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HBO on Demand Shows not recording and stop mid viewing

I recently added HBO Max. I'm trying to watch an episode, but it plays for a while and then freezes. I attempted to record the episode, but it did not record; it reads "Pending Recording". I set up multiple episodes to record. They all read "Pending Recording." It has been two days, and they all rea

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New Remote Control for Gemini

The new remote I'm a little disappointed the ergonomic shape feel is not like the old one and lights don't stay on long or brite enough. When pick up the control the doesn't come on

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My Direct Tv box changes the channel when powering off?

I work in an assisted living facility which provides Direct Tv to over 90 units, each getting their own cable box. Some with multiple cable boxes. In one (1) unit the television (Vizio) and the Direct Tv box both work, and all channels can be watched as desired. However, when the resident turns off

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Local channel connector

I haven't spoken with 5 direct tv customer service or tech people. They said they would send me a local channel connector and then said the system says we are not eligible Even though before they put the order in it says we are. The last tech we spoke to told us to buy an over-the-air antenna. We di

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Remote issue

My remote worked except for the volume control.

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How Delete Inactive Receivers From DirecTV App

Every time I want to watch a DVR'd show via my DirecTV app on AppleTv, it defaults to an inactive receiver which was returned to DirecTV 5+ years ago . . . 1) How do I remove inactive receivers from the app (again, these were returned 5+ years ago, I am no longer being charged for them, and they do

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USING C71KW-400

I'm trying to understand how to use the C71KW-400. I'm a satellite subscriber and trying to lower the number of receivers I pay a monthly charge for, will this box work on a TV I have the app loaded on? Will it replace the app?

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remote to tv

My new remote is programmed to my TV so that isn’t the issue. I would like my new remote to behave as my previous one did. With the old one if I pushed the ON button it would turn off the TV but leave the receiver on. That way no buffer was lost on the receiver. The new one will not turn off the TV

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How to watch 4K on new LG TV with existing HR54-200 receiver

I have a HR54-200 receiver in my family room and 6 other mini's throughout our house. I just replaced the family HD plasma TV with a 4K LG television. What do I need to watch 4K DirecTV content on that TV? Am I able to do it myself or do I need a technician to come out? Thanks.

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Missing Text

A year ago I upgraded from a HD DVR receiver that was several years old to the latest Genie 2 receiver package. When that happened I noticed to problems: 1. The response time of the Genie 2 was about half of what it was on the old receiver. There is noticeable lag time / latency in all operations. 2

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