If you have directv you can use a AM-21 over the air receiver to get your locals. It works with the HR HD receivers and the R-22 one. It costs about $50.00 and just plugs via USB into the back of your receiver. You might even score a free one if you get can work it into a complaint about your locals on Directv . http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/content/equipment/accessories?footernavtype=-1 My friend has one and he likes it. John
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Bradford <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for this information. I have finally given up on my phone battle > with DirecTV and their local station offerings. Their clueless customer > service department (and people claiming to be in their technical department) > keep telling me it's *my* fault that their feed of my local stations is > extremely cut off on the left and right sides. They say that I need to set > up my DirecTV receiver correctly or that my "regular def" television was not > set up correctly. This is after I told them that I can get all the other > DirecTV channels (widescreen or full-screen) correctly and I can get the > same local channels over the air in widescreen on that same television. They > refuse to believe there could be a problem with their feed. Yes I could > switch to the over the air signal for the locals but if I'm time-shifting > with the DirecTV DVR I don't have that option. > > I've confirmed with friends that have DirecTV that this is a problem on > their feeds as well and, like I said, if need be I CAN work around it. But > should I really have to? And it's just so frustrating when they won't even > admit that it's the way they're sending out the programming! > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* jeffrey marousek <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, January 21, 2010 5:54 AM > *Subject:* Re: [TV orNotTV] But I don't have a wide screen TV! > > I am gonna take a stab in the dark here and guess you are watching using > cable/satellite...and likely DirecTV (they are the worst). While the one > comment of how most new network programming is 16x9 is true, how it is > center cut by local providers changes depending on equipment and/or > equipment settings. Also, most of that 16.9 programming takes into > consideration that there will be 4x3 and puts the graphics where they can be > read on 4x3 displays. That being said, DirecTV's MPEG4 decoders zoom the > image way more than required when it center cuts. Their equipment does let > you letter box format locally. However, you must pay the 10 dollar HD access > fee for that feature to be available on your receiver. Right now, DirecTV > will credit your account that 10 dollar fee for for a year if you order it. > i am just assuming that most other programming providers will do something > similar, as I know the Charter cable system by me does. Also, most convertor > boxes offer the same feature for the OTA viewers. > > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- Mike Ditka <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mike_ditka.html> - "If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms."
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