Well I'm not retarded - I know what a DirecTV receiver is and how it looks different from a Dish receiver. But I did call and confirm that this was DirecTV and not some marketing scam - But in the first place, when the guy called, he knew my name, the title of my DVR (Like the room it was in)...

On Saturday, I got a call from a DirecTV rep. that said that he detected that there was a low signal report on one of my HD DVR's (HR20). I said that I didn't notice anything in particular going wrong, but he asked if he could get me to check the signal strength for him and report them to him...

How about Sling capabilities like the new Dish 722s are supposed to have? Just a thought.

Exactly. The USB translator cable is just a USB to serial cable which you can get off of Newegg for $15 bucks. Just download their software, get the cable from newegg, and your set. Thanks for the link!

I don't know if you understand what I am trying to get at exactly... :(:confused: What do you mean that the HR20 can only pull content from a server? I am not sure what you mean by that. Do you mean the remote booking? Basically, my goal is to use a serial to USB cable to control the HR20 in...

I know that it is possible to control the lower DTV receiver models (D10 and such) using a Serial - USB adapter. However, I could not find anywhere stating that an HR-20 could be controlled by a similar cable. My reason for asking is as follows. If you have any suggestions, let me know: I have...

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Hey everyone. I just checked my reciever, and DOD was enabled. I am on the CE from two Fridays ago, and I just placed an online booking request like last night. Looks like placing those requests enables DOD. Just wanted to see if any of you all have this too.

Finally! Some Baton Rouge people around here. I don't mind DTV not having the HD locals. I have a 120" antenna in my attic, and get all the channels: 2,9,19,21,27,33,44 in HD. I think 19 and 21 are from New Orleans I live off of Harells Ferry Rd (Off of ONeal) So, not too bad for being on the...

By any chance, are you in Louisiana? Those apartments look very similar...

Same here. But I also don't have the engineering charge on my account although my HR20 is on the net

How exactly do you enable vod? I click Menu - Search for Shows - Keyword - IWANTMYVOD - Continue - All - Enter. Is that how ur supposed to do it? Whats the stuff about enabling Misc stuff in the VOD guide?

You are such an accomplished person, that you don't have anything else better to do that update your DirecTV receiver. You did do everything else in life, didn't you? Lol.