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Officially announced this morning. Will Lina Kahn allow it? https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/30/att-sells-70percent-stake-in-directv-to-tpg-for-7point6-billion.html

Yes, there a lot of those annoying ads with talking pigeons pushing direct TV streaming. But pigeons may be prophetic as far as customers go, right?

I stand corrected. I guess my comment was more anecdotal than factual as it seems most of my friends who have cut the cord have switched to Sling TV. And there may be cost savings if they combine DirecTv Stream with Sling, correct?

No dog in this hunt but it is interesting to follow since I used to have DTV (and my sister still does). I knew DTV was in trouble when they lost NFL Sunday Ticket. And Dish has huge debt payments due. According to the WSJ: "The deal, if secured, would give DirecTV’s owners—the telecom...

Well, no boxes are required with Xfinity, you can add an unlimited number of Roku devices and use the Xfinity streaming service app at no charge. You need the X1 for DVR and other capabilities, but no other cable box is required.

Humm, doesn't D* charge per box? Albeit, a bit cheaper usually than cable, maybe 2 bucks. Not sure about Spectrum, but as I indicated about Comcast, they let you stream from multiple TVs via Roku (or other streaming devices) as long as you have an X1 - no box fees then. Does Spectrum not...

I see that most of this discussion revolves around sports networks, I guess that is the primary reason for most of you keeping D*. As I said, I am a casual sports fan, so all those sports networks would go unwatched in my house. I only watch the Steelers and occasionally the Penguins. The...

Interesting on not requiring internet access, I guess if a person doesn't care about on-demand or ordering movies via the remote, that is true. By my reckoning those services require an internet connection. As for getting an internet connection, what do you use? I guess it may be T-Mobile if...

Yes, good luck with D*. I hope for your sake (and others), D* stays alive, but to me, I am not convinced about its future. And D* requires an internet connection, correct? How do you get internet? Odds are it is cable. And it always amuses me when people say, "I got rid of cable" - they...

Yes, D* seems to be the better choice for a sports junkie. Personally, I don't really care that much about sports - I only watch my local team (the Steelers) and the Super Bowl, so I don't need all the sports channels D* offers.

I have heard that argument about picture quality, and truly I cannot see any difference. I would like to see a professional picture quality comparison done by a non-biased source. I cannot seem to find a source on the internet that provides details. From my own experience, I had D* before and...

Posts are old. And they refer to cable cards - who uses them anymore? I have seen no degradation and my system uses an X1, not a cable card. I haven't seen any evidence of down converting in my area (Pittsburgh, PA).

Thank you for that "detailed" reply. But really, picture quality on Xfinity seems compatible. I have had no problems with it. Customer service on DTV vs Comcast seems the same - not great, but not terrible. In fact, my sister had a terrible time getting thru on DTV's phone line; I have had...

As a former DTV subscriber who switched to cable several years ago, I still occasionally "lurk" on this forum. And my sister insists on keeping DTV, so I also check here to help her if she has problems. But anyway, here is my question for those who are still loyal to DTV. NFL Sunday Ticket...

Ok, thanks. On the remote issue, I found out how to reset the remote by a web search, but it would have been nice if Direct TV had bothered to put that in the instructions!

I no longer have DTV, but my older sister does. One of her mini-genie receivers stopped working so they sent her a replacement. The instructions were terrible. She had her remote set to RF (as most people do, I suppose) so of course the unit didn't recognize the remote. I had to help her...

Yes, generally you are correct. Amazon or Best Buy often has a better price. I think once though I did get a better deal from Roku on an Ultra though.

Yes, I always get upgrade offers in emails. And there are offers on the Roku device screen itself.

Really, Amazon Fire? I thought you would say something snobbish like the Nivida Shield or Apple TV (I have an Apple TV device and see little difference with it vs. Roku). I have Roku Ultra for my home theater as well as my whole house system and have no problems with them. I also have a Roku...

Well, I don't know. Roku Ultra offers 4k HDR and it seems to satisfy my home theater. https://www.blu-ray.com/community/gallery.php?member=dlma1 If I want super quality, I watch movies using my Sony ES blu-ray player. What do you recommend as a "better streaming device"?

Humm, I have a Roku Ultra and I have Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Max, Criterion, AMC+, ID+, Vudu, Movies Anywhere, Disney+, Hulu, Paramount+, Showtime, EPIX, Redbox, History Vault, Sirius XM, Curiosity Stream, Peacock, Apple TV+, Xfinity Streaming, YouTube, and even more if you want me list them...

Buy a Roku device, all apps in one place and it has a search function.

No dog in this hunt. I am only a "lurker" as a former DTV customer. But this looks like another nail in DTV's coffin to me. As for Alphabet, a company with 1.14 Trillion dollar market cap, I am sure that it can absorb any loses for a long time.