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join:2004-06-21
Ashburn, VA
| Good bye DirecTV I've been waiting for CES to decide what I'm going to do with DirecTV. Based on the lack of news at CES and this information that they've decided to take Dish's route and compete with TiVo rather than work with them. I don't like the new receivers from DirecTV. To it looks like Comcast/FiOS with TiVo for me. Two HR10-250's HD DirecTiVo's will soon be eBay.  | |
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join:2002-02-18
Billerica, MA
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thxultra
@il.us
| Re: Good bye DirecTV Have to disagree with you here. Direc TV's dvrs have come a long way. I have been very happy with my hr-20. I guess I don't see the big deal with tivo service over direc tv. I think the remote booking is going to be a big advantage for direc tv. Many times someone brings up a show at work thi way i can remember to record it. Can't say i will ever go to cable after they couldn't even run a simple coax connection to my house. | |
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join:2001-09-15
Stockbridge, GA
| Re: Good bye DirecTV This has been available for a little while now on the Beta software for the HR20-700 (I have two). I saw this on dbstalk , yesterday, so just as a test, I booked a recording of Scrubs at 1500 E on my bedroom HR20 from my T-Mobile cell phone. Worked great as I enjoyed the episode at about 2230 last night.
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join:2004-06-21
Ashburn, VA
| Re: Good bye DirecTV I don't like the new receiver but I could potentially adapt. More importantly I don't think others (her name will be withheld) in my house would adapt well to the new DVRs and so the reason for the departure from DirecTV. Recently content on local cable has reached par with DirecTV but I'll miss the reliability of satellite. FiOS is just down the road so I'll have more options soon and will be able to recycle the hardware with either provider. | |
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Ryno
The Wanderer
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join:2001-04-07
Danielsville, PA | You must not have seen that part that says "TiVo receivers comming soon." | |
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jgkolt
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join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | like att uverse This is in direct competition to att uverse program that does that now. I personally didnt like the lag in the direct tv dvrs and i would have loved tivo dvr.
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join:2002-02-18
Billerica, MA | yay..... Whoopie  I have been able to do this with my ReplayTV for years. | |
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| viperlmw
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join:2005-01-25 | Re: yay..... You do know that DTV bought ReplayTV, right? | |
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wifi4milez
In Need Of Garbage Pail Kids 1st Series
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
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| What a waste of a feature.... They have got to be kidding me with this crap. Remote DVR scheduling?? Come on, how could this possibly be useful to anyone? Are you that much of a hermit that the one time you leave your house you absolutely must schedule a recording that you somehow forgot about in your haste to depart? Are you so oblivious to whats on TV, that in your travels around the neighborhood you stumble across a billboard ad for a TV show and say to yourself, "WOW! If only I could have my DVR record that!" Well I guess if thats you, then you are in luck with this new "feature". For the rest of us who actually program their DVR's to record ahead of time this is merely a laughable attempt at something (although I am not sure what....)
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blindraccoon
join:2006-01-24
| Re: What a waste of a feature.... Clearly you are not a Center Ice subscriber. Most days the channels that will show the HD feeds are not yet available in the guide by the time I leave the house. It is only sometime later (very early morning) that they appear in the guide and I have phone home later in the day to get somebody to set the recording for me. So this is a very welcome feature for me.
I imagine this is a problem for the NBA and MLB packages as well. Anytime there is more programming than available channels you cannot look into the future using the guide and set recordings. Most times the games only show up in the guide at the most the day before they air. | |
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wifi4milez
In Need Of Garbage Pail Kids 1st Series
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
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| Re: What a waste of a feature.... said by blindraccoon  :Clearly you are not a Center Ice subscriber. Most days the channels that will show the HD feeds are not yet available in the guide by the time I leave the house. It is only sometime later (very early morning) that they appear in the guide and I have phone home later in the day to get somebody to set the recording for me. So this is a very welcome feature for me. I imagine this is a problem for the NBA and MLB packages as well. Anytime there is more programming than available channels you cannot look into the future using the guide and set recordings. Most times the games only show up in the guide at the most the day before they air. You are correct that I am not a Center Ice subscriber, nor do I have DTV. I can tell you however, that TWC lists every sporting event in the guide approximately one week ahead of time (just like they do with all their shows), so this isnt an issue for me. Either way, even things like the debates are listed days in advance on TWC's platform. Perhaps if DTV simply set their guide up normally there wouldnt be a need for this type of "feature". From your description, it does indeed sound like something that is useful to you so I am glad they make it!
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| Re: What a waste of a feature.... If you don't have DirecTV, why so hung up on this? 
One good reason for doing this - forget the "REMOTE" moniker. The ability to browse the listings on a web page and schedule the event is far superior to ANY interface available using a remote control and set-top box.
I've been beta testing this for a couple of months, and I don't bother scheduling ANYTHING using the TV/STB interface. I go to the web page, browse around, find what I want, and schedule it. It works. And its far easier/faster/more convenient.
The fact that I can do this at any internet enabled site with a computer, or from a cell phone or PDA? Not features I'm going to use a lot - but very nice to have.
So - enjoy your DVR experience, and those of us who can do it using a web page (ReplayTV, DirecTV, TiVO) will enjoy ours (more!). | |
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | Re: What a waste of a feature.... dbmaven add att uverse to your list, tivo, directv, replay
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join:2001-12-11
High Point, NC | Tivo has been doing this for awhile and I have not heard people complaining, but directv adds a feature to compete with Directv, and the world blows up | |
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caddyroger
Premium
join:2001-06-11
Graham, WA
·Comcast
| said by wifi4milez :They have got to be kidding me with this crap. Remote DVR scheduling?? Come on, how could this possibly be useful to anyone? Are you that much of a hermit that the one time you leave your house you absolutely must schedule a recording that you somehow forgot about in your haste to depart? Are you so oblivious to whats on TV, that in your travels around the neighborhood you stumble across a billboard ad for a TV show and say to yourself, "WOW! If only I could have my DVR record that!" Well I guess if thats you, then you are in luck with this new "feature". For the rest of us who actually program their DVR's to record ahead of time this is merely a laughable attempt at something (although I am not sure what....) I have A Tivo s3 and I have used it a couple of times when i'm was not home. I usually at my daughter house when it might list show that I'm interested in. I'll use her computer and scheduled it. I don't spend every hr looking at a tv guide for programs or watch every channel. So for as no body use it I think you are wrong on that.
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join:2004-09-30
Chesterfield, VA
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| said by wifi4milez :They have got to be kidding me with this crap. Remote DVR scheduling?? Come on, how could this possibly be useful to anyone? Are you that much of a hermit that the one time you leave your house you absolutely must schedule a recording that you somehow forgot about in your haste to depart? Are you so oblivious to whats on TV, that in your travels around the neighborhood you stumble across a billboard ad for a TV show and say to yourself, "WOW! If only I could have my DVR record that!" Well I guess if thats you, then you are in luck with this new "feature". For the rest of us who actually program their DVR's to record ahead of time this is merely a laughable attempt at something (although I am not sure what....) Actually, I find this service very handy, as my job requires about 9 months of travel throughout the world a year, most of which time I'm working 12+ hours per day, 7 days a week, and do not have time to watch much TV. Granted, season passes will record automatically, but its the one off shows that I like this feature for! | |
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join:2002-12-04
USA
| Maybe you don't travel much, but I can see a use for this. You're on the road and forgot to schedule a show to record. Or, you've been so busy because you have a life and don't sit around looking at the guide. You're on the road and you find out that there's something on tv that you want to watch. Bam! Easy peasy... I think it's a good idea. | |
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grydlok
join:2004-01-06
Richmond, VA | Re: What a waste of a feature.... That what I do. I may be over someone house and don't realize something is coming on. I set it up to record with my cell phone. | |
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jgkolt
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join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
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| it is a lot easier to type ont he keyboard ot add shows on your pcs than to TYPE USING THE TV REMOTE. that is a simple HUGE advantage to me when i got that feature with my cable(iptv).
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SkellBasher
Yes Sorto, I'll take my Prozac
join:2000-10-22
North Tonawanda, NY
| said by wifi4milez :They have got to be kidding me with this crap. Remote DVR scheduling?? Come on, how could this possibly be useful to anyone? Are you that much of a hermit that the one time you leave your house you absolutely must schedule a recording that you somehow forgot about in your haste to depart? Are you so oblivious to whats on TV, that in your travels around the neighborhood you stumble across a billboard ad for a TV show and say to yourself, "WOW! If only I could have my DVR record that!" Well I guess if thats you, then you are in luck with this new "feature". For the rest of us who actually program their DVR's to record ahead of time this is merely a laughable attempt at something (although I am not sure what....) Occasionally people hear about shows they might not have heard about before, and decide to give it a look.
Kinda hard to pre-program your DVR for a show that you don't know you want to watch yet.
I can leave myself a to-do note in my phone to set the DVR, or use this new feature. Frankly, this feature gets it done, and I don't have to remember it later on.
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gworkman7
join:2005-10-18
Vail, AZ | What a harsh crowd Sheesh...a new feature and nothing but negative comments. | |
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Cabal
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join:2007-01-21
02101
| Re: What a harsh crowd It was a cool feature when TiVo introduced it years ago.  I use it all the time from work, personally. If I read about a cool series on Discovery (Rise of the Video Game, etc), I set it to record and continue on with my scheduled plans for the evening directly from work.
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join:2001-03-12
Gardner, MA
| Re: What a harsh crowd I currently have a direct TV DVR and both my wife and I are frustrated with the software. However Tivo is so much more expensive we stick with Direct TV DVR. If the interface of this online management is better it may be of some use. To us anyway. | |
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DX21881
join:2007-10-10
Jersey City, NJ
·Comcast
| What is wrong with this feature? did you want this to make you a sandwich.... Directv announced a receiver that can make your computer a media server to feed to all of your dvrs and xbox 360.
The reason why directv didnt have a conference was because they didnt need one. In november, they began the launch of their new channels and delivered. Why repeat what they have done.
Dish, Verizon and Comcast had to do the conferences because they needed to answer Directv(The leader in HD) | |
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da3dAlus
join:2002-12-18
Duluth, GA
·Speed Factory
| What about TiVo units? What I want to know is, how does this affect the DirecTV Tivo users? It seems that lately DTV has taken a very hush-hush approach to a serious software problem in the 6.3e version. The units will reboot randomly, usually after about an hour of use. Personally I've been living with this problem for several months, and I just want the damn thing to work correctly--the hell with new features. When I call DTV they just want me to upgrade to their new DVR unit which I absolutely hate (my in-laws have one, and I just don't like it).
Just look at the responses on this DTV forum. This is hardly an isolated problem for users, and one lucky person actually had it fixed when he volunteered to test a 6.3f software version. The problem is there, the fix is possible, but the DTV CSR's refuse to acknowledge any of it. My only hope is that this new feature is part of a new software version that may fix this problem for the TiVo folks.
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join:2005-10-18
Vail, AZ | Re: What about TiVo units? There is a press release on DirecTV's web site that shows that Tivo will be getting a software upgrade to allow for remote booking. | |
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join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | have you talked to 2nd level tech support for dtv and asked for version 6.3f upgrade or your gonna cancel an dog to dish?
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join:2002-12-18
Duluth, GA
·Speed Factory
| Re: What about TiVo units? I talked to the tech guys, they transferred me to TiVo. The TiVo folks said they can't do anything because it's DTV's hardware. I called back to DTV and they hung up on me in the middle of transferring me between techs. Right now my workaround is to turn on the Tivo early in the morning, let it reboot, and then it's good for the rest of that day. | |
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marors1
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join:2003-05-21
Jackson, WI
| Great when ReplayTV had it too This was a neat feature when ReplayTV had it since the 5000 series units (they finally shut it down at the end of October) I think it had been around for better than 5 years. Now I can only do this through third party freeware programs.
Nothing too new, just glad to see that DTV is coming up with a useful feature for their DVR's. Now if they could only do in-home show sharing I may actually give up the replays for something new and HD. Until then, the replay has been and will be one of the better DVR's out there | |
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robertfl
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join:2005-10-10
Mary Esther, FL | ..what about cable? I wouldn't mind this feature for my dvr.(ahem) cox.
I believe comcast is doing this already if not soon.
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join:2004-06-21
Ashburn, VA | Re: ..what about cable? Sure, as long as you also have TiVo. | |
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join:2004-01-21
Sterling, VA
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program my DVR. lol good stuff. Even if FIOS comes DTV
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join:2000-11-25
Phoenix, AZ
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| About Time If you travel often this would come in handy. This would be good so I can record my Phoenix Suns games. To all the people putting Direct TV down. You have a choice to leave. I have over 85 HD channels and I am on the premium package. I had Cox and they Nickel & Dime you for everything. They charge you for every receiver! I have Cox for INTERNET ONLY. Had Dish Network and have some booty ass channels you never even heard of! I will stay with my Direct TV and the HR20-700 You can stream your Music and Pictures off your PC. Can't do that with TIVO! | |
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DirecTV To Launch Remote DVR Scheduling
