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You Tube TV question

Do I have to unplug Direct TV from my tv if I'm going to utilize You Tube TV via the internet?

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Live TV won’t start after pause

I paused my live tv for a few minutes and then hit Play and then FF a couple times to get to the current live time of the program. But, when the progress scroll bar at the bottom of my screen gets to the current time, the program freezes. It never restarts on its own. Hitting Play doesn’t do anythin

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New Genie 2 HS 17

Replaced a failed Genie 2 HS17. Went through all the proper steps. Trouble now is reconnecting the 2 wireless clients. The wired clients come up just fine. Restarted clients, restarted Genie 2, checked that Genie 2 is alive on my local network, etc. Error code is 615 (Lost Video Connection).. Any cl

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Gemini Remote Should Not Have Been Released Yet

Gemini is still in Beta testing although DirecTV doesn't acknowledge it. It fails at most tasks: While marketed as "control all your devices with one remote," it does not control many functions on a Samsung TV like apps and inputs. Control of apps is inconsistent and the apps lose track of what show

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Genie 2 Replacement

After 6 years, Genie 2 starting to give problems (aborted recordings, occasional pixelation, etc. Dish reception is very good via test. I can pick one up on eBay pretty cheap. I have no problems with installation knowledge. Any precautions I should take, is this a good idea? Thank you.

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Connecton my gemini to my stereo receiver audio

I had my Genie receiver connect to my stereo receiver via RCA cables but can not do the same with the new Gemini receiver. how can I do it.

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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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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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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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Tv swap and no signal

I recently decided to add a larger tv in the bedroom where everything was working fine. After simply swapping the tv, I can’t get the direct tv streaming to work. When plugging in the little device that plugs into the hdmi the Direct tv logo pops up and then goes to next dtv logo like it’s rebooting

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