the number of customers for 4K.
  11. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Put the HR54 on one of the 1080 TVs and use C61K clients on the 4K TVs.
  12. DIRECTV General Discussion
    But if Directv SD wasn't so watered down/overcompressed there would have been much less of a wow factor.
  13. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Only 4K TVs which have RVU capability will display 2160p directly from a HR54 without a C61K.
  14. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Yesterday I was watching some recorded content and when it finished I switched to a live broadcast. The picture became quite distorted and if I went to the guide everything was quite illegible. Rebooting my C61K fixed it, Also, since the 0x854 update to the C61K, I occasionally get stuttering...
  15. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    When 4K goes mainstream hopefully they will have a less expensive upgrade path. I got an email which said that since I had the support plan I was eligible for a free upgrade. I called and asked for a C61K and the CSR said that wasn't included. It was $99 and required "professional...
  16. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Me too (it must be a Nielsen thing).
  17. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I thought I would never say this, but I think Swanni got it right this time.
  18. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Gee, that must mean that marketing and engineering aren't on the same page. Has that ever happened before? :blackeye:
  19. DIRECTV Programming
    I thought "MAS4K" was a Spanish channel with more 4K programming. :sure:
  20. Tech Talk - Gadgets, Gizmos and Technology
    I had been running iPhone 9.3 beta versions but had problems with one of them and reverted to 9.2. When I tried the 9.3 upgrade, the iPhone 6 tried instead to install the last beta and couldn't, saying I had lost my internet connection (?). I connected the iPhone to my Mac and ran iTunes...
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