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Posted on 11/01/2017 8:59:04 AM PDT by Allen In Texas Hill Country

I've had DirecTV since it first came out. Had to put up and align my own dishes in the early days. Until a year or so ago I recorded all TV programming that I wanted to watch on my computer. Played stuff back skipping commercials.

My computer gave up the ghost and since my tech (really tech) days are behind me I couldn't get all the gear to function again even after the computer was finally fixed so I had DirecTVs whole home DVR system installed. While its very expensive it came pretty close to what I had before.

With one major exception,,,,,,,,, when the LIST button is used to see the list of recorded programs, programs with like names are put together under a folder. You can expand the folder but that means you really cannot see a list in time/date order. I called ATT/DirecTV and get no understanding at all.

Are there any DirecTV gurus and/or tech connections that understand my complaint? Are/is there an option to turn off this 'folder' thing which which prevents seeing all programs listed in time/date order????


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To: Red Badger

“I have a Samsung 4k Ultra.”

75” QLED a couple of months ago. WOW!


21 posted on 11/01/2017 9:36:55 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z)
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To: daler

LOL - that’s good to hear


22 posted on 11/01/2017 9:36:59 AM PDT by Mr. K (NO CONSEQUENCE OF OBAMACARE REPEAL IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF)
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To: central_va

They cut my monthly bill in half, locked it in for 12 months with no further obligation, added HBO/Starz and NFL Sunday Ticket (which I’ll have to remember to cancel at the end of the season).


23 posted on 11/01/2017 9:37:54 AM PDT by daler
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To: daler

What was your monthly before the reset?


24 posted on 11/01/2017 9:39:47 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Allen In Texas Hill Country

Got it. Just curious but why would you want that? Seems to me you would be searching a long list to find a certain program. We binge watch on the weekends so it’s always cleaned off prior to the upcoming weeks programming.

Hope things work out for you.


25 posted on 11/01/2017 9:40:15 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: Allen In Texas Hill Country
I called ATT/DirecTV and get no understanding at all.

Probably because the contact person is in Bangladesh or some other God-forsaken hole.

26 posted on 11/01/2017 9:41:14 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Allen In Texas Hill Country

Open All opens all folders so that the programs are listed as individuals...................


27 posted on 11/01/2017 9:41:47 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Allen In Texas Hill Country

Bump
To Read Later


28 posted on 11/01/2017 9:43:14 AM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: daler

+1
What deal did you get?


29 posted on 11/01/2017 9:44:00 AM PDT by Delmarksman (Pro 2A Anglican American (Ford and Chevy kill more people than guns do, lets ban them))
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To: Allen In Texas Hill Country

Not sure I understand what you want it to do.
If I record Rick Steves’ it creates a Rick Steves folder if there is more than one episode and inside that folder the episodes are listed by season and episode, with the air date in the second column.
Are you saying you want the shows to just list by date only?

Not sure you can do that...I am not sure the software will allow the 11-1 episode to float around after the 11-7 episode airs along with the other episodes of 11-1 of different shows. My understanding is that the folders allow you to catch up on episodes you might have missed by having them in one folder.

Why do you want to?


30 posted on 11/01/2017 9:44:34 AM PDT by Adder (Mr. Franklin: We are trying to get the Republic back!)
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To: Mr. K

Howdy Mr.K
Pretty Kool,
In Ybor City, (bar-restaurant) area of Tampa,
They have a glass blowing place right on the main drag.
Teaching and putting out some real nice stuff.
Thing is the windows are very large and you can watch them doing such from the street.


31 posted on 11/01/2017 9:45:18 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (President Trump makes obammy look like the punk he is.)
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To: Adder

Ah...I just saw your later answer.

Sounds like that open/close that Rb suggested might work...I should try that just to see.


32 posted on 11/01/2017 9:48:10 AM PDT by Adder (Mr. Franklin: We are trying to get the Republic back!)
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To: riri
Do you have other phone services for a landline other than cox ?
Get a line from AT&T that's data only for the internet, and then get a ROKU box.
Look at their Product Comparison Chart.
33 posted on 11/01/2017 9:48:53 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Red Badger

Open All opens all folders so that the programs are listed as individuals...................
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Damn, I was wunderin’. Just didn’t want to click it and screw up something else. Will try it as soon as I get back from bridge. Thanks.


34 posted on 11/01/2017 9:58:06 AM PDT by Allen In Texas Hill Country
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To: Allen In Texas Hill Country

It’s one of those “features” that someone decided people needed.

You’re stuck


35 posted on 11/01/2017 10:00:47 AM PDT by Nifster (OI see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: chuckles

I’m very lucky I guess.

I literally live a mile down a gravel road in the middle of nowhere and we now have 100mbps fiber-optic cable internet.

There are two other houses on this road, one across the street and a farmhouse 2 miles further down. They actually ran the fiber all the way to that farmhouse where a 93yr old guy lives...no, he does not use the internet.

A friend of mine lives in Phoenix and all he gets is crappy slow cable or slower DSL. He scratches his head at my unusual bandwidth situation.


36 posted on 11/01/2017 10:11:44 AM PDT by Bobalu (The NFL, Watching their demise is more fun than watching their games.)
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To: central_va

$127


37 posted on 11/01/2017 10:25:51 AM PDT by daler
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To: daler

I just called and got a -$55/month loyalty reduction since I have had D-TV for 15 years.


38 posted on 11/01/2017 10:29:34 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Allen In Texas Hill Country

The list does go in order, from bottom to top. In other words the last one in the list was the first episode recorded, the next one up the 2nd episode recorded, and so on.


39 posted on 11/01/2017 10:58:47 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: central_va

“Loyalty” and “Reduction” weren’t in their vocabulary a few years ago.


40 posted on 11/01/2017 11:01:41 AM PDT by daler
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