Category Archives: DirecTV

DirecTV Adds Internet Scheduling

Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 by MegaZone

Playing catch-up to TiVo (and ReplayTV before them), DirecTV is adding the ability to schedule recordings on their DVRs via the Internet, which they’re calling DVR Scheduler. Right now they’re doing a ‘soft launch’ on the HR20 and R15, with … Continue reading →

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DirecTV Launches AM21 ATSC Sidekick For HR21 DVR

Posted on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 by MegaZone

The DirecTV HR21 DVR first appeared in September, and one of the key differences from the preceding HR20 was the lack of built-in ATSC tuners. While the HR20 supported satellite and ATSC, the HR21 is satellite only. This has been … Continue reading →

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DirecTV’s PC Tuner Moving Out Of The Vapor

Posted on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 by MegaZone

Earl Bonovich, a DBSTalk moderator and a reliable source in the past, has posted front and back scans of the product brochure for DirecTV’s new HDPC-20. This is a dual-tuner satellite receiver which will connect with a Windows Vista Media … Continue reading →

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New Chips From Broadcom And ViXS Point To Future DVRs

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

The CES press releases keep rolling, and both Broadcom and ViXS have announced new chips which have direct applications in the DVR market. This is particularly interesting to me as TiVo has been using Broadcom SoCs since the second spin … Continue reading →

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DIRECTV to Present at the Citigroup 18th Annual Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference

Posted on Thursday, January 3, 2008 by MegaZone

Jan 03, 2008 16:43 DIRECTV to Present at the Citigroup 18th Annual Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference EL SEGUNDO, Calif. –(Business Wire)– Jan. 3, 2008 DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) will present at the Citigroup 18th Annual Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference on … Continue reading →

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