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    can I cancel, switch to wifes name to get promo?

    I have to assume that sometimes people split up, and the person who moves out was also the person whose name is on the DirecTV account. If the dish and equipment remains behind, and the person who remains in the home wants DirecTV service, what do they do, other than to call up and sign up as a...
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    DIRECTV HR34 Home Media Center

    Ah, OK... so to watch the same exact thing that's on TV in the den, I wouldn't rely on the Whole Home sharing functionality at all.
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    DIRECTV HR34 Home Media Center

    Apologies if this is not the correct thread for this question... I'll be getting an HR34 in the near future. I'll also get the whole home networking hooked up. If I wanted to, could I play something and have it display on 2 TVs at the same time? I'm thinking of putting a small TV in the...
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    CINEMA Connection Kit

    Wow... THAT is the worst experience with technical support you've ever had??
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    DIRECTV HR34 Home Media Center

    Stupid question alert... When is this cinema connection kit needed? If/when I add an HR34 to our account, we would have 3 HR2x DVRs (all HR21 and higher), along with the HR34. Would we also need this cinema connection kit? We currently get the OnDemand stuff just fine..
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    New HD GUI

    I didn't know they made it smaller, to be honest. I find it just as easy to read as the older version, even when I'm 30+ feet away (I do have a 73" screen, however.)
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    New HD GUI

    Wow, I feel the exact opposite - they could shrink the font sizes down in order to fit more information per screen and I'd love it. Of course, ideally there would be a toggle for this in the Settings screen, so that those with smaller TVs, or who sit further away, or those with worse eyesight...
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    Sunbeam Television Shuts Out DIRECTV NFL Fans in Miami in Attempt to Extract 300 Percent Pay Increas

    I don't see why local affiliates should even be allowed to charge cable and satellite companies to retransmit their signals, as long as the signal is rebroadcast to the same market.
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    New message on Standard Definition outputs

    Here is a converter: For only $37.80 each when QTY 50+ purchased - Component (YpbPr) to Composite Converter | Analog Video Converters
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    Samsung DirecTV RVU coming to all 2012 "Smart TVs"

    Well, on one level it's ridiculous, but DirecTV didn't HAVE to support RVU at all... so in this case, you aren't any worse off financially than you would had DirecTV stuck with the requirement to have a receiver for each TV. Financially, it wouldn't make much sense for DirecTV to NOT charge for...
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    Any word of upcoming RVU-enabled devices besides Samsung TVs?

    Right, I understand what is RVU compliant now and in the very near future with the Samsung TVs. I'm wanting to know if anyone knows of any other devices that have been rumored or announced, such as streaming devices like the roku, or Blu-ray players, etc. I figure a lot of people are happy with...
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    Any word of upcoming RVU-enabled devices besides Samsung TVs?

    I'm wondering if anyone has read/heard about blu-ray players, roku-style streaming devices, etc. that will be RVU compliant, and could act as a client for an HR34...
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    What's keeping A-la-Carte from becoming a reality?

    Yes, but each family's specific "no more than 10 of the cable channels" can be wildly different.
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    New HD GUI

    Yep, I guess they weighed the impact ad decided the benefits outweighed the negatives. Sure sucks for those affected, though! Maybe DirecTV owns monoprice.com? :)
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    What's keeping A-la-Carte from becoming a reality?

    Or, it'll be $20/month for one channel, or all 10 for $25.
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    New HD GUI

    You can use the component outputs in lieu of the composite video output. If your device doesn't support component video, then a converter can out composite video. Here is a converter that others here have said works...
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    New HD GUI

    http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011407&p_id=7114&seq=1&format=2
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    DirecTV HD GUI Poll - Do You Like The New DirecTV HD GUI?

    You should use punctuation, because it makes it easier for others to understand what you are trying to say.
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    DVD Recording issues with New HD Guide

    My two cents... Buy that $43 converter from monoprice and see if it works.
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    DVD Recording issues with New HD Guide

    You need a component-to-composite device. Monoprice.com has a model for about $40, if I recall correctly... EDIT Here you go: http://www.monoprice.com/products/search.asp?keyword=7114
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    Whole home networking

    Hey, just thought of another question... I have an upstairs room with a coax line but no Ethernet. If I hook up the HR34 downstairs and plug it in to my Ethernet network, and I hook up an HR22 upstairs with a DECA adapter, can I connect that adapter to a small 5-port switch, and then plug the...
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    ESPN3D - "Your receiver isn't authorized to record this program."

    I wonder why they don't just let you play it... I'm guessing it would look blurry, but if someone wants to watch it (or more likely, they have a 3D set that for some reason isn't properly being identified), then more power to them. They can still warn you when you go to record from a 3D...
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    ESPN3D - "Your receiver isn't authorized to record this program."

    Alright, I just scheduled something else to record using my normal remote, and it let me. It apparently just won let me start recording what is currently on. Not a big deal at all. Basically, I may not wind up getting a 3D compatible TV until after football season, so I don't want o have to...
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    ESPN3D - "Your receiver isn't authorized to record this program."

    OK, this is weird... I was able to schedule a recording via the DirecTV iPad app!
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    ESPN3D - "Your receiver isn't authorized to record this program."

    Hmmm... Then I don't understand the warning message I get before the error I quoted above. "This program is not playable on this TV. Would you like to record it anyway?"