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Finally thinking about upgrading our equipment....
We have a HR24-200, HR44-700 and a C41W-500. The main boxes are getting extremely laggy despite repeated resetting, etc. Two of our TV's are 4k capable. We may replace the third TV with a 4k TV in the near future. What is the best current system that is stable and reliable? I am assuming a HR-17, wi
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my yellow, white and red (video imputs) on the back of my tv stop working
i brought this AV To HDMI-compatible Scaler Adapter HD Video Composite Converter. i can't get it to work. my cable and sound do not come through.
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PIP does not show "ON" option
I have an HR44 receiver for several years. Until the last several months, when I navigated to the PIP option, there was an "ON" choice and an "OFF" choice. Now, when I navigate to that option, it only shows the "OFF" option along with all the choices (upper left, side by side, etc). The ON choice is
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Getting an appointment.
When I was mowing, I snagged my coax cable at the dish and tore it apart. Fixed that; not a problem. It is giving me 771. I can tell I moved the dish, and after several attempts to align the dish, I haven’t had any success. I called tech support and the soonest they can get me service is 8/30! I’m o
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Paramount + Showtime
When does Direct TV become "partner" of Paramount Plus? When and how do we access the streaming service through Direct TV. As of today, Direct TV is now shown as a "partner".
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Limitation on number of simultanious recordings/viewings...
We have a satellite-based hr44-500 with three Genies. We are only allowed to record + watch a maximum of two shows. If we wish to record two different channels simultaniously, and watch a third channel, we get the "must cancel one recording or change to one of the channels being recorded" message. I
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Lightning Strike
There was a lightning strike on a tree 20ft. from the house, last Sunday. There was static electricity, discharge in the house that caused quite a scare to the family. Even though the power was off at the time, I lost eight pieces of equipment including the satellite receiver, TV, DVD player, NAS, a
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When trying to login to DIRECTV to stream tv shows I keep getting the following error something went wrong please try again later code 8003
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Service contract
Where does it say I agreed to 24 months of service? I was certainly never told this, and nothing I ever signed or was shown says anything of the sort. The MOST I've seen is on the back of the bill it says "by leasing equipment, you agree to UP TO 24 months of service." But I was told 12 months, and
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Turn off TV but keep receiver on With RC73
I just replaced two RC73 remotes with new ones. The old ones would turn the TV both on and off with the ON button and leave the receiver on. The new ones will only turn off the TV with the OFF button, which also turns off the receiver and looses the buffering. I know I can turn off the TV with the T
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