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Geekbench results for the new P21 dongle versus the original C71 box reveal that the dongle performs significantly better. Also, the label on the dongle bears the Dolby Vision logo, so it's reasonable to conclude that it supports that feature while the C71 does not (it only does regular HDR...

I have to think that there haven't been any more of the original Osprey/Gemini boxes manufactured for awhile now and there won't ever be any more made. Don't know how many new and used ones they still have in stock though. But once they exhaust their supply of those boxes for satellite...

I don't think they're worried about that far off. Any customer who signs up via sat today could be switched over to internet in the future (assuming they have home internet). DTV Sat recently rolled out the Osprey box under the new Gemini branding as a next-gen replacement for the C-61 Genie...

Yeah, there are still a few channels (NFL Network, a few minor locals here and there, the Sports Pack of out-of-market RSNs), along with 4K content, that are available on Satellite but not Stream. Though I suspect that NFL Network will be available on DTV via Internet (and maybe DTV Stream too)...

DTV Stream doesn't really have more channels than YTTV or Hulu Live except for the RSNs, plus either the A+E or AMC nets. (YTTV lacks A+E, Hulu Live lacks AMC.) Both of those services give you a package that's pretty much comparable to the Choice package minus those specific channels. But you're...

You're right, that's really always been the DirecTV way. But when AT&T was developing what would become AT&T TV, the idea conveyed by the CEO was that the savings they got from lower installation and equipment costs on the streaming service would be passed on to the consumer in the form of lower...

Oh, I fully support it! It's crazy to me that these services can advertise deceptively low prices that don't include the broadcast TV fee or RSN fee or mandatory equipment rental. It's fine that they don't include government-imposed taxes (e.g. sales tax) since that's never been included in...

Yeah, that's all correct. Looks like new sign-ups for the sat packages automatically include one "advanced receiver," i.e. Genie HD DVR, so you really have to tack on another $15 to the stated prices. (If the FCC gets their way, DTV and other cable TV providers would no longer be able to...

My guess is that the new DTV streaming dongle will be rolled out on April 6 exclusively as part of the "DIRECTV via INTERNET" service (and it will never be made available to customers on the existing "DIRECTV Stream" service). And if pricing is truly going to be the same for this new "via...

When you see a game with poor PQ on YTTV, have you tried switching over to the live stream in the associated channel app (e.g. Fox Sports, ESPN, etc.) and seeing how the same game look there? I will say that many folks believe that DTV Stream has better overall PQ than YTTV does. So that might...

For satellite customers using a Gemini and who then decide in the future to switch to the streaming version of the service, they might be able to just run a software update on the Gemini so that it could then be used as a standalone DTV Stream box. Maybe they'll even figure out a way to convert...

With the exception of a select few apps (maybe Netflix, maybe Prime Video), I don't think Sony would have a role in updating the apps. It would be between the app developer and Google, who runs the app store for Android TV. From what I can gather, smart TVs running Android TV have typically...

The Gemini *is* a streaming box, isn't it? Isn't it the exact same thing as the DirecTV Stream box (code named Osprey, model C71KW), except loaded with slightly different software so that it acts like a Genie Mini instead of a standalone box? That's what it looks like to me. But either way, it...

No, same app now, at least on Apple TV. The app is just called "DIRECTV" and it can be used with either the Satellite or the Stream service. If you're a Stream customer, you will have cloud DVR in the app. (Unlimited storage, unlimited simultaneous recordings, but recordings auto-delete after 9...

After landing the apps for Prime Video and Hulu, the only major app missing on their box, I think, is the Apple TV app. Don't know why DTV and Apple can't come to an agreement to allow it on the box since Apple already has a version of their app available for Android TV (the OS that their box runs).

My understanding is that carriage of NFL Network on DTV has been tied to NFLST. And the contract for NFLST is ending after this season. So my guess is that a year from now we'll either see NFL Network on both Sat and Stream, under a new carriage contract, or on neither one. Aside from that...

Hmm. Looks like FL may be the only state that has such a tax in lieu of sales tax. Weird that they're doing that. But then, hey, it's Florida.

Yeah, if the box referenced in the survey is released for use with DTV satellite, I imagine it will be the same device used as the next-generation DTV Stream box, running their customized version of Android TV. Such a device passed through the FCC summer of last year, with the model number...

Dish is losing around 1 million satellite subs per year now, while DTV is probably losing about twice that. Dish is now at 8 million sat subs vs. maybe 10 million for DTV (with another few million on DTV Stream and Uverse TV). Although, as you say, DTV will likely take an even bigger one-time...

Whether or not the Comcast data cap is something you need to worry about depends (obviously) on how many hours per day you would be watching DirecTV Stream. Comcast gives you 1.25 terabytes (TB) of data per month, which is equal to 10 million megabits (Mb). DirecTV Stream in 1080p streams at...

Go to this website, plug in your zip code and you'll see your total local sales tax rate (state + county + city + district). https://www.taxjar.com/sales-tax-calculator Apply that percentage to the cost of whichever DTV Stream package you want to see how much sales tax you'll pay...

Be aware that when you sign up, you can buy the DTV Stream box refurbished, with the same 1-yr warranty as a new one, for only $50 each instead of the $120 price for new. Although the new one can be financed with no interest as 24 monthly payments of $5 (with any outstanding balance due...

Yeah, that stinks. You'd almost certainly need to pay more to buy extra/unlimited data. Unfortunately, that's the kind of thing a cableco can get away with when they have no competition for broadband service. Hopefully that changes where you live as fiber and fixed 5G continue to expand.

I'll post this anecdote for anyone who might find it useful. A few months ago, my elderly parents switched from Dish for TV and Comcast for broadband over to YouTube TV and AT&T Fiber. Now, with fiber they get unlimited data, so it doesn't matter how much data they use with streaming. But I was...

I've read others saying that they put their DTV sat account on pause/hold and then signed up online for DTV Stream using a different email address than the one they have on file for their DTV sat account. That way, they can try out DTV Stream. If they like it, then they just call DTV back up and...