Indyjeep Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Evidently Best Buy is offering a free DirecTv HD receiver after mail-in rebate til July 30, for new or existing customers (yes I said existing). Thought it would a be nice little bit of info for those looking at getting HD. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Issue is, there is a new HD receiver coming out...and the old ones will no longer work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOOTERDOG Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Yes the new mpeg 4 format will arrive soon. However in an interesting turn Direct tv will replace all current HD recievers for thier customers at no charge. Yes I said at no charge. MPEG4 will start at the beginning of 2nd half of the 2005 year. The first markets will benefit first then slowly everyone else who will benefit from MPEG4 HD. Directv also announced that current HD custmers who have HD and will have their HD boxes upgraded at Directv's expense in which they will cover the cost for in 2006! Also Local HD is not only on the agenda, National HD channels will be launched as well!!! This info came from the Live Conference call today at 1pm: From the opening remarks: Things we expect to allow D* to leapfrog the competition: Our announced plan to offer later this year a more advanced DVR, and dramatically expand our HD program. We will also introduce a product that we be a transforming product for both our company and the industry. The Home Media Center, or Home Gateway as we may refer to it, is being developed in-house by DirecTV. It will provide whole-house connectivity with all multimedia systems with mobility for devices outside the home. And since we control the design and architecture, Im confident that over time, the Home Gateway will drive our customer retention costs lower. I say this for a few reasons. First, since the Home Gateway will provide, HDTV, DVR and other home media services throughout the house, our upgrade or retention costs should be lower. We also expect to save on installation costs when we are able to connect the system wirelessly. We will introduce a revised marketing offer more akin to a lease plan. And finally we are designing the system to be very flexible and easily upgradeable. From the Q&A period: Well have the upgrade to MPEG 4 at the early part of the second half of the year and we will clearly convert our HD customers which at todays numbers are about half a million. The people that sign up for the Spaceway services will be timed so that they will be receiving Spaceway capable, or MPEG4 set top boxes. So you would not have a conversion required for those new customers that are signing up for the Spaceway services. What we will have is a set of customers that take HD that will have to be converted to be able to receive the Ka signal, so it will have to be the customers who dont work on Spaceway that will have to be converted and that will be a potential marketing cost that well have to bear in 05 or rather early 06. ..: and it will be staggered, the first wave will be 12 markets, and then more thereafter. So I think around the same time, if all goes well and our Home Gateway is introduced, the conversion may be part of that, not just going to your house and replacing some equipment. Part of a whole new issue to the home. Do you expect that you will be going to MPEG 4 for all of your CONUS or national HD programming as well for efficiency reasons.? Yeah, it will clearly be a transition there will still be customers well into 06 that will still be getting HD programming over the Legacy based were only talking about the half million existing customers, all new customers that buy into the Spaceway sats will be getting HD LILs and National HD channels over MPEG4. Its the Legacy customers that will be converted over 05 & 06or converted over time to MPEG4. So I would buy a used HD reciever off ebay, order Direct tv HD and then Direct tv will upgrade you to the new format at their expense. For once a company is doing the right thing. scooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indyjeep Posted June 30, 2005 Author Share Posted June 30, 2005 Woohoo thats awesome. Well there is still an advantage to getting the HD reciever than. Go DTV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygmn Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 DO you have to be paying for the HD package from DirecTV to get this? I have a directv HD receiver but just use it for local broadcasts.... Any info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indyjeep Posted June 30, 2005 Author Share Posted June 30, 2005 Yes you have to sign up for the Direct TV HD package of $10.99 but for a free receiver and new content coming out, small price to pay, I think. If we didn't have so many TVs hooked-up in my house I might consider goin with DTV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygmn Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 OK...so when should I sign back up for the DirecTV HD... all they have is like 5 channels now...and $11 a month for those 5 is not worth it when 2 of them repeat what is on regular channels... and were is some info on this new system they are going to.. am I going to need to add a new dish or just replace dish? I check DirecTV website..and well..their site sucks..as it lacks any information on this new HD thing they are doing...even though they have been advertising the crap out of it... TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indyjeep Posted July 2, 2005 Author Share Posted July 2, 2005 Well, later on this year they plan on launching more stations and they are up to like 8 or 9 I believe and you have to upgrade to the triple LNB dish vs the dual or single. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 I wonder when Dishnet, Bell Expressview, and Starchoice will start to swith to MPEG-4, Bell uses smae hardware as Dishnet, so they will be forced to upgrade all the receivers as soon as Dishnet makes the switch. New Starchoice Dsr-530 dvr is "futureproof', already compatable with MPEG-4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddvj Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 ---------------- On 7/2/2005 12:38:26 PM Indyjeep wrote: Well, later on this year they plan on launching more stations and they are up to like 8 or 9 I believe and you have to upgrade to the triple LNB dish vs the dual or single. ---------------- You already need the 3 LNB dish to get the HD package that they have now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indyjeep Posted July 3, 2005 Author Share Posted July 3, 2005 I know this, which is pretty much all they sell right now anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygmn Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 So....if I have the 3 LNB dish I am ok.... Just sooner or later I need to sign back up for DirecTV HD package.... to ensure I get the new receiver.... Correct? I sure wish DirecTV would have more info on their over 200 HD channels...all they have now is the dumb TV commercials which tell you absolutely nothing..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indyjeep Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 Correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotdc Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Any idea if Direct TV is planning to upgrade existing HD Tivo units to a new compatible HD Tivo? I've been a loyal DTV subscriber for years, but it seems like almost too much to hope for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indyjeep Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 We can hope so, those things are awesome. I have the Comcast version. Great peice of equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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