Tips & Tricks

January 6, 2012

If you love music and haven’t experienced Pandora, you’re in for a treat. Pandora lets you create your own radio stations that play only the music you like. Just enter an artist, composer, or track, and Pandora creates a virtual radio station that plays that artist, composer, or track and also introduces you to new music based on your entry. You can create as many stations as you want to suit whatever you’re in the mood for.

January 6, 2012

Our Energy Star-certified receivers have always consumed as little power as possible, and now they consume even less. With the latest updates to our HD DVR, HD, or DVR (model R22) receivers, you no longer have to worry about your receiver remaining on and consuming power if you’ve fallen asleep while watching TV.

December 1, 2011

Order Hollywood’s biggest hits on DIRECTV CINEMA™ by texting—anytime. Simply text MOVIE to 223322.

August 11, 2011

Know the score. You can watch only one game at a time, but that doesn’t mean you can’t stay on top of all the scores. DIRECTV’s ScoreGuide™ let’s you do just that.

August 11, 2011

If you’ve ever used the Search feature to find a movie, actor or favorite team, did you know that you can find recently performed searches with just a few clicks of your remote?

August 11, 2011

You probably have a shortlist of channels you watch all the time. QuickTune lets you build your very own channel guide with just those channels. Talk about quick access!

August 11, 2011

With a DIRECTV DVR receiver, you can increase your recording capacity simply by connecting an external hard drive. We show you how.

August 11, 2011

Get fast access to your most-watched channels by creating a Favorites list. It just takes a few clicks, and once you’re done, you’ll be able to get to your favorite channels in a jiff.

August 11, 2011

Ever wonder what that blue button on your remote is for? It’s your key to the one-line channel guide. It takes only a fraction of the screen so it doesn’t get in the way of the picture.

August 10, 2011

When you want to clear out your DVR playlist so you can start anew, there’s no need to delete your programs one at a time. Here’s a handy tip for clearing them all at once.