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tkcaptaina

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• Dec 3, 2016

• #341

Spankey00 said:

Day 3 is better so far with some nagging issues. When I launch the app I get a still shot from one of my networks or news feeds. That's ok if i get to an HD channel as the still picture is covered. If I go to a channel that is not HD and 4:3 the edges of the picture show from under the 4:3 video instead of having black side bars. No way around this yet.

I did have some lip sync issues last night and some more freezing. Seems gone. My biggest issue right now is lack of RSN's and locals. Still, I signed up for HBO for $5 and thought I'd be missing the other channels. Well, logged into the HBO Go app and there are over 1000 movies. Also added Starz via app for $9. So for $14 I'm getting two premiums for less than I pad for one on D*.

Starting to see some real advantages here. Now work out the local issues!

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I tried to use HBO-GO and didn't DTVNow listed as a provider

 

gadgtfreek

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• Dec 3, 2016

• #342

Well, I punted. After a restart of the ATV FSI still would not play and I am actually trying to watch football. Swapped over to the sling app on the ATV and moved along.

I will say this, the PQ on the ATV seems to be better with Directv vs Sling.

 

Ronnie-

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• Dec 3, 2016

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It does have good pq. Better than sling, buy vue beats them both in that regard

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Ronnie-

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Mine has been on fs1 for a while, and I haven't seen a stutter as of yet today

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gadgtfreek

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• #345

msmith198025 said:

Mine has been on fs1 for a while, and I haven't seen a stutter as of yet today

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Odd. Unless its related to the ATV app performance. Hard to tell, all these devices work so differently. My Roku ultra is flawless on Sling, but the Xbox S SUCKS at it and the app looks the same.

 

Ronnie-

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Yeah who knows. I've had them constantly in different intervals on the fire TV as well so. Just not on fs1 for the past couple of hours

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Ronnie-

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Well I got the drop out on fs1 now.

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gadgtfreek

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• Dec 3, 2016

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LOL. I swapped back to DNow for the second half of the WVU game. PQ is obviously better than Sling on the 40", so Im sure that would translate to the big screen well too.

 

Ronnie-

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Lol. Maybe they have us on rotating rolling blackouts.

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gadgtfreek

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Directv is monitoring this thread and saying "we will show them"!

 

JamesJ

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• Dec 3, 2016

• #351

This is why the app logins are so important


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Ronnie-

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I haven't had any issues in the last hour

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gadgtfreek

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Yeah, mine is running fine now.

 

Ronnie-

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And mine just froze again. Smh

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SatinKzo

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• Dec 3, 2016

• #355

Man, froze up watching AHC channel. No can't get it to let me back in, getting login connectivity error. VUE working fine.... 7 days coming up and slight improvement, but not stable enough yet

 

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Yeah. Mine booted the app on the last freeze up.

Definitely not stable enough for main TV

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Spankey00

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• Dec 3, 2016

• #357

PQ tonight is a hair better for me than on sat. That's saying something. TV was flawless today until we once again hit the 7:30 hour and the freezing started. Get that fixed and NBC available on Sat and I will move completely over to Now. There is no reason the freezing has to happen if every other app and provider can manage live streaming.

 

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Spankey00

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• Dec 3, 2016

• #358

tkcaptaina said:

I tried to use HBO-GO and didn't DTVNow listed as a provider

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It's there. You have to scroll down.

 

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Spankey00

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• Dec 3, 2016

• #359

gadgtfreek said:

Directv is monitoring this thread and saying "we will show them"!

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If only.

 

gadgtfreek

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• Dec 3, 2016

• #360

yeah, mine froze again. I swapped to the FS Go app anyways to watch PSU/Wisky.

 

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