here we go again

I don't know why they don't change this...but it will (I believe) work if you are watching a program on the DVR that originally recorded the program, pause it and then pick it up in another room.

no. the pause will never work. u have to either power off or hit stop to set a marker on the recording.  the pause button doesnt set the marker

You'll need to write DirecTV directly and ask them why they won't fix their commercials.  None of us here have a clue.  Personally I don't think it's such a big deal. 

Why are we re-litigating this? We talked it to death earlier. By the way, if you pause the program, shut down the DVR (press off on the remote), turn off the lights, put out the cat, then go in the bedroom, brush your teeth, turn on the DVR or receiver, and press select, the resume will be right there waiting for you. They left the intermediate steps out of the commercial because they assumed that anyone sharp enough to be a Directv subscriber would be able to figure out the routine without the minute details.

guys,

lets keep it technical in here and cut out the rhetoric

there are obviously engineeers monitoring this forum.

 lets not look like buffoons in front of them.

thank you in advance for your cooperation

Generally they're not here.  And it's fun to look like a bufoon ... especially when some folks insist on re-hashing the same topic over and over. 

My buffoonery was intended to demo that the ad in question left out many of the small details, but if you want to get technical then pause the DVR, turn it off, go to the receiver, turn it on, select the program and hit resume. Works perfectly, just like in the ad.

He's SO CUTE!!!  

Not to be considered as a bufoon or as rehashing again. BUT,  mine does not work.  We are watching on downstairs tv, pause, turn off, walk upstairs turn tv on go to same show. Does NOT start where left off downstairs.   Hmmmmmm - go figure.................

try a red button reset