We have all of the HBO's in HD. There currently are no other HBO's produced in HD. HBO is due to start in the next few months. We should have them soon after if not right away depending on timing.
If you have a diplexer before the BBC, it will not work. You can put the BBC before diplexing the OTA in, but not afterwards. The two frequencies interfere.
And, there is no such thing as lifetime service on a DirecTV Tivo. It's been based on the account, not the box for several years. You will have to pay the monthly DVR fee.
Funny. When I switched back from E* two years ago, I call and they connected me to the "reconnection specialists" and gave me the same deal that new customers were getting at that time. I was unsubscribed for about 15 months.
The HR10-250 doesn't have a 30 second skip until you program it. You need to be in a pre-recorded show and press "Select, Play, Select, 3, 0, Select". You'll hear a few tones to know that it activated.
That is true. You can however get an H20 and the 3 LNB dish and they work together quite well. You'll be all set to just replace the dish when and if LA ever needs the 5 LNB.
I live in Bethlehem as well and have had some luck getting NBC, CBS, Fox, & WB from Philly with an antenna. The Channel Master 4228 with a good preamp works wonders.