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DirecTV HD - I don't recomend to my worst enemy!

I upgraded my DirecTV service last month to High-Definition, paid *premium* price for this upgrade - I wasted around $400 :mad:

I was expecting to have limited HD programming, from what I read here and other forums. But I didn't expect to be as bad as it is.

First, in the already limited number of channels, a lot of programming is not true HD. Showtime is the worst, most of it is just upconverted.

Second, the shows are repeated over and over again.

Third, I called DirecTV and was told they have NO plans to get new HD channels. I was expecting that with the competition from Voom and Dish they were going to start adding more channels. Not.

I asked if I could cancel the upgrade and have the equipment returned - I can't :mad:

Result - I am signing up with VOOM and leaving my DirecTV only at the bare bones for my Tivo and programming that currently VOOM doesn't have.

After my 1 year contract expires I will decide which one I'll keep. If Voom adds Tivo and more SD channels I'll cancel Directv.

I guess I'll have to sell my Samsung HD at ebay to recover at least $200 from the $400 I spent :no
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fredfa
well said, pradike. after all this is
"The DirecTV Forum (48 Viewing)
Your place to discuss DirecTV equipment, services, software, and other DirecTV releated posts and questions."

Maybe Scott can set up a different forum where VOOMies can convince themselves all they want they they have found the true HD path to heaven.
Then we woulodn't have to endure all the VOOMies who masquerade as DirecTV subs telling us how they have discovered the light and we are all still in darkness.
This "DirecTV Forum", after all, is supposed to be for the discussion of DirecTV, not continual, repetitive and often schreeching bashing from VOOM fans -- who love to pass themselves off as disillusioned DirecTV subs to give themselves some sort of self-perceived added credibility.
Scott: pass the Kool-Aid and have them leave us alone, or, I suspect, you run the risk of your relatively small band of DirecTV subscribers finding a more hospitable forum.
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I went looking at D* and E* after Voom seems to be lost on the idea of adding USA/Sci Fi.

For those who call their 'old HD content', their movie channels really do show some good stuff and its a digital transfer off of original 35mm. If your into any classic older movies there is no place else, except a theatre, where you will see what you see there.

As far as upconverting, there SD quality is so far and above the SD quality of any other provider, I think its 480p and thats fine with me.

If Voom added Sci Fi, which we watch alot of, then we wouldn't look at switching.

I'd rather watch upconverted video rather than the SD you see everywhere else. My 60" LCD looked like ass on SD D*, it looks more than watchable on Voom in SD.

If my damned cable company would offer Sci Fi I'd just pipe in cheapo cable to compliment Voom until they get it together.

Oh I just read the reply before this one the second after I posted. I was a D* customer until they jacked me on the HD package and I returned everything. For those who don't care for Voom I doubt have seen it, Sears displays sucks, its SD/HD quality really does blow D*'s HD packages away, granted we don't have HDNet, but it gets better everyday and the zero commitment really does seal the deal.

Its hardly perfect, but when you spend 4K on a TV, I want what I watch to look good, 80 percent of Voom looks better than D*, 5 percent looks the same, and the other 5 looks better. For those that complain they do not offer locals over the sat, save the bandwidth for more HD content.

I watched D*'s video quality fall and fall and fall. We finally had the last straw when watching The L Word in SD and seeing any color 40-50 shades lighter or darker just get get blocky and pixelate.

Voom, for all of its problems, doesn't do that. You don't get Encore HD, StarzHD, or a ton of the other channels. You want to see HD quality, check out Tears Of the Sun on EncoreHD, *nothing* comes close to that and there is quite a bit of programming like that on Voom, which is not available on D* or E*.

In the end it comes down to who has what you watch...we do watch alot of HD content on Voom, but we are missing shows we normally watch...the rest we watch is available in HD on Showtime and HBO...so for all it has to offer, what we really want to watch is not available, if they fix that I'd be happy as could be.
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I had Voom for a total of 10 days back in April. I didn't like their looped exclusive programing, plus their receivers need a lot of work. Rain fade was a problem even when it wasn't raining. Even Discovery HD looked better on Brighthouse cable than it did on Voom. I did like one thing, getting my money back. But at least Voom is there as another Choice for DBS HD. Try it, if you like it stay with it, if not change it. I also was not satsified with Voom SD channel line up. No Sci-Fi, or USA.
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I had to dump Voom as well for having a crappy box (even thought I got one with the new software already) and rain fade on cloudy days. When the wife ain't happy, you ain't happy.

When I threatened to switch to cable for HD, Directv was able to give me an HD Receiver offer that I couldn't refuse, and they are also going to come out and replace the dish like I asked since we also have had a rain fade problem with them as well, though not as bad as Voom.
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There is nothing wrong with choosing Voom for HDTV since Voom offers more channels than DirecTV. I am happy with DirecTV HDTV programming and will soon be getting the HD TiVo, at least I hope I will since it is supposed to ship today. Showtime does show a lot of OAR HDTV, I don't know the percentage but about 30 to 40%. I check the Showtime website since the DirecTV guide isn't correct now. Here is the Showtime schedule for HDTV.

http://www.sho.com/site/schedules/hdtv.do

HDNet Movies has several movies each month of interest to me and as a result, I haven't watched a standard definition movie from DirecTV all month. I agree the channels currently offered aren't worth the price but I believe DirecTV will soon add several new channels, despite the CSRs comments since DirecTV doesn't announce new channels very far in advance as a rule. Since I have spent a lot of money on DirecTV HD equipment, including 169time system and soon the HD TiVo, I want to be happy and the equipment sure seems superior to anything Voom or Dish Network offers. With local OTA HDTV, I am now up to about 50% HDTV viewing. DirecTV offering "compelling content" is taking a little longer than I hoped but it is getting there for me, at least.

Chris
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NFL 2026-2027 Season

Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
www.colts.com

Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
www.colts.com www.colts.com
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Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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Jeeez, Week 6, no lead is safe…
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DISH Hopper 3 Software Version 713 Is Out

No idea what improvements might be involved.
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I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
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naptime said:
I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
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It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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Oh, you mean "soon"? :biggrin
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jsmit86 said:
It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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I guess they will be busy when lots of people start asking for rollbacks to H708 now that you mention that downgrades of software does exist because it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner and the IR Remote problems in H710-H713.
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Almighty1 said:
it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
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Almighty1 said:
it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
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Oh....you were serious
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Generative AI: Revolutionizing Game NPC Dialogue & Behavior? #shorts

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S.W.A.T. Exiles (Starz)

Hondo is back with a new squad 9/25 only on Starz.


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Never watched the previous shows, so doubtful.
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Started watching yesterday. Not too bad.
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I like Zyra from La Brea (one with the prosthetic).
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Song Name Game Part 3!

Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


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An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Stargate SG-1 Discussion

Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
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Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
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The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.

Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
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reubenray
I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
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reubenray said:
I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
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Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
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long_time_Dish said:
Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
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Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
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reubenray said:
Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
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If I understand your question, O'Neill had the Ancient's knowledge in the "Lost City" two-part episode. That was when Anubis attacked Earth and there was a big battle over Antarctica.
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Last reply · posted in The Sports Section

2026-27 NCAA College Football

Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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Best fan sign I saw during the ND-BYU game: "Bear ate your Lucky Charms!" (Bear being the Cougars' QB). I was going to suggest, "Have you or your team been involved in a Carr crash?"
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
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Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.
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