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  1. StealthMonkey

    Upgrading 1 Receiver From SD to HD

    I currently have a HR24 and H24 that I am happy with. I also have whole-home DVR. I also have a old, gross, D12 SD Receiver (that I loathe with a passion). I am considering getting a new TV for SD room and would obviously want to switch it out for a standard HD receiver (e.g. H24). Cost: Just...
  2. StealthMonkey

    Discount Success Story

    I originally signed up with Directv 3 years ago. It was the standard two year contract with lots of discounts, mostly in the first year. I had been paying full price (except free HD for life) for a while now. I read through past success stories on this forum of getting great discounts...
  3. StealthMonkey

    NFL ST Blackout Fail

    In my area (Austin TX), the early Fox game this week was Saints-Redskins. The late game was Packers-49ers. Note that Austin is a home market for the Cowboys (who played on Wednesday) -- not the Saints or the Redskins. Also note that the Packers-49ers game was billed as "America's Game of the...
  4. StealthMonkey

    Weird channels doing weird things... Viacom related?

    About the same time the Viacom channels disappeared, I noticed that two peculiar channels were all of a sudden added to my favorites (on multiple receivers). The channels are 8241 and 8327. In the guide, those channels show a perceptual "To Be Announced". If I actually tune to the channel, it is...
  5. StealthMonkey

    New DirecTV Customer - HR21 Sadness

    So, after having cable my whole life, I was enticed away by NFL Sunday Ticket. I pulled the trigger and left Time Warner (who I was otherwise happy with -- they actually had more HD) for DirecTV. I've never had satellite. Didn't know exactly what I was getting myself into. I had never been to...