Thinking of getting Directv - Few Questions Regarding Equipment

[gireesh]

Hi,

I am thinking of getting Directv and have some space constraints where I can place the receivers.

I have two locations where I want the receivers to be, connected to two 4K TVs. They are both hardwired for gigabit LAN. My questions are follows:

(1) Will I be able to get an HS17 + two 4K clients w/o paying extra equipment cost at start up?
(2) Where can I get dimensions of the equipment, say HS17, HS54, and client boxes that work with H17 and HS54?

Thanks in advance for any info you can provide

 

[rvvaquero]

Hi,

I am thinking of getting Directv and have some space constraints where I can place the receivers.

I have two locations where I want the receivers to be, connected to two 4K TVs. They are both hardwired for gigabit LAN. My questions are follows:

(1) Will I be able to get an HS17 + two 4K clients w/o paying extra equipment cost at start up?
(2) Where can I get dimensions of the equipment, say HS17, HS54, and client boxes that work with H17 and HS54?

Thanks in advance for any info you can provide

You'll probably get more accurate answers and less heckling if you post this in the DirectTV forum.

 

[gireesh]

Thanks, my bad, I thought I was posting in the DTV forum

 

[eddie willers]

Thanks, my bad, I thought I was posting in the DTV forum

If those bad people drive you away, you can always come back here.

 

[Claude Greiner]

Welcome brother to where the grass is greener and you can get all your regional sports channels.

 

[glynnp]

 

[PortlandChris]

For the moment.....in end, my bet is DISH ends up with all the satellite operations. ATT has found that being a satellite operator is not the answer.

Welcome brother to where the grass is greener and you can get all your regional sports channels.

 

[KAB]

I don't know why anyone would go with a company whose parent is already working on its' demise.

 

[Bobby]

I don't know why anyone would go with a company whose parent is already working on its' demise.

Because Claude said it was a good idea!

 

[glynnp]

I'm staying with DISH and my beloved Hopper 3 until the cows come home.

 

[rvvaquero]

I'm staying with DISH and my beloved Hopper 3 until the cows come home.

I don't think they have cows in Detroit. You could have said "until the Lions win the Super Bowl".

 

[glynnp]

I don't think they have cows in Detroit. You could have said "until the Lions win the Super Bowl".

Hopper 3 wins the DVR Super Bowl.

Detroit Lions and Super Bowl in same sentence is just wrong.

 

[ekilgus]

I think it's pretty much a given that Dish has the superior equipment (Hoppers, etc) but that doesn't mean Direct is complete trash. Another consideration, albeit long term one, is that considering AT&T's attitude towards Direct TV and the satellite business is that they probably won't be spending much/any money on future hardware development. What equipment Direct currently has may be all it will ever have.

 

[les.warden]

With DTV just being purchased by another company, IMHO, I would steer towards Dish. That being said, and a disclaimer, I personally have my Dish on pause while evaluating YouTubeTV towards being a future cord cutter.


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[Bruce]

 

[Bobby]

With DTV just being purchased by another company, IMHO, I would steer towards Dish. That being said, and a disclaimer, I personally have my Dish on pause while evaluating YouTubeTV towards being a future cord cutter.


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Hmmm, just? DirecTV became a subsidiary of AT&T in 2015!

 

[TomD]

Not sold yet, but very close:

Bidders line up for AT&T’s troubled DirecTV business

Michael Klein’s Spac and private equity group Apollo among bidders for unit valued at close to $50bn just five years ago

www.ft.com

Private equity company that I don’t think will be working to upgrade technology but rather to increase profit margins. I could see them trying to capitalize and focus on their live sports market, especially with commercial customers and start paring the general interest channels.

 

[les.warden]

Not sold yet, but very close:

Bidders line up for AT&T’s troubled DirecTV business

Michael Klein’s Spac and private equity group Apollo among bidders for unit valued at close to $50bn just five years ago

www.ft.com

Private equity company that I don’t think will be working to upgrade technology but rather to increase profit margins. I could see them trying to capitalize and focus on their live sports market, especially with commercial customers and start paring the general interest channels.

Yep. Hence my steering recommendation.


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[Jimbo]

With DTV just being purchased by another company, IMHO, I would steer towards Dish. That being said, and a disclaimer, I personally have my Dish on pause while evaluating YouTubeTV towards being a future cord cutter.


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That was 4-5 years ago ... not Just..

 

[Jimbo]

Not sold yet, but very close:

Bidders line up for AT&T’s troubled DirecTV business

Michael Klein’s Spac and private equity group Apollo among bidders for unit valued at close to $50bn just five years ago

www.ft.com

Private equity company that I don’t think will be working to upgrade technology but rather to increase profit margins. I could see them trying to capitalize and focus on their live sports market, especially with commercial customers and start paring the general interest channels.

Ummn, that post was about D* being bought by ATT .... not sold by.