Recent content by slardy

Slow motion on HR-20/21 I have both an HR20 & 21. They both are almost impossible to get into slo-mo. This is pathetic. The HR-20 is in RF mode and the HR-21 is in IR mode, so the mode makes no difference. Why doesn't D just assign a button for slo-mo? This is pure crap for anyone who watches...

Different Times, Different Audio? Interesting. I just ran the beginning of Rush Hour 3 and it is in 5.1 SS. Just like Bourne Ultimatum, guide says AC. Is someone at Directv just not pressing the right button on Bourne Ultimatum and Oceans 13? Slardy

Will Contacting DirecTV Help? charper1, I have contacted them on both occasions that the guide indicated SS and the audio was in DD 2.0. Have you ever tried to get Directv to give you some feedback on an issue? Won't happen. All they tell you is that their technicians are looking into it...

Directv Guide Descriptions Not Accurate Rad, If the opening banners state SS or the guide states AC (or AC-3 more correctly), then the digital audio encoding should be Dolby Digital 5.1. Any thing less is short changing the customer because there is not top-rated movie being produced today...

Charper1, I am not going by the guide descriptions. I am going by what Directv says in the opening banners of the movies. BTW, you will never find any audio described as SS, DD or other wise, in the guide: it will be noted as AC or AC-3. When you record the Bourne Ultimatum HD on a DVR, the...

Goaliebob99, The movies are in HD, they just don't have 5.1 Surround Sound. Slardy

Folks,:mad: Today I recorded the second top PPV movie this month that came through with no Surround Sound, even though the opening banners from DirecTV states the the movie is in SS. The first movie this happened with was Oceans 13; today's recording was The Bourne Ultimatum. I have...

:( Folks, just a warning. I recorded OCEAN'S 13( HD version), on 2 different occasions (most recently on Jan. 7). Both times, the sound track was in Dolby Stereo 2.0, not 5.1. I called D* both times and got a refund. They could not tell me why an HD movie is not transmitted with 5.1. So I...

Western Digital My Book Too Expensive Dfergie, I purchased a 750 gig Free Agent Pro for $224 shipped. I puchased this HD because forum members had success with it. I have had success with it: it has been operationally flawless so far. I have heard in this forum that My Books will not...

Jimbo, any HD, set for spin-down due to activity, will spin down due to inactivity! To say the the FAP does not know when a buffered portion of a program are needed, has the cart before the horse. An HD, set to spin-down, will spin down. I was not questioning that. What I was questioning is what...

Jimbo, 1. You can record on both HD-20s. I was told by a DirecTV billing rep that when you order a movie it authorizes all receivers that you have on-line to record. I recorded a PPV on a HR-10-250 and a HR-20. This happened to be a movie on channel 99 which is mpeg-2; the HR-10-250 is strictly...

Hd Running Continuously Elwaylite, I am still not convinced that the HD needs to run continuously. Consider the times when the HR-20 is shutoff; I shut mine off after viewing each evening. The question is: if the FAP is set to spin-down (using Seagate software on a PC), will it spin down...

What are 'ONLINE BUFFERS" Elwaylite, what are online buffers?

FAP Coast-down Elwaylite, that is probably the same as my unit. Even though the FAPs have a 5 year warranty, I don't believe that they are intended to run 24/7 as they do in DVRs. Has anyone set up the FAP to coast-down (not shutdown) when inactive? You have to do this with provided...

Elway, please do me a favor. Place you hand around the FAP and tell me if you can feel a vibration? Slardy