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    thinking of switching from Dish to Direct, but have some questions

    I have never noticed the picture difference either. A family member has direct & I have watched it some, but I haven't been able to send that much time with it, but I did not see a noticeable difference at all.
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    thinking of switching from Dish to Direct, but have some questions

    Why is it limited to 5? No ota is a problem. I watch the sub channels a lot
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    thinking of switching from Dish to Direct, but have some questions

    something else I forgot to ask...........what about ota? Does Direct have anything that will allow me to watch the local channels via antenna?
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    thinking of switching from Dish to Direct, but have some questions

    so it sounds like I am pretty much stuck at this point in time. I don't want to change if I can't have the same setup. The dvr's that were mentioned....how many tuners do they have?
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    thinking of switching from Dish to Direct, but have some questions

    My current Dish setup is as follows: 1 Hopper with sling in the main room, connected to a 1080P tv via hdmi & it also supports a wireless joey in the kitchen. 1 Hopper with sling the bedroom that feeds a 4K tv via hdmi. This also supports another tv via component over cat5 cable. The hdmi...
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    Possible switch from Dish to Direct, help please

    picture quality is a major concern. I have heard that Direct has better hd, but worse sd
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    Possible switch from Dish to Direct, help please

    I have been with Dish for around 15 years, but am getting tired of all of the continual programing battles. Plus, it doesn't appear that Dish is interested in any type of 4K programing. These and several other factors have me considering a switch, but I would like to know how Direct's hardware...
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    Will DirecTV carry the Olympics in UHD HDR & Dolby Atmos?

    Direct provides 4K & 7.1 surround? Is this just for PPV or other channels as well? I have been a Dish customer for about 12 years and am really getting tired of the constant programming wars..........all in the name of saving the consumer $. I have the Hopper w/sling + wireless joey and...
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    how do I find the wireless ssid on directv setup?

    yes, the modem & router are close to the printer that I want to setup
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    how do I find the wireless ssid on directv setup?

    she also has internet service from Direct
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    how do I find the wireless ssid on directv setup?

    trying to help my niece setup a wireless printer & need to know the wireless ssid & security settings. Her directv setup was done wirelessly...........is there steps I can follow in the menu to find this information?
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    Dish customer needs some help, please

    the cable for the wireless video bridge............does it run from the dish or from the genie?
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    Possible New DirecTV Customer with Questions

    another newbie seeking information considering the genie with 1 wireless client.......how many cables must be run from the satellite dish to the genie? what else is required to operate the wireless client? looking for the least amount of cables possible
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    Dish customer needs some help, please

    have no idea about the internet I knew that there had to be a coax to the genie, but was really asking abouth the wireless client
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    Dish customer needs some help, please

    my niece is moving & wants to have Direct Tv installed. She will have 2 TV's. Does Direct have a similar wireless setup like the hopper/joey from Dish? She will also be using Direct for her internet. Can all of this be setup to be wireless?
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    How to hook up genie (HR34) with no genie clients

    Can anyone suggest a "black" hdmi splitter.............wife says everything needs to match
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    Current Dish Sub Looking To Switch

    I like the idea of being able to watch 2 ota channels at the same time..........this can't be done with dish
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    Current Dish Sub Looking To Switch

    hopefully, I understand what you are saying each client can watch a different ota local channel.............if so this is different than the hopper what would be the advantage of going with a H25 instead of the client............doesn't the genie have 5 tuners Is there additional monthly...
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    Current Dish Sub Looking To Switch

    I too am thinking of switching from Dish to Direct. There are a couple of things that I would like to know. TRUTHFULLY, is there any difference in hd picture quality. With the gene setup, does it allow ota connection for locals? Could each tv connected view a different local of satellite...
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    DIY HD and ION East HD Live

    congratulations to Directv they seem to be adding channels, while Dish keeps removing them, yet my bill stays the same
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    Direct's HMC vs. DISH's Hopper

    Thanks for the info..............have been a long time Dish customer & have been thinking about switching to the Hopper system. I now have a 722 with hdmi connected to my main tv, but also use the home distribution to feed 3 other tvs. I have combined the coax feed from the 722 with my ota...
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    Goodbye DISH.....Hello DirecTV.....

    If it were not for the home distribution ability with E*, I would consider the switch.
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    Switching from Dish to DirecTV... DVR Question

    How does the whole house distribution work? What is needed for its operation?