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  1. DIRECTV Programming
    Doesn't anyone else think the HD picture is soft? I immediately noticed this on thursday night while True Hollywood Story - Giuliana Rancic was on. The pic was consistenly soft throughout the program. Then I checked Chelsea Lately and the quality was the same. Wasn't bad but a significant...
  2. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Yes I found that list, but apparently those codes don't apply to the surface test. They're for the receiver self test at start up and maybe a system test you do from the menu button.
  3. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    For the past few days my HR21 has been locking up more than once a day and requires RBR to bring it back. Tried doing 2 consecutive resets but that hasn't fixed the issue. When the DVR is responsive, recordings and live TV play fine. No freezing, skipping, pixelating, etc. I've read here that...
  4. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Actually, I meant that the OP might have somehow reset the dvr twice and didn't even know it, causing the missing guide data. In any case, the guide data will eventually build up. Also, could the OP be comparing a HD DVR to a SD dvr? Cause I have one SD receiver, not dvr, and it only gets 3 days...
  5. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Resetting the dvr twice in a short time (I think 15min) flushes out the guide data. It'll rebuild itself over the next 24 hrs.
  6. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    In addition to the settings Litzdog mentioned, you should to go to menu > manage recordings > record defaults > keep at most, then select "all episodes." I think you probably now have it at the default "5 episodes." If you choose a number instead of "all episodes," the system will keep only the...
  7. TV Show Talk
    It's because HBO created Cinemax. Same channel, different names.
  8. TV Show Talk
    It's actually Michael Pitt that looks like Leo's twin :)
  9. DIRECTV Programming
    The compressed look of HBO is not recent. That blockiness is exactly why I dropped it a year ago. Whenever anything fast happens on screen, the blocks appear. Like when the camera follows a person running, the moving background would be a blocky, tetris-like mess. I've always been pretty happy...
  10. DIRECTV General Discussion
    So guide data isn't the same for all receivers? Cuz my D12-500 was unaffected.
  11. DIRECTV General Discussion
    My HR21s been on NR x03DE since it first rolled out and they're frozen just like those of you who got the download this morning, so I think it's just a coincidence.
  12. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Thank god it's not just me. I was freaking out for a while thinking my box was dying before my eyes. Both HR21s wouldn't respond to remote or front panel buttons. Was watching live TV on one of them and it froze after I pressed menu and selected "manage recordings," but the picture was still...
  13. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Downloading right now. Any release notes?
  14. TV Show Talk
    So no sneak preview this month since they dropped "Serious Moonlight?"
  15. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I subscribe just to get HDnet Movies. That channel alone justifies the $5 for me. The sneak previews (before they hit theaters,) the classics, and other highly rated movies I might have missed all in HD....I'm hooked!! If it wasn't for HDnet Movies, I never would have seen The Godfather trilogy.
  16. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I'm also on 0x368, but what I'm talking about isn't caused by 0x368. This issue happened about a year ago, several software versions back. Can't recall the exact version number, but since then, none of the subsequent software updates have brought the HD volume back to how it use to be. And the...
  17. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I know this is an old thread but what ever happened with this low HD volume issue? I'm still getting low volume on all HD channels and it has been this way since the software from a year ago. I couldn't find any recent discussions about it, so is it just me? Or is there an explanation for this...
  18. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I too feel that the guide speed is quicker, but I can't help but think that the quickness is only the result of the reset that comes after the download. I'm sure most people agree that a reset usually makes things run quicker and smoother (at least temporarily.)
  19. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Uhhh...we already got TVmail from the previous software. So was the "help" feature. Looks like the menus got a new look. Not exciting stuff.
  20. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    Would someone tell me what the SWM transponder signal readings indicate? Out of the 9 transponders, up to 3 of them would sometimes read 0, while the rest would be at upper 90s to 100. I see this on all 3 of my receivers (2 HR21-100 and 1 D12-500.) The SWM transponders that would read 0 changes...
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