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Fighting for Equal Pricing

Greetings, I am frustrated to find that every year I am required to jump through many hoops to try and get equal pricing.  Why as a 10 year+ customer am I not eligible for the same pricing as a new customer? And why does my pan price change yearly when I am not changing the plan I am on?  The channe

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Standard DVR

Is DirecTV fazing out the standard DVR

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standard question

I currently have Time Warner Cable. We have hd dvrs set up and connected to our standard televisions. We enjoy watching shows like The Office in widescreen which is the main reason we use the hd equipment. Next week we are having directv installed (it is saving us $100 a month over cable). I have qu

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Standard Definition Didh

I have a standard definition dish for my RV that I occasionally use with a standard definition receiver and tv. I last used it in November and it worked fine. When I just tried to use it it says "System update needed - it has been 345 days out of date" Can I not use the standard definition di

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Standard Receiver

When will the standard receivers no longer be used by Direct TV?

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will the dtv standard

Will dtv adding the new GUI guide to its standard box

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H24-100 readjust to standard

I have a H24-100 HD receiver that I want to use for camping.  I have a standard type dish that is more portable.  I was told I could readjust my HD receiver to standard to use when camping and then adjust it back to HD when I am home.  Can anyone tell me how to do this?

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Mirror HD to standard TV?

We had our install last week and love DirectTV so far!I was excited to see our HD DVR was an HR24 and the HD box a H24 - I know they're good, but don't really know why  We had a standard receiver added to our exercise room and paid the installer the $50 to mirror to our kitchen TV - both standard TV

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Adding Standard Receivers

I currently have 2 standard receivers and I am looking at adding 1-2 more standard receivers. My question is do I have to run cables from the dish directly to the new receivers or can I use a splitter to the cables coming into my house and just run a cable from the splitter to the new receiver and t

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Standard definition going away?

Was just told that the Standard definition signal is being turned off. Is this true. Only notifications I've received are about losing a few specific channels September 1. And I should call for a free upgrade. Wujld have upgraded to HD years ago, but don't have line of sight.

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STANDARD RECEIVER FEATURES???

I have the following receivers. I have the whole house feature and I can't get On Demand on my standard receivers. Any answers?? Also directv2pc doesn't work on any receivers.DIRECTV D12-700DIRECTV D12-700HD DVR  DIRECTV HR24-100HD  DIRECTV H24-100

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Chage Standard Tuner to HD Tuner?

currently have a HD DVR, 4 HD Tuners and 1 Standard Tuner. ALso have WHole house HD DVR service. I am wanting to replace my Standard receiver with a HD receiver so I can enjoy Whole house HD DVR on that set also. The set with the Standard tuner is an older tube type non HD set. Will it still work wi

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H24 t to a standard non HD TV

We now have another older model standard TV instead of 2nd HDTV.  Standard TV does not have HDMI input ports.  Is there a converter I should buy to be able to use the H24 on my standard TV or  am I not able to use the H24 now?

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rv use of standard receivers

How can I get local channels on my standard definition receiver while on vacation from Maryland to other parts of USA?

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cable new standard receiver

what is the recommended coaixal cable recommended for use with a standard receiver from the LNB ?

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Converting from standard to HD

I want to convert my standard to HD. I want to do the work myself. Is this process is as simple as switching out dishes and recievers?

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Standard def DVR

My DVR has quit working and I am told I need to get a HD DVR. In my location I have trees blocking the satellite that broadcast HD. Is there any wyy I can get a standard DVR? If not I guess Direct TV is ou For me.

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Possible to connect standard DVR to Humax TV with bullt in standard receiver?

I have one of the non HD Humax flat screen TV's with the built in standard receiver (non DVR).  Does anyone know if I can connect a standard DVR to it and bypass the built in receiver so I can record shows from this TV?  If so, how would I do this?  I also only have one line (no dual coax cable) com

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Standard Receiver DV11-800, Remote RC64

I have questions on both my Standard and HDTV Receivers' Remotes so I'll start with the standard and deal with the HDTV Remote later. I just had a new standard receiver and remote installed and the remote's mode switch was broken. The Remote model number was RC32. It was replaced with a RC64 by Dire

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Standard Receiver w/HDMI

Are there any standard receivers which have an HDMI output? Just because I don't subscribe to HD service, doesn't mean I should not have the BEST picture possible. I feel the picture should be just as crisp via SD broadcast w/HDMI connection as it is via my local television over-the-air broadcast. A

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