Comments on: Direct TV to expire your PPV movies after 24 hours http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/direct-tv-to-expire-your-ppv-movies-after-24-hours Reviewing popular culture so you don't have to Fri, 25 May 2012 10:50:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: kofi http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/direct-tv-to-expire-your-ppv-movies-after-24-hours#comment-21111 kofi Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:59:10 +0000 http://www.popcritics.com/?p=2405#comment-21111 Great info. i know rented movie can expire so easily-24hrs? Great info. i know rented movie can expire so easily-24hrs?

]]> By: ruby http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/direct-tv-to-expire-your-ppv-movies-after-24-hours#comment-7298 ruby Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:12:33 +0000 http://www.popcritics.com/?p=2405#comment-7298 Directv DVR's suck Big time Not only do you have to pay an upfront $200 Lease fee, and pay 15 a month lease fee for an HD one. You must return the thing at the end of your "lease" as they call it. Then you find out it is NOT WARRANTED it is delivered to you As is & it may be a Refurbished item. If you want to guarantee no problems you must now pay them a "protection plan fee" of 5.99 a month on top of everything else. Otherwise you are still on the hook for their lease fee plus shipping of $20 if their DVR equipment breaks down. This whole lease deal is back-end loaded to hose the customer for $$$$. Add to that the 24 hour PPV viewing policy which exist for Wrestlemania & Boxing & UBF fighting (Those items can cost $60 per view; you've got a company whose fee policy has gotten as crazy as a Banking institution. ) They might as well hand you a book of fee explanations when you get an upgrade or get new equipment. Now we find out even though you lease the receiver ; you can take the content with you to your vacation home, RV or anywhere where the machine can't get a satellite feed otherwise it will reboot in 20 minutes. Built in Obsolescence. Why bother with a DVR . Might as well get a DVD an start recording Directv. So you can view the content on your own terms. Have witnessed the things Directv has done since it bought Replay TV and has eliminated its deal with Tivo. Trust me, Id rather have the Tivo then a Directv DVR anyday.. YMMV Directv DVR’s suck Big time Not only do you have to pay an upfront $200 Lease fee, and pay 15 a month lease fee for an HD one. You must return the thing at the end of your “lease” as they call it. Then you find out it is NOT WARRANTED it is delivered to you As is & it may be a Refurbished item. If you want to guarantee no problems you must now pay them a “protection plan fee” of 5.99 a month on top of everything else. Otherwise you are still on the hook for their lease fee plus shipping of $20 if their DVR equipment breaks down. This whole lease deal is back-end loaded to hose the customer for $$$$. Add to that the 24 hour PPV viewing policy which exist for Wrestlemania & Boxing & UBF fighting (Those items can cost $60 per view; you’ve got a company whose fee policy has gotten as crazy as a Banking institution. ) They might as well hand you a book of fee explanations when you get an upgrade or get new equipment. Now we find out even though you lease the receiver ; you can take the content with you to your vacation home, RV or anywhere where the machine can’t get a satellite feed otherwise it will reboot in 20 minutes. Built in Obsolescence. Why bother with a DVR . Might as well get a DVD an start recording Directv. So you can view the content on your own terms. Have witnessed the things Directv has done since it bought Replay TV and has eliminated its deal with Tivo. Trust me, Id rather have the Tivo then a Directv DVR anyday.. YMMV

]]> By: wood http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/direct-tv-to-expire-your-ppv-movies-after-24-hours#comment-7297 wood Sun, 17 May 2009 02:50:39 +0000 http://www.popcritics.com/?p=2405#comment-7297 This is the first time I rented a movie in the last 9 months & now they say O must watch it in 24 hours even when I have Tivo'd it??? What a BUNCH of CRAP DIRECTV... That will be the last time I buy one until you change your "policy'.... I have too many constraints on my time during the day which is why I got a DVR in the first place.. When you put this policy in place you will find more & more people stop watching your PPV movies thereby cutting off your revenue stream.. Then there is the lease fee for the Dirctv DVR's too.. starting to like satellite less & less.. think I will get my OTA antenna & Netflix subscription going this year.. This is the first time I rented a movie in the last 9 months & now they say O must watch it in 24 hours even when I have Tivo’d it???
What a BUNCH of CRAP DIRECTV…

That will be the last time I buy one until you change your “policy’…. I have too many constraints on my time during the day which is why I got a DVR in the first place..

When you put this policy in place you will find more & more people stop watching your PPV movies thereby cutting off your revenue stream..

Then there is the lease fee for the Dirctv DVR’s too.. starting to like satellite less & less.. think I will get my OTA antenna & Netflix subscription going this year..

]]> By: Kory http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/direct-tv-to-expire-your-ppv-movies-after-24-hours#comment-7296 Kory Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:51:54 +0000 http://www.popcritics.com/?p=2405#comment-7296 No blue ray yet for me. going to wait it out until prices fall on the players. hopefully, at some point, they will. Not too mention, with having a DVR, we just do not watch as many DVD's as we used to. as for renting dvd's, i am cool with watching them for comedies. however, i probably will opt to go pay per view if it is an action movie in hd. No blue ray yet for me. going to wait it out until prices fall on the players. hopefully, at some point, they will. Not too mention, with having a DVR, we just do not watch as many DVD’s as we used to.

as for renting dvd’s, i am cool with watching them for comedies. however, i probably will opt to go pay per view if it is an action movie in hd.

]]> By: Cap'n Schwartz http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/direct-tv-to-expire-your-ppv-movies-after-24-hours#comment-7295 Cap'n Schwartz Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:37:16 +0000 http://www.popcritics.com/?p=2405#comment-7295 Who doesnt have Blu-Ray!!? Oh wait..scratch that... Who doesnt have Blu-Ray!!? Oh wait..scratch that…

]]> By: The Trousered Ape http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/direct-tv-to-expire-your-ppv-movies-after-24-hours#comment-7294 The Trousered Ape Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:34:01 +0000 http://www.popcritics.com/?p=2405#comment-7294 Blu hearts Mike <em>The Trousered Ape's last blog post..<a href='http://thetrouseredape.com/2008/04/09/who-was-jesus-of-nazareth-part-2-of-10-with-dr-craig/' rel="nofollow">Who was Jesus of Nazareth? - Part 2 of 10 with Dr. Craig</a></em> Blu hearts Mike

The Trousered Ape’s last blog post..Who was Jesus of Nazareth? – Part 2 of 10 with Dr. Craig

]]> By: Mike http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/direct-tv-to-expire-your-ppv-movies-after-24-hours#comment-7293 Mike Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:32:20 +0000 http://www.popcritics.com/?p=2405#comment-7293 But they aren't in HD! Unless you got Blu-Ray :) But they aren’t in HD! Unless you got Blu-Ray :)

]]> By: Kory http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/direct-tv-to-expire-your-ppv-movies-after-24-hours#comment-7292 Kory Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:22:29 +0000 http://www.popcritics.com/?p=2405#comment-7292 once the again, the consumer is getting hosed. 24 hours is a simply ridiculous time frame. looks like i will be spending more time at blockbuster. at least there i get 5 days and get to watch the dvd bonus features as well. once the again, the consumer is getting hosed. 24 hours is a simply ridiculous time frame. looks like i will be spending more time at blockbuster. at least there i get 5 days and get to watch the dvd bonus features as well.

]]> By: Mike http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/direct-tv-to-expire-your-ppv-movies-after-24-hours#comment-7291 Mike Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:53:38 +0000 http://www.popcritics.com/?p=2405#comment-7291 I just watch Hugh Grant and do what he does... "oh bugger off!" I just watch Hugh Grant and do what he does…

“oh bugger off!”

]]> By: Jason http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/direct-tv-to-expire-your-ppv-movies-after-24-hours#comment-7290 Jason Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:42:43 +0000 http://www.popcritics.com/?p=2405#comment-7290 Preferably, you say it with a British accent. It's more fun that way. Preferably, you say it with a British accent. It’s more fun that way.

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