[compnurd]

No what I meant was the DirecTV Stream box can only be used for DirecTV Stream and not DirecTV Satellite. Of course it can download and use other apps from the play store.

As far as we know now lol

 

[CraigerM]

Anyone going to replace any of their Genie Mini's with the Apple TV 4k box and save $7 a month?

 

[compnurd]

Anyone going to replace any of their Genie Mini's with the Apple TV 4k box and save $7 a month?

I don’t see why people would if you don’t get all of your channels

 

[harsh]

I don’t see why people would if you don’t get all of your channels

Not to mention losing the much beloved number and skip keys.

 

[Mike Lang]

Appears to be working on my Apple TV. It might come in handy on a stormy day.

 

[harsh]

Appears to be working on my Apple TV. It might come in handy on a stormy day.

You could do that with the old app. The new app makes it a little less useful.

 

[b4pjoe]

You could do that with the old app. The new app makes it a little less useful.

No you couldn't. The old app on the Apple TV would only let you login to a DirecTV Stream account.

 

[CraigerM]

No you couldn't. The old app on the Apple TV would only let you login to a DirecTV Stream account.

Using Airplay now you don't need it.

 

[CraigerM]

I don’t see why people would if you don’t get all of your channels

Maybe they will add them later along with connecting to HR-54 and HS-17 hard drive?

 

[compnurd]

Maybe they will add them later along with connecting to HR-54 and HS-17 hard drive?

The one person already said you can see the DVR from the Apple TV

 

[itzme]

With an HR44 and HR24, I'm not really finding any usefullness for this app so far. The TVoS app can see that I have an older HR24 but it can't read its content. And for the HR44, everything is either Only Availiable on the DVR or gets converted to On Demand, where I can't skip commercials or even openings.

 

[CraigerM]

The one person already said you can see the DVR from the Apple TV

You can see the DVR but you can't set recordings from the Apple TV.

 

[b4pjoe]

You can see the DVR but you can't set recordings from the Apple TV.

Sure you can. I just did it Saturday and it recorded the show to my HR54.

 

[CraigerM]

Sure you can. I just did it Saturday and it recorded the show to my HR54.

I highlighted a show on the guide, and nothing came up.

 

[b4pjoe]

I highlighted a show on the guide, and nothing came up.

If it is a show currently playing press the down button on the remote and then you will see the option to record it. If it is a show that starts later just click it in the guide and you will see the option to record.

 

[b4pjoe]

With an HR44 and HR24, I'm not really finding any usefullness for this app so far. The TVoS app can see that I have an older HR24 but it can't read its content. And for the HR44, everything is either Only Availiable on the DVR or gets converted to On Demand, where I can't skip commercials or even openings.

I had not tried the HR24’s but I now see that it sees them but can’t see the content or record to them. And I also see the same with watching recordings that they are OnDemand and you can’t FF through the commercials. Not sure why they made it this way.

 

[CraigerM]

I had not tried the HR24’s but I now see that it sees them but can’t see the content or record to them. And I also see the same with watching recordings that they are OnDemand and you can’t FF through the commercials. Not sure why they made it this way.

Thanks. I didn't even notice the record option I thought it was just info on the show. Kind of afraid to play around with recordings. I turned on the HR-54 it went dark. When I turned it off and on again it came back. I wonder when they will add the rest of the DTV channels and if they would even add the DTV Stream channels like H&I? Not sure if I like the extra steps to get back to a previous channel.

 

[trainman]

Yeah on the Apple TV app store is says DIrecTV Stream Supreme but after it is installed it only shows up as DIRECTV.

That "Stream Supreme" text is part of an ad (that is, an image being used to identify/promote the app). The actual name of the app is on the top line ("DIRECTV"), with a one-line description underneath that ("STREAM All Your Entertainment").

 

[b4pjoe]

Thanks. I didn't even notice the record option I thought it was just info on the show. Kind of afraid to play around with recordings. I turned on the HR-54 it went dark. When I turned it off and on again it came back. I wonder when they will add the rest of the DTV channels and if they would even add the DTV Stream channels like H&I? Not sure if I like the extra steps to get back to a previous channel.

Yeah I am not going to be using this in place of a regular DTV receiver but it will be handy to have during a rain storm or after a big snow fall so I don’t have to hurry out multiple times during a blizzard to clean off the dish.

 

[NashGuy]

Yeah I am not going to be using this in place of a regular DTV receiver but it will be handy to have during a rain storm or after a big snow fall so I don’t have to hurry out multiple times during a blizzard to clean off the dish.

Would also be good for lesser-used TVs (e.g. guest room) or TVs that only tend to be used for live TV (not watching DVR recordings), such as in the kitchen. You could just use the app on those TVs and save the $7/mo rental charge for additional Genie receivers.