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  1. DIRECTV Programming
    Yes, I noted periodic black screens during this game with audio remaining unaffected. Also witnessed jagged edges around images of players/spectators in the Alabama game when the main camera was employed; they did not appear during closeups of the announcers.
  2. DIRECTV Programming
    I was gone all day and recorded the supposed 4k hockey game. When turning on the TV upon arriving home I accessed "List" and noted the game indeed was available but not in 4k; rather, the recording request had shifted to channel 683. Very disappointing.
  3. DIRECTV Programming
    As a longtime Center Ice subscriber (principally a Flyers fan and therefore doomed to virtually-eternal disappointment), I greatly am pleased about the return of 4k hockey to DirecTV. Many years ago – when residing in Colorado Springs – I would attend a few Colorado Rockies (the NHL, not MLB...
  4. DIRECTV General Discussion
    In Monterey, we’ve lost two networks – NBC and ABC. I rarely watch either except for sports but – of course! – the playoff game involving the team I follow principally (the Eagles, as a Philadelphia native) will be broadcast on NBC Sunday afternoon. Fortunately, I can access both local channels...
  5. DIRECTV General Discussion
    As of 2:15 PM PST, the Hearst-owned NBC station in Monterey, CA remains available.
  6. DIRECTV Programming
    Hah! As soon as I posted, stadium sound is available as well.
  7. DIRECTV Programming
    Just got home, no sound so checked this thread and pleased to note -- well, to a degree -- the problem is not limited to me.
  8. DIRECTV Programming
    It’s wonderful being able to switch among four 4k live events. For me, with an LG OLED and HR54, ESPN is offering the crispest picture, despite the absence of HDR.
  9. DIRECTV Programming
    As mentioned in earlier posts, I experienced a different problem on 4k channels than most contributors viz., transitory black screens upon initiation and completion of trick plays and restarts after a pause. To my surprise, when watching the Chelsea – Liverpool game over the weekend, the...
  10. DIRECTV Programming
    Given late-arising awareness of the potential loss of Disney channels, I’m glad I can access ESPN via Comcast. Oddly, it makes financial sense to be a quad-pay – TV, data, phone, home security – vice triple-play customer despite the fact I never watch TV via Comcast; well, until now. In my area...
  11. DIRECTV Programming
    Nope, tested it on Channel 104 and the Cal-Washington game downloaded Saturday night.
  12. DIRECTV Programming
    While not experiencing the frame rate issue, I (and, presumably, at least one other contributor unless his situation has been rectified) continue to experience short black screens upon initiation and conclusion of trick plays as well as pause/restart on all 4k channels. I don’t recall the exact...
  13. DIRECTV Programming
    Guess I should feel pleased I only am experiencing – at least for now – short-duration black screens upon initiating and stopping trick plays. Was hoping the next client software update would rectify this (and the frame rate) problem but, in an earlier post, Longhorn23 noted (if my understanding...
  14. DIRECTV Programming
    Thanks so much to daniloni for information about Sling's World Sports package. In addition to live games -- permitting access to major teams in which I particularly am interested, viz., Barcelona, Real Madrid and PSG -- there is a "cloud DVR" option that works for the beIN channels...
  15. DIRECTV Programming
    The tech support person with whom I spoke was situated in El Salvador. In addition to confirming how dramatically my knowledge of Spanish has deteriorated, he apprised me the “black screen” (I also mentioned the “frame rate”) issue would be elevated through his supervisory chain. As others have...
  16. DIRECTV Programming
    Concur this is disappointing news, assuming beIN remains unavailable on DirecTV. Guess I'll be limited to watching Messi's remaining years of play via YouTube highlights, often with Spanish- or Arabic-speaking announcers.
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    Another quick data point for anyone encountering the trick play/black screen issue on 4k channels: just for fun I RBR'd both my HR54 and C61k. I certainly didn't expect this step to remedy the problem - and it didn't - but, surprisingly, the duration of the black screens was reduced from...
  18. DIRECTV Programming
    While I have encountered short-duration black screens upon starting/stopping trick plays, thus far I have not experienced the “juddering” or apparently reduced frame rates mentioned by others. In any event, I’m getting the feeling DirecTV’s firmware/software updates are riven with unintended...
  19. DIRECTV Programming
    Same here as well, 0x11fe. Forgive a question disclosing my pronounced lack of knowledge: while realizing the HR54 does not output 4k is it possible the interface between the HR54 and C61k, affected by the former's July update to 0x1214, has precipitated recent problems at least some of us are...
  20. DIRECTV Programming
    Yes sir, it would be interesting to ascertain if this problem is limited to customers with our setup, or others are encountering it as well. For me, the short duration black screens are a recent phenomenon. In this regard, the latest update I noted was 0x1214, which reached my system on July 24...
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