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Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
How does DirecTV handle pay per view? I really dig that comcast cable's In Demand features, which allow you to watch PPV movies and shows whenever you want, and then control those programs like a DVR. Does DirecTV have anything similar?
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Do you live in a cave? DirecTV invented on-demand pay per view.
Well, OK, I don't know if they actually invented it, but were one of the first pioneers of it. They have some pretty good freeview stuff as well. I think there are about 30 channels of pay-per-view with assorted movies repeated every half to one hour, so if you miss it at 8 you can catch it at 9. Most of the new releases are pay once, watch all day. The DVR function allows you to record it whenever and watch it whenever. Peridically they give you a voucher for a free movie.
Most of the movies are in Dolby Digital. Unfortunately there are only a few HD channels available, but that's going to change later this year (we'll see). And Football. Football in HD is going to rock!
