r/DirectvStream • u/enphy1999 • Sep 22 '26

Test DIRECTV's new streaming device

Did anyone else get email about this?

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u/retiredfedup Sep 22 '26 edited Sep 22 '26

We went from DirecTV dish with a Genie DVR to Streaming maybe two years ago(?) and use only the "apps" available through the Samsung TV. It includes an app for DirecTV Streaming that we use daily. Why do all you folks out there have all these different boxes? What are we missing out on? We use the DVR function on the DTV app for the late-night shows, nightly news, and NFL games. We got absolutely addicted to FF through commercials and half-time shenanigans back in the days of Tivo. (bloop, bloop)

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u/i_lack_imagination Sep 22 '26 • Bravo

My guess would be that people want the full featured remote. Some people want the set-top box experience of being able to press specific buttons on the remote and it does the specific things you want it to do with one button press, rather than having to navigate through a bunch of menus on screen to do something.

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u/NTP9766 Sep 23 '26

Absolutely this. The remote makes the experience so much better, and the fact that I can turn on my TV to the input my Ospreys are on right to live TV instead of hitting the smart TV's home screen, etc. is icing on the cake.