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Last reply Oct 9, 2008 · posted in DIRECTV General Forum

Questions about Directv Service

I need some information before I make my switch to Direct from the "other".My current Receiver is a Dish 622 with the Dish Absoulte programming.
I have noticed that locals are not offered in my area Monroe, Louisiana (71203 zip).
.1 Can I "move" to Shreveport Louisiana(71101 zip) and be in the same spotbeam?

Also, I have noticed that Directv on their Website does not offer a OTA input to their HDDVR without a 50 dollar add on.
.2 Is this negotiable? Could I possibly use my excellent credit to negotiate? The website leads me to possibly believe this.

All of my OTA local affiliates are HD or Digital except ABC but thats a big problem.
.3 What model HD DVR is offered with the Plus HD DVR PKG.?

I also would like a 2nd HD Receiver in my Bedroom.
.4 Is there anyway to get around paying 99 dollars extra for a 2nd Receiver?

.5 Would I have more options if I purchased and self installed my equipment?

.6 Is a self install possible aand what would be the advantages?

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

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darrencp22

Oct 9, 2008

smackman1 said:
I need some information before I make my switch to Direct from the "other".My current Receiver is a Dish 622 with the Dish Absoulte programming.
I have noticed that locals are not offered in my area Monroe, Louisiana (71203 zip).
.1 Can I "move" to Shreveport Louisiana(71101 zip) and be in the same spotbeam?

Also, I have noticed that Directv on their Website does not offer a OTA input to their HDDVR without a 50 dollar add on.
.2 Is this negotiable? Could I possibly use my excellent credit to negotiate? The website leads me to possibly believe this.

All of my OTA local affiliates are HD or Digital except ABC but thats a big problem.
.3 What model HD DVR is offered with the Plus HD DVR PKG.?

I also would like a 2nd HD Receiver in my Bedroom.
.4 Is there anyway to get around paying 99 dollars extra for a 2nd Receiver?

.5 Would I have more options if I purchased and self installed my equipment?

.6 Is a self install possible aand what would be the advantages?

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

1. Sorry, cant help there... best answer is.. it is likely, but cant guarentee. Nobody knows for sure the spots for D10 and D11.
2. Yes. Many have tried to force this as a deal breaker and been able to get the AM21 thrown in for free.
3. You will either get a HR21 or HR22. Both are essentially the same with the HR22 having more recording capacity.
4. What type of receiver?
5. It would cost you a fortune. I dont think this is a viable option.
6. It is possible, but a real hassle and I think not worth it. The advtange is that you would be fully in control of running wires and the set up of your system. Also, You would not have to sign a contract.

smackman1

Oct 9, 2008

darrencp22 said:
1. Sorry, cant help there... best answer is.. it is likely, but cant guarentee. Nobody knows for sure the spots for D10 and D11.
2. Yes. Many have tried to force this as a deal breaker and been able to get the AM21 thrown in for free.
3. You will either get a HR21 or HR22. Both are essentially the same with the HR22 having more recording capacity.
4. What type of receiver?

A HD Receiver not a HD DVR Receiver for my 2nd Receiver.
I will need a 2nd Receiver to receive seperate programming since Directv's DVR fall short in this area compared to Dish's 622 or 722 dual output.
I might as well go HD for the 2nd one since I almost own a new 50" Panasonic for my bedroom.
On the website, they are wanting to charge me 99 dollars for a second Receiver(HD) and 50 dollars for the OTA add on Installation fee.

I have one more question:
Can the input OTA add on for Directv Receivers accept analog signals?
ABC in my area is still Analog; The other major affiliates are all HD and Digital signals.

William1

Oct 9, 2008

Yes, the OTA input accepts both digital and analog, not a problem.

smackman1

Oct 9, 2008

William1 said:
Yes, the OTA input accepts both digital and analog, not a problem.

That solves a big problem. That means I can use my OTA in place of the locals that Directv does not offer. Dish Receivers do not accept analog sifnals.

Ronnie-

Oct 9, 2008

smackman1 said:
A HD Receiver not a HD DVR Receiver for my 2nd Receiver.
I will need a 2nd Receiver to receive seperate programming since Directv's DVR fall short in this area compared to Dish's 622 or 722 dual output.
I might as well go HD for the 2nd one since I almost own a new 50" Panasonic for my bedroom.
On the website, they are wanting to charge me 99 dollars for a second Receiver(HD) and 50 dollars for the OTA add on Installation fee.

.

You MIGHT be able to get them to give a discount on this box. They arent doing it as much anymore, but they have in the past. One advantage of the seperate box over the method E* uses is that you will now have HD in BOTH rooms as oposed to SD at the second set. As for the OTA tuner box, you should have no problems getting that for free

Check around on here, there are many ways to get extra discounts. The referral program is one (it will save you $50 if I am not mistaken). There is also a thread on the AAA discount which can save you alot of money

Edit: I doubt you would have much of a problem "moving" from monroe to shreveport.

AKGolf

Oct 9, 2008

I've been searching online and at a Direct TV forum they dismissed external storage, but I've seen a couple of threads here about it. Does it connect to the USB port? It looks like although it's not as convenient as the Dish solution, but as long as I can expand storage space I can live with a few quirks.

rad

Oct 9, 2008

AKGolf said:
I've been searching online and at a Direct TV forum they dismissed external storage, but I've seen a couple of threads here about it. Does it connect to the USB port? It looks like although it's not as convenient as the Dish solution, but as long as I can expand storage space I can live with a few quirks.

The most info I've seen on external drives is in threads eSATA - Has been enabled, but.... - DBSTalk.Com and Working eSata Setups: - DBSTalk.Com

AKGolf

Oct 9, 2008

rad said:
The most info I've seen on external drives is in threads eSATA - Has been enabled, but.... - DBSTalk.Com and Working eSata Setups: - DBSTalk.Com

Thanks for the info.

Providing I'm able to get Direct TV in my area this will work. Hopefully they'll get this working so that you can access both drives at the same time.

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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.

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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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.

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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it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner

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Almighty1 said:
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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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