Yeah Steller, I totally agree.
I got Direct TV about a year ago and the interface was pretty nice, then they had that upgrade a couple months ago and I wondered if something went wrong because it looked like I went from 2005 to 1995.
Direct TVs interface annoys me, not only because it doesn't look nice. My friend has Dish Network and I'm so jealous of their interface, I don't understand why DirectTV doesn't realize they should be more like Dish in this respect. What really annoys me is the inability to hit the info button and scan through channels and times. That makes no sense to me, instead I need to freeze minimize my picture and look at the guide. It's not the end of the world, but being user friendly should be their first concern and it just doesn't seem like they care.