My 11 year old TV crapped out yesterday so I ended up picking up a 50" 1080p Plasma (Panasonic TH50PZ700U).
Wow! HDTV is really good. Blu-ray through the PS3 is pretty amazing. The BBC version of Planet Earth on Blu-ray is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen on a TV. That said when I called DirecTV to get HD channels (old TV wasn't HD) I was informed that DirecTV no longer has an agreement with TiVo and no longer offers DirecTivo. DirecTiVo is a combo box that combines all of the features of DirecTV with TiVo in one box. The UI rocks. I'm really worried about switching to a new DVR as I'm terrified that the UI is going to suck. Apparently DirecTV is moving from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 or something and the HD DirecTiVo DVR that I purchased just a few years ago isn't compatible with the new MPEG-4 compression or something... I've got the dude coming out tomorrow to set me up with the new box for $99. It's supposed to be $299, but apparently my long time subscription status is getting me a discount. Here are the questions: Has anyone on the list gone through this switch? Anyone using the DirecTV DVR? Any feedback on the system? Anyone know if I'm getting ripped off? Should I really be paying for a new DVR when my old DVR is only 2 years old? Thanks, Rich _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
