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Pending issues

Are there any updates on the following: 1)ability to custom sort channels on live guide. 2)ability to upgrade to no ads on Disney/hulu thanks

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Pausing a show

How can you pause a program on live tv and then come back to watch it 20 minutes later. It never seems to hold the program. I have never had this issue with other services. We have a Samsung TV with Apple TV. Also, how do you rewind a show quickly.

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Horrible update

Why did they change the recording list? It was perfect the way it was, now it is just confusing and overly difficult to find old recordings. This is the most idiotic, unnecessary and nonsensical update to anything I have ever seen in the entirety of my life.

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DirecTV streams lagging and chopping on the Apple TV after last update

When watching a channel it will play fine for a few minutes then it will go into slow motion laggy choppy had this problem in the past it's nothing to do with my internet nothing to do with any of my streaming devices it's the app I also have match content turned on I have reset the Apple TV I've re

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Poor picture quality bit rate

4K televisions have been out for years some TVs even talk about 8K DirecTV streams has always had the best picture quality for better than anyone else for 1080p but now they have taken away the option within the app for picture quality good better best and since this they have lowered the bit rate a

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Direct TV not recording what I want

I want to record NBC Nightly News on my local NBC channel 6 at 5:30PM. But Direct TV is refusing to record that, and instead it is recording a program on NBC News Now channel 4004 at 9PM. Both the channel and the time are wrong. When I watch what is recorded, at about 7PM, it's useless day old news.

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How to configure Orei Downscaler for Gemini Air on older LG TV

I am trying to use a Gemini Air on an LG 55LE8500 TV. The TV is 16 years old and only has v1.3 HDMI ports. I have a strong wifi signal (verified two ways). The Gemini Air ‘sees’ the Directv feed just fine, but after a few minutes goes to a blank screen when trying to open (watch) live TV or ‘My Libr

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Gemini Air

How can I activate a Gemini Air I purchased elsewhere? Thanks

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Guide not loading

Up arrow shortcut on DirecTV stream causes a blank guide. But the left arrow sidebar navigation works on Onn Roku TV

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DTV STREAMING with older not-smart TV

I have an older JVC TV that is not a smart TV but does have HDMI in my bedroom. I want to switch from DTV SATELLITE to DTV STREAMING. What can I purchase to make this TV work with DTV STREAMING?

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