DirecTV/Vanity

[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????

[Mr. K]

What is IPS?

[Mr. K]

LCD = Liquid Crystal Diode

LED = Light Emitting Diode

Plasma was before LCD but threw-off so much heat it was like walking past a blast furnace when I went to look at them at the store

That had to be a huge energy wast

LCD were better - and If i remember it correctly one of the selling points was how they emitted almost no heat

LED were even better and they used so much less power that laptop batter life doubled

OLED was amazing, the first time I saw it

[Rebelbase]

Adding to Bobalu’s comment, I have a cheap chromebook connected to a big screen (which I am surfing on now) via a 14’ HDMI cable. The laptop in sitting beside me on an end table and the peripherals are a battery operated mini keyboard and a wireless mini mouse used on the chair arm or my leg.

My kids use the same set up but have a keyboard with a touch pad. I find surfing goes faster with a separate mouse and keyboard.