DirecTV adds YouTube video streaming to its DVRs

Richard Lawler — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:12:00 EST

DirecTV owners may be interested in learning their DVR has a new trick, it can now view videos directly from YouTube. As long as your HD DVR or R22 DVR is connected to the internet, just hit menu, select Smart Search and you'll find YouTube videos among the results. that's all there is to it since there doesn't appear to be any options for viewing your own favorites or playlists at this time, check DirecTV's site for the step-by-step if you can't quite figure it out -- the rest of us have some internet memes to catch up on.

[Thanks, cypherstream]

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Cutting Edge update brings multiroom, dual live buffers to DirecTV HR2x / R22 HD DVRs

Richard Lawler — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:21:00 EST

DirecTV HD DVR owners keeping an eye on Cutting Edge releases got a special treat this weekend with a new update that enabled multiroom viewing and dual live buffers on HR2x and R22 receivers. Allowing users to pause one tuner for up to 90 minutes while they watch the other, DBSTalk notes this test release is a "Very High Risk" so don't bother calling customer service if it doesn't work properly, and if you missed the downloading window Friday then you'll have to wait for the next test period -- or whenever DirecTV is confident it has worked out all the kinks -- to give the new (or old, if you're a DirecTivo owner) features a try.

[Thanks, Kevin]

Filed under: DVRs, Receivers, Others, Satellite

Cutting Edge update brings multiroom, dual live buffers to DirecTV HR2x / R22 HD DVRs originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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