Tag Archives: DirecTV

DirecTV DVR Ruins My Weekend

Tuesday, November 27 9:07 am

I woke up Sunday morning to find that sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning my DirecTV DVR reset itself to factory settings and took all of my recordings with it. We have three DirecTV DVRs in our house, and … Continue reading →

Episode #71 – A Smorgasbord of Podcast Goodness

Monday, October 1 8:26 am

Revolution. The Emmys. Late Night Talk Shows. Replacement Refs. Go On. Rich Eisen Podcast. Chris Farley’s career. No Song Karaoke. Homeland. College Football. Red Zone Channel. Visit our Facebook page Co-Host: Chris (http://twitter.com/cmwilliams51) Running Time: About 38 minutes Download: Direct | … Continue reading →

Episode #60: Thats A Big Chunk of My Cable Watching

Monday, July 16 8:19 am

Checking in on HBO’s The Newsroom. Viacom vs. DirecTV. Instant Replay Review Deficiencies. MLB All-Star Game. Visit our Facebook page Co-Host: Chris (http://twitter.com/cmwilliams51) Running Time: About 35 minutes Download: Direct | iTunes Subscribe: iTunes | RSS Feed

Why Would Anyone Want the DirecTiVo?♣
Wednesday, February 22 8:21 am - engadget.com

Richard Lawler: A couple of months after making its long (really long) awaited appearance in “select markets” the DirecTiVo is now officially available nationwide. Die-hard fans of the combo of peanut remote and satellite TV finally have a crack at … Continue reading →

DirecTV Wishlist

Thursday, January 26 8:21 am

I have had DirecTV for almost two years now, and have been very happy with the service, price and quality. Sure there have been a few storms that have knocked out our picture for a few hours, but nothing devastating. … Continue reading →

DirecTV TiVo Severely Limited♣
Wednesday, December 21 11:02 am - engadget.com

Richard Lawler of Engadget on DirecTV Tivo: On the downside however, there’s no mention of the new TiVo Premiere UI or internet streaming, and it does not support other add-ons like 3D, whole home DVR, apps, or DirecTV’s iPad app. … Continue reading →

DirecTV Adds Limited Live Streaming To iPad♣
Friday, October 28 1:55 pm - tuaw.com

Mel Martin of TUAW on DirecTV’s iPad app, which now supports streaming: You have to be on the same network as your DirecTV receiver, and not all channels are available. I’m not seeing the pay movie channels, or the local … Continue reading →

Video of New DirecTV Guide and Menus♣
Wednesday, October 26 9:30 am - youtube.com

There is a new video out showcasing the new DirecTV guide interface. It looks nice, but the features advertised (faster navigation, easier to understand menus) have to be used before I believe the claims. Updating this is fine with me … Continue reading →

DirecTV Has a New UI Coming♣
Friday, September 9 10:41 am - engadget.com

The one screenshot they have of the new DriecTV UI doesn’t look all that much difference than what we have now, but they do promise performance improvements which are badly needed. I switched from Comcast to DirecTV about 1.5 years … Continue reading →

NFL Sunday Ticket Costs How Much?!?♣
Wednesday, August 24 11:17 am - mashable.com

Christina Warren of Mashable on PS3 adding NFL Sunday Ticket: PS3 owners who don’t have DirecTV can subscribe to NFL Sunday Ticket for $339.95. The price might sound steep, but it’s only $5 more than what DirecTV charges for the … Continue reading →