[T-Mac]

I've had D* for a month now and have found the success rate of TV APPS to be less than 50%. Lots of service unavailable messages.

The only thing I ever try to use is the weather app. Now it's become a (bad) habit just to push the right arrow to see if it works. Sometimes it does, most of the time it does not.

Is this just a poorly executed feature or do I have less success than other users that needs to be looked into further.

HR34
H25
deca module connected by ethernet to router

 

[Stuart Sweet]

TVApps is the wave of the past.... something else will eventually take its place.

 

[Crimson]

TVApps is the wave of the past.... something else will eventually take its place.

Was it ever even a wave? I've never used them, and I've never seen anyone else with DTV ever user them. Seems like a failure of the past that will hopefully be replaced by something that people want to use.

 

[Steve]

If there's any performance hit associated with TV Apps, I'd love an option to disable it, because I don't use it either, except when I accidentally hit 'right' on the wrong screen. Almost as bad as accidentally hitting ACTIVE!

Same goes for Scoreguide. I'm a big sports fan, but I don't use it and if it would speed things up by disabling it, I'd love that option.

 

[Stuart Sweet]

Apparently my comment was misconstrued. Let me be more clear. TVApps development has stopped. Something else will take its place.

 

[lparsons21]

I would trade all the TV apps, Pandora and YouTube just to get single point of management of recording! Well that and consistent speed!

 

[T-Mac]

Thanks guys. This is what I suspected.

 

[jedi34]

I'm with the OP. I liked (but didn't love) TV app's. But, over the past several weeks, it's much more miss than hit. I like the weather option, and I have a couple NBA teams on it, to tell at a glance when a team that I like will be playing or the score of their game.

I was glad to see this thread. I was thinking my problems with it were related to my internet access.

 

[Barry in Conyers]

TVApps was a decent idea that was poorly implemented and never really supported. It has been "hit and miss" for a long time and seems to be getting worse. My impression is that DirecTV has reduced server capacity or assigned internet bandwidth, but the error messages make it difficult to be sure. Perhaps there are conflicts with the recent firmware releases.

If TVApps is replaced by "something else", I hope DirecTV comes up with a better approach than using VPN to handle the data.

Just my opinion, YMMV.

 

[allenn]

TV Apps are like Media Share, never fully baked. Too bad! I am looking forward to what D* is cooking up next. Best wishes!

 

[Rtm]

TV Apps are like Media Share, never fully baked. Too bad! I am looking forward to what D* is cooking up next. Best wishes!

Same with nomad

 

[Racer88]

The one thing DirecTV's code monkey department is best at...

Half assing most everything they do...

 

[ts7]

I would trade all the TV apps, Pandora and YouTube just to get single point of management of recording! Well that and consistent speed!

+1

 

[kvine24]

Puppy of the day app... Makes tv apps worth it

 

[moghedien]

I've had D* for a month now and have found the success rate of TV APPS to be less than 50%. Lots of service unavailable messages.

The only thing I ever try to use is the weather app. Now it's become a (bad) habit just to push the right arrow to see if it works. Sometimes it does, most of the time it does not.

Is this just a poorly executed feature or do I have less success than other users that needs to be looked into further.

HR34
H25
deca module connected by ethernet to router

I was getting this error recently, and changing the DNS Server setting(under 'Network Setup' - Advanced Setup) to 8.8.8.8 (Google) seems to have fixed it

 

[lacubs]

mine with the scoreguide will disappeared and reappeared every 6 months, and i love the tv apps and the scoreguide, but unfortunately they are useless!

 

[unixguru]

They are just the silly result of Product Managers aka bean counters trying to be "competitive". Everybody is doing it so it must be important, right?

My new Sony "smart" tv is full of the same garbage. Software "updates" every few months - you can almost be certain they have nothing to do with video quality, just patching these garbage apps.

I also have a Mac Mini connected. Gee, wonder which of the 3 devices I'm going to use to do "app" things? There is NO question.

Really, D*, are there no other requested features that are more important?????

 

[Richierich]

All of these Feature just Slowed Down my DVRs so I Quit Using Them as they were pretty useless.

I get Weather on my PC every morning when I log on along with Music and I have Pandora, etc. on my DVD Player so just let me have a Fast DVR such as my HR24-500s and I Am Good To Go!!! :hurah:

 

[braven]

They're not "almost" worthless. To me they're totally worthless. I get so ticked when I accidentally hit the right arrow and have to wait for that garbage to load.

 

[Drucifer]

I've had D* for a month now and have found the success rate of TV APPS to be less than 50%. Lots of service unavailable messages.

The only thing I ever try to use is the weather app. Now it's become a (bad) habit just to push the right arrow to see if it works. Sometimes it does, most of the time it does not.

Is this just a poorly executed feature or do I have less success than other users that needs to be looked into further.

HR34
H25
deca module connected by ethernet to router

Nailed it.

As everyone is expanding the use of the Internet, DirecTV TVapps have been stagnate for years.