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Comment on The VIP722 DVR from Dish Network by Cal

Cal — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:14:25 +0000

We are in a MDU currently subscribed to Directv.
We apartment management are changing to Dish Network within the next two weeks.
We currently have a Directv HD DVR 250.
Does the move to a new digital provider make our Tivo redundant??? Is there any way to continue using our current DVR with the Dish Network??
Also, I would like to record some of the programs stored on our DVR onto video or DVD…any short answer as to how I achieve this. I obviously don’t have the tv, DVR and DVD players hooked up quite correctly.
Thanks in advance!

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Comment on Call For Feedback by Charles H. Smith

Charles H. Smith — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:58:04 +0000

I am 78 years old and I realize you have to be geared to the younger audience Where the money is!
after all this is the generation of money-hungry GREED!! I watch mainly 2 channels TV Land and History channel. So called music now days Is just noise to me! The only sports I watch is NASCAR and the little league world series. Cartoons are all garbage to me. Movies nowdays are JUNK!!!
The only program I can watch over and over again and still enjoy is the black and white version of the Andy Griffith show.
even Andy has said the show died when Barney left!
When you dump the black and white version of this show you will also dump me!! Thanks, CH Smith

Comment on The VIP722 DVR from Dish Network by clarence

clarence — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:22:41 +0000

I am a DirecTv customer, but I like the PIP feature of the VIP722. I can use that to drive my Optoma HD projector… I think.
Do you know if DirectTv will have a DVR with this PIP feature?? Thanks in advance.
cag505@gmail.com

Comment on How do you like DIRECTV’s DVR? by Jason

Jason — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:37:10 +0000

Your mom is right, Tivo is far superior. I regularly schedule two overlapping programs on the same channel in case the timing on the broadcast is wrong(which happens more often than one would like) and the Directv DVR cannot handle it, it simply cancels the prior program. This is just one of many failures on the supposed upgrade to Directv DVR. They need to work out their dispute with Tivo and revert back. You cannot jump between the end and beginning of a program, and forget jumping to book marks, With tivo, they are inserted in 15 or 30 min intervals, and you simply press a button when fast forwarding/rewinding to jump to them book mark. With Directv DVR, you must insert your own bookmarks and I have yet to figure out or have them tell me how to jump to them. When I called their customer services one time, they advise it was a known bug in my model and they hoped to address in the next two or so software upgrades. I could go on forever on the loss functionalities of the Directv DVR vs Tivo. I finally broke down and bought two used Directv/Tivo branded receivers on E-bay. I love them to death.

Comment on How do you like DIRECTV’s DVR? by thom

thom — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:40:45 +0000

directv/tivo vs. directv dvr
I had a tivo unit w/directv for approx 3 yrs, which I absolutely loved! Unfortunately. it went belly up one day. I requested a new one from directv, and was sent the latest dvr made by direct. Since they no longer use tivo, I installed this one. It is ok, but still lacks some of the ease of the tivo. Features on tivo seem much easier to access. Still, though, my daughter & son in law have dish, and my dvr works much faster and better than the dish. Also has more features. My expierience with directv has been for the most part, solid. Telephone conversations are answered quickly and most problems have been solved by the first person on the phone. Rarely do I ever need to go to a supervisor.
Still would rather have a tivo thogh….c’mon direct, get back in bed with tivo, you know you want to…