Recent content by Piratefan98

I think you're going to like DirecTV. And, if your television is 50" or larger, you'll likely notice improved PQ. Welcome! Jeff

Hi, Just got home from being out of town for a few days, and when I got home, I discovered an odd problem. On two of my H21 receivers, both feeding Panasonic Viera plasma tv's, the channel up and down buttons don't work. Prior to going out of town, I was getting a several second delay, because...

Cowboy, please tell me that you're a DirecTV employee. Nobody could be this consistently and relentlessly fan-boyish without being on the payroll. :eek: Jeff

Me too, with the issues above, on all 3 of my H21's. I wish we had the ability to decline or turn off this service, at least until the bugs are worked out. As it stands now, it's really annoying. I can see how it will be a nice thing to have once the bugs are corrected though. Jeff

Last night was another SD game, so it was kind of hard to tell. The Pirates game tonight in HD looks okay so far (i've only watched a few minutes). Looking forward to the next Pens game in HD, to see if it's fixed. But to answer your question, no it hasn't always been an issue. The channel...

Hey Rob, and thanks for the reply. It was okay during much of the actual game, but in low lighting situations it was pitiful. When they were showing the ice prior to the game, before all of the arena lights finished coming on, it was a pixellated mess. Also, the booth shots were often...

Hi, Just wanted to see if anyone besides me had trouble with FSN Pittsburgh tonight (ch. 659). I watched the Penguins game in HD, and it was awfully pixellated. Anyone else? Jeff

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I get it for FSN Pittsburgh (Penguins and Pirates games, as well as local Pittsburgh sports talk shows). That's really all I use my Sportspack for. Jeff

The answer to the OP is .... "it depends". It really does. It would be nice if questions like this could easily be answered yes or no .... but they can't. When I signed on, I was hell-bent on getting a pole mount installation. In fact, it was a deal-breaker for me, and I said that to the...

Where I live, it's gonna be more than a year or two. Our local Comcast plant is an old, run-down, overclocked 550mhz system that Comcast bought from Adelphia. Before switching to DirecTV last year, I asked how long it would take to modernize the system ..... and they basically told me...

"Bottom line is, the two CRS lied to me on my very first experience with Dtv" Mine did too (about trial periods, which don't really exist). For many CSR's, making a sale is job 1. Honesty/integrity is a distant second. I doubt that DirecTV has the market cornered on this type of CSR...

There was a time where DirecTV was clearly the "Undisputed Leader" in HD. Those days are gone. Many companies (Dish, FIOS, some cable, etc.) are catching up. For Sports and HD, DirecTV is still the best choice, but it takes the ultimate of fanboys to say that DirecTV is still the "Undisputed...

CSR's are mostly interested in making sales. My guess is that you're locked in, even though you were mis-led by your CSR. And while "legally", it's all about the paper you signed ..... I think it's a shame that there doesn't seem to be any legal recourse or remedy for intentionally deceitful...

Actually, if we were to get JackSquat HD, that would constitute a pretty good month of new channel roll-outs around here. DirecTV seems to be doing fine with Locals, but on the National HD front, they are floundering, and certainly not living up to the National HD hype that was in their March...