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Hello everyone,
I'm new to this site, but am glad to be on board.
I have been a DirecTV customer for over 4 years now with Premium programming every month. I am a Tivo aficianado and can't live without it. I have 7 receivers hooked up currently: 3 Tivos (all Hughes models )...... (1- Tivo SD-DVR120 and 2-Tivo SD-DVR80s) and 1 DirecTV DVR-R15 , 2 DirecTV HD20s, and 1 old Hughes box in the garage; I have the HD package as well.
I must say that I'm really fed up with MPEG-4 so far. I'm pretty tech savvy when it comes to the programming, but what I can't figure out is why my local ABC HD (Sacramento, Ca- local affiliate) will not give me Dolby Digital? I have called DirecTV many times and they have no idea . It seems I need 4-5 transfers just to get someone who knows what they're talking about. I watch all the Saturday night College football primetime games and they never give me Dolby Digital; nor do other shows like 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Desperate Housewives'. I just learned that the new HD Locals from DirecTV are compressed MPEG-4 signals. Is this why I can't get Dolby Digital? I know for a fact that it is available in my area, because I was able to pick it up via the OTA antenna; problem was that it just kept glitching. Not to mention that I don't even get FOX HD local because supposively they don't offer it according to DirecTV. This is very sketchy if you ask me. I've gone through 4 HDTV antennas and none of them work consistently. The channels keep 'glitching' and never pull a constant signal. I do know, however, that FOX HD is broadcast in my area because I've pulled the signal before. I petitioned for channel 81 (Los Angeles CBS HD) and 83 (Los Angeles NBC HD) a long time ago and luckily my waivers were granted. Unfortunately I keep getting my waivers rejected for channels 87 (Los Angeles ABC HD) and 89 (Los Angeles FOX HD).
I don't know what to do exactly. I can't get FOX HD no matter what I try. I can't pull the signal, short of buying a $200+ HDTV antenna (just for this one channel). I can't receive FOX through DirecTV HD locals because they say it isn't offered and I can't get channel 89 because my waivers keep getting denied. I'm really upset due to MLB playoffs I've been missing in HD.
Any help, input, or reccomendations would be greatly appreciated.
I'm new to this site, but am glad to be on board.
I have been a DirecTV customer for over 4 years now with Premium programming every month. I am a Tivo aficianado and can't live without it. I have 7 receivers hooked up currently: 3 Tivos (all Hughes models )...... (1- Tivo SD-DVR120 and 2-Tivo SD-DVR80s) and 1 DirecTV DVR-R15 , 2 DirecTV HD20s, and 1 old Hughes box in the garage; I have the HD package as well.
I must say that I'm really fed up with MPEG-4 so far. I'm pretty tech savvy when it comes to the programming, but what I can't figure out is why my local ABC HD (Sacramento, Ca- local affiliate) will not give me Dolby Digital? I have called DirecTV many times and they have no idea . It seems I need 4-5 transfers just to get someone who knows what they're talking about. I watch all the Saturday night College football primetime games and they never give me Dolby Digital; nor do other shows like 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Desperate Housewives'. I just learned that the new HD Locals from DirecTV are compressed MPEG-4 signals. Is this why I can't get Dolby Digital? I know for a fact that it is available in my area, because I was able to pick it up via the OTA antenna; problem was that it just kept glitching. Not to mention that I don't even get FOX HD local because supposively they don't offer it according to DirecTV. This is very sketchy if you ask me. I've gone through 4 HDTV antennas and none of them work consistently. The channels keep 'glitching' and never pull a constant signal. I do know, however, that FOX HD is broadcast in my area because I've pulled the signal before. I petitioned for channel 81 (Los Angeles CBS HD) and 83 (Los Angeles NBC HD) a long time ago and luckily my waivers were granted. Unfortunately I keep getting my waivers rejected for channels 87 (Los Angeles ABC HD) and 89 (Los Angeles FOX HD).
I don't know what to do exactly. I can't get FOX HD no matter what I try. I can't pull the signal, short of buying a $200+ HDTV antenna (just for this one channel). I can't receive FOX through DirecTV HD locals because they say it isn't offered and I can't get channel 89 because my waivers keep getting denied. I'm really upset due to MLB playoffs I've been missing in HD.
Any help, input, or reccomendations would be greatly appreciated.