[igator99]

I like the way they have the Olympics coverage and even a cool interactive guide all in HD. After bashing them for a while I must say they do give us lagniappe. Try that with a cable provider.:lol:

 

[HDTVsportsfan]

Yeah....they did pretty good on this one. Such is life I'm sure there are those that don't like it or is not enough.

 

[davring]

D* has surprised me many times over the years, this is one of their better ones

 

[syphix]

DirecTV ALWAYS hits a home run with their interactive features for special sports events. The Masters, U.S. Open Tennis, and now the Olympics. Awesome job, DirecTV. I love having all the channels next to each other, and the NBC Event Guide helps quickly find what's currently being played. :up:

 

[Grentz]

Its cool, just slow like all the interactive stuff.

I wish they could find a way to make it quicker, even if they had the option to pull the info from the network connection if that is what is needed to speed it up.

 

[igator99]

Its cool, just slow like all the interactive stuff.

I wish they could find a way to make it quicker, even if they had the option to pull the info from the network connection if that is what is needed to speed it up.

Do you guys know what lagniappe is?

 

[cygnusloop]

Do you guys know what lagniappe is?

It's like a bonus prize. Or a small gift. I remember it being used in the south.

 

[cforrest]

Do you guys know what lagniappe is?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lagniappe

 

[litzdog911]

Agreed! One of the best uses of the "interactive features" that I've seen yet.

 

[sore_bluto]

There's lagniappe and then there's beaucoup lagniappe!

 

[igator99]

It's like a bonus prize. Or a small gift. I remember it being used in the south.

Damn! Wikipedia! It is simply a little something extra like a bakers dozen. It is a Cajun South Louisiana term.:lol:

 

[Upstream]

OK. I am a bit confused by the interactive features ... and DirecTV's website doesn't seem to be much help.

I get that you have to be on one of the 750s channels to use the red-button (so it doesn't work if I am watching the primary network feed on NBC).

But the interactive guide doesn't seem to give much information about what events are on, just broad categories without any way to drill down to more detail. Is there a way to find out exactly which events are being aired when?

I tried the NBC website, which gives more detail. But I really want to be able to find out things like "the Women's 100m qualifying heat, which was happened at 7:44 am this morning is being shown on NBC at between 4:30 and 5:00 this evening. Is there a way to find this?

Also on the NBC website, they talk about a Basketball channel and Soccer channel? Is DirecTV not carrying it, or am I looking in the wrong place?

 

[davring]

Soccer and basketball each have their own dedicated channels, 750-756.

 

[Ken S]

But...if ever there was a great use for the DirecTV Mix channel the Olympics would be it. C'mon guys...fire up a channel with all of the Olympics channels on it!

 

[Upstream]

Soccer and basketball each have their own dedicated channels, 750-756.

I only see the following channels in the 750s:

750 USA
751 CNBC
752 MNBC
753 OXGN

And these seem to be just duplicates of

242 USA
355 CNBC
356 MNBC
251 OXGN

What am I doing wrong? Aren't there supposed to be special Olympic channels?

 

[syphix]

I only see the following channels in the 750s:

750 USA
751 CNBC
752 MNBC
753 OXGN

And these seem to be just duplicates of

242 USA
355 CNBC
356 MNBC
251 OXGN

What am I doing wrong? Aren't there supposed to be special Olympic channels?

Are you viewing this on an HD (non-TiVo) receiver? Non-HD boxes will not see the HD only channels (754 - Basketball, 755 - Soccer, 756 - Universal HD).

 

[totoros]

I only see the following channels in the 750s:

750 USA
751 CNBC
752 MNBC
753 OXGN

And these seem to be just duplicates of

242 USA
355 CNBC
356 MNBC
251 OXGN

What am I doing wrong? Aren't there supposed to be special Olympic channels?

I believe basketball and soccer are only if you have HD

 

[sdicomp]

DirecTV ALWAYS hits a home run with their interactive features for special sports events. The Masters, U.S. Open Tennis, and now the Olympics. Awesome job, DirecTV. I love having all the channels next to each other, and the NBC Event Guide helps quickly find what's currently being played. :up:

And the best part..........it's FREE to D* customers!!!

 

[techrep]

Thanks guys, this would have slipped right past me if not for this thread.

 

[Upstream]

I believe basketball and soccer are only if you have HD

No. I have an R15. This is disappointing. I can't believe DirecTV isn't showing the SD versions of the Basketball and Soccer channels for their SD customers.

I thought DirecTV promised special Olympic channels. But it seems all I get are the regular USA/Oxygen/CNBC/MSNBC channel rebroadcast a second time with new channel numbers. And I don't get the basketball, soccer, or local NBC subchannels that my neighbors with Comcast get.

Way to go D*!