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Autoextend for baseball not working

I've had two baseball recordings cut off with one out to go, despite having the auto extend box indicated. Am I correct in assuming if, when you go to Upcoming Recordings, and that box "+autoextend" is shown, then the the feature will be activated automatically without any further action from me? Is

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4K and HDR

I just purchased an LG Oled C4. I was finally able to get HDR to work by setting the Gemini resolution to 1080p, but the 4K channels stopped working (message saying my TV doesn't support 4K). If I change the resolution to the recommended 3840x2160p, the 4K channels work but I can't turn on HDR. Is t

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Is anyone at DIRECTV monitoring Wimbledon to extend recordings? Day 2 cut off mid-serve...

It seems many live sports events are monitored by DIRECTV and they automatically extend recordings if the event is continuing past the planned end-time in the Guide. Today is Day 2 of Wimbledon, with rounds recording from 6 AM ET to 4 PM ET, and today is day 2 that the recordings ended as planned -

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4K Channels on Nvidia Shield TV Pro

I’ve updated to the latest app on all of my Android/Google TV devices and I have the 4K channels, with the exception of the Nvidia Shield. Is this by design or is there a specific video setting that I should use on the Shield?

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DirecTV stream (genre pack) with C71KW-400

I'm new to DirecTV and just got the genre pack (my entertainment). Don't like the interface on Amazon Firestick 4K where I have the DirecTV app. I was wondering if the C71KW-400 will work with my plan and will it stream on 4K (Dolby Vision and/or HDR). Thank you.

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Directv Streaming Network Congestion and Much more

I Stream CNBC most of the day and it constantly has issues such as: Network COngestion, Looks like this program is unavailable, few minutes it will go to screensaver etc. Mostly affects CNBC but the others will go to screensaver(SS) often even after I went to Never on the Firestick for SS. You have

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No "continue watching" option when watching from playlist and recording is paused close to "live"

This is a recurring problem on DIRECTV Stream with posts going back 2 years about this - when watching from Playlist, there's no "continue watching" option when playback is paused near "realtime/live". Scenario: 10 hour sports event (Wimbledon, Round 1, ESPN, started at 6 AM ET) I watched from my my

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If I’m able to buy Gemini Air

Was satellite for almost 30 years, now stream with Roku for about a year. Trying to find out if I would able to buy a Gemini Air or 2. My access to Directv.com has me on a loop, sign in, then drops back to sign in! The last time I tried to speak to someone there was a language barrier. Any help ? Th

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Streaming Directv

Hi. I was curious about this 'MyFree Directv.' I already have the app and do some of my viewing it. How many channels do I get with this? Can I still keep my current package? Thanks, James

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Trying to view account on Directv.com

I enter username and password, get text to verify then enter, goes back to login several times. Haven’t been to site in 6 months is this the correct address? Thx

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