Recent content by MikeHDTulsa

If you have the yellow card in it already then keep the new card for a spare.

I had a 501 receiver that I bought without a smart card years ago and when I put in a smart card from a 2700 receiver I no longer used and had Dish activate it all it would do was blink. Finally they had me remove the smart card and then the receiver took the latest software download. I then...

You should check the software version and make sure it is on version "e" because version "d" made a lot of tuners quit working but you could change to a earlier version or later version of software and the tuners would start working again. I assume you have unplugged the receiver and plugged it...

I think the reason they did away with the cheaper options was because of the hackers would use a cheap package and then have their cards reprogrammed to get all the channels. I would think now that they are using the better smart cards they could start selling the programming just like Dish...

Stuart you can replace the 40 gig hard drive in DirecTivo with a 120 gig hard drive you do not have to add a second drive unless you need more space. I have that exact same model you have and put in the 120 gig hard drive and kept the 40 gig drive as a spare in case of a emergency. But if I...

Cman don't worry you will be buying a $400 Dell or HP computer for the kid's so you will be needing that 17" Sony monitor for it. Have fun your new and improved 811.

Hey Neutron how much did your new HD receiver cost you ? I know your a fairly new customer to DirecTV and so am I. They would not give me a discount for buying my HD Tivo but I can kind of understand that after getting 3 DirecTivo's and a regular receiver plus the phase III dish for $260.00 in...

It has been a month or so since I watched it but I think it takes about 5 to 7 seconds to change a page in the guide. I thought the DirecTivo guide was slow until I seen this receiver. If all you were going to use this receiver for was HD it would probably be alright but if you wanted to...

I have a friend that wants to sell his Panasonic HDS20 DirecTV HD receiver but the guide is so slow it would drive you crazy. You would have to get a smart card from DirecTV and I could sell it to you for $100.00 plus $15.00 for shipping and this receiver has a great picture. I will probably...

Ramy I have the same problem with my 4x3 Toshiba with the HD Tivo. I can go into the TV setup and change to 1080i mode and it works fine but when I go back to SD then I have to change it back. My Toshiba worked just fine with the Dish Network 6000 HD receiver but it had more setup options than...

You don't have to worry they have the older satellites for back up that can carry the main channels but some city's would lose their local channels.

If you have been a customer with DTv that long you should be able to buy the HD receiver from them for $149.00 and I think they will install it and put in the new phase III dish for free. Next I would buy the DTivo from DTv for $99 which would include free installation and a 4x8 switch if you...

They do not have any offers for new customers yet, but I would call DirecTV and tell them you are interested in the HD DirecTiVo and ask if you could receive a $150 programming credit as a new customer. I have seen prices for the HD DirecTivo for as low as $849 from some online dealers posted...

The DirecTiVo's get their guide data from the satellite so you only need to hook it to a phone line to get the initial software download and future software updates. If you know someone that has DirecTV with a phone line you could just use their setup for the downloads and then take it home...

I found out how to upgrade over at the Tivocommunity.com forum site they have all the info you need if you do not mind tinkering around inside your computer swapping hard drives and they have the software you need to backup and expand your hard drive to a larger one. There are several companies...