http://www.wkblog.com/tivo/2009/09/directv-receivers-with-serial-control-now-in-stock/ The blog about the TiVo SuperStore WeaKnees Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:30:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.wkblog.com/tivo/2009/09/directv-receivers-with-serial-control-now-in-stock/comment-page-1/#comment-2384 Scott Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:50:43 +0000 http://www.wkblog.com/tivo/?p=659#comment-2384 Actually that's only true for HD. For SD there is no MPEG4. However as DirecTV has added more channels the HD EPG capacity of these older models was exceeded. They had to cut back somewhere and elected to not support the Gameplan type sports packages and some PPV on these oldest models. Other channels have taken their place. How they do that without changing the number I don't know but I do know that they can. In fact receivers that are only slightly newer are actually OK. An RCA DRD486 for example, manufactured only a year or so later that your DRD420, and even pre-HD TiVo units such as the Philips DSR708 will work just fine. It makes me unhappy but that’s how it is. Actually that’s only true for HD. For SD there is no MPEG4. However as DirecTV has added more channels the HD EPG capacity of these older models was exceeded. They had to cut back somewhere and elected to not support the Gameplan type sports packages and some PPV on these oldest models. Other channels have taken their place. How they do that without changing the number I don’t know but I do know that they can. In fact receivers that are only slightly newer are actually OK. An RCA DRD486 for example, manufactured only a year or so later that your DRD420, and even pre-HD TiVo units such as the Philips DSR708 will work just fine. It makes me unhappy but that’s how it is.

]]> http://www.wkblog.com/tivo/2009/09/directv-receivers-with-serial-control-now-in-stock/comment-page-1/#comment-2280 Michael Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:03:36 +0000 http://www.wkblog.com/tivo/?p=659#comment-2280 Right - this unit can't handle MPEG4 broadcast, so those channels wouldn't work here either. Right – this unit can’t handle MPEG4 broadcast, so those channels wouldn’t work here either.

]]> http://www.wkblog.com/tivo/2009/09/directv-receivers-with-serial-control-now-in-stock/comment-page-1/#comment-2277 ce Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:00:22 +0000 http://www.wkblog.com/tivo/?p=659#comment-2277 I'm unable to watch ESPN Gameplan on my DRD420, as DirecTV has started broadcasting the sports subscriptions on MPEG-4. They say I have to upgrade to a newer MPEG-4 capable receiver which they'll send me. However, the new receiver probably won't have the low-speed data port. I was thinking of buying the DRD435 instead, but I suspect I will run into the same problem where it can't handle MPEG-4 broadcasts. Do you know whether or not this is the case? I’m unable to watch ESPN Gameplan on my DRD420, as DirecTV has started broadcasting the sports subscriptions on MPEG-4. They say I have to upgrade to a newer MPEG-4 capable receiver which they’ll send me. However, the new receiver probably won’t have the low-speed data port. I was thinking of buying the DRD435 instead, but I suspect I will run into the same problem where it can’t handle MPEG-4 broadcasts. Do you know whether or not this is the case?

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