This issue has been going on since last Sunday. First it was just the CBS feed, but by Monday the pixelation had spread to ABC, NBC, and the FOX feed. I did call DIRECTV on Monday night and got a run around. Got the impression that they had no idea of what was causing the problems. They checked out the signal levels on the LNB to find out they are all fine -- so they concluded it was a receiver problem and scheded a tech out around 16 Oct to check things out and possibly replace the receiver. However, I don't believe it is a bad receiver! It is very wierd that the pixelation issues and the lock-ups starting occuring just about the same time this past weekend. Could they be related?
While the pixelation magically disappeared on Tuesday, we noticed they back on Wednesday night and we are still experiencing the same issues today. While the SD feeds are okay for the locals, this is only affecting the HD feeds.