HBO, Starz, Showtime, Cinemax, Encore + everything else !!

HD Movies/Shows of note cause its DVR time:

Friday 6/13-
6:40am stzchd - "pirates of the caribbean: dead man's chest"
9:15am stzehd - "ghost rider"
4:40pm strzhd - "the grudge 2"
5:30pm maxhd - "fast times at ridgemont high"
6:30pm starzhd - "independence day"
8:00pm sho2hd - "saw III"
8:30pm maxhd - "reno!:911: miami"
9:00pm starzhd - "spiderman 3"
9:00pm hbohd - "300"

Saturday 6/14-
2:40am maxhd - "the blues brothers"
3:15am sho2hd - "trainspotting"
8:50am maxhd - "batman returns"
9:15am stzchd - "rushmore"
10:15am sho2hd - "mission: impossible III"
2:00pm hbohd - "a night at the museum"
8:00pm maxhd - "x-men: the last stand"
10:00pm shohd - the mixed martial arts elite xc: return of the king

Sunday 6/15-
12:30am shohd - the 2008 avn movie awards....lol
1:30am strzchd - "ratatouille"
2:10am stzehd - "grindhouse presents: planet terror"
4:00am stzehd - "grindhouse presents: death proof"
11:50am tmchd - "meatballs"
12:45pm hbohd - "shrek the third"
9:00pm hbohd - "ocean's 13"

HD Movies of note cause its DVR time:

Friday 6/13-
5:30pm maxhd - "fast times at ridgemont high"
6:30pm starzhd - "independence day"
8:30pm maxhd -"reno!:911: miami"
9:00pm hbohd - "300"
9:00pm starzhd - "spiderman 3"

Saturday 6/14-
2:40am maxhd - "the blues brothers"
8:50am maxhd - "batman returns"
2:00pm hbohd - "a night at the museum"
8:00pm maxhd - "x-men: the last stand"
10:15pm sho2hd - "mission: impossible III"

Sunday 6/15-
1:30am strzchd -"ratatouille"
12:45pm hboh - "shrek the third"
4:15pm maxhd - "transformers"

Well Done dcowboy7.

I want to grab a couple of these but will be out of town that weekend. Any idea if my DVR will let me schedule the recording today even though I don't have access to the channels until the free-view?

You should be able to.

I want to grab a couple of these but will be out of town that weekend. Any idea if my DVR will let me schedule the recording today even though I don't have access to the channels until the free-view?

If you have internet access you could schedule online.

Thanks for the heads up, I'm scheduling some recordings on-line now! Other HD movies of possible interest:

Saturday 6/14:

3:30AM SHO2HD - "Trainspotting"
9:15AM STZCHD - "Rushmore"

Sunday 6/15:

2:10AM STZEHD - "Grindhouse Presents: Planet Terror"
4:00AM STZEHD - "Grindhouse Presents: Death Proof"

are all these movie channels mpeg4 ?....so if a movie is on hbo east/west and 1 is mpeg4 and the other isnt might as well record the mpeg4.

HBO-HD and SHO-HD are MPEG2, but the West feeds are MPEG-4, so make sure and record the Wests

HBO-HD and SHO-HD are MPEG2, but the West feeds are MPEG-4, so make sure and record the Wests

ok....thanks.

Great thread. Thanks.

someone on another site posted this:
"The last time i recorded some movies on a free weekend preview they expired within a certain time period and got the "Searching for Authorized content".

someone then posted back and said:
"that because you have to watch for about 30 seconds to not get that."


i never had this problem....did any one else ever ?

I've never had that issue. I've first watched 'free preview' movies months after recording them.

someone on another site posted this:
"The last time i recorded some movies on a free weekend preview they expired within a certain time period and got the "Searching for Authorized content".

someone then posted back and said:
"that because you have to watch for about 30 seconds to not get that."


i never had this problem....did any one else ever ?

YES, and thank you for reminding me. We had recorded some things on HBO and Showtime right before we canceled those packages. We then tried to watch them a couple of months later, and received that exact message. I'll make sure to play ~30 seconds of the recordings right away this time.

Matt

YES, and thank you for reminding me. We had recorded some things on HBO and Showtime right before we canceled those packages. We then tried to watch them a couple of months later, and received that exact message. I'll make sure to play ~30 seconds of the recordings right away this time.

Matt

ok...i thought it only happened if the movie crossed the time threshold of the weekend....like if it started 11:00pm sunday but ending 1:00am monday....or whatever the start/end times are for the free weekend.

ok...i thought it only happened if the movie crossed the time threshold of the weekend....like if it started 11:00pm sunday but ending 1:00am monday....or whatever the start/end times are for the free weekend.

gotcha, that very well may be too, I didn't pay attention to the specific times. Either way, thanks.

i just realized this starts "friday the 13th"....spoooooky :eek:

Well Done dcowboy7.

Indeed.

If you have internet access you could schedule online.

I love this feature but is there any way to turn off the Email notification?

freeview is from 6:00am friday until 6:00am monday.

Here are the titles of movies in HD with 3 stars or more (I know a lot of people do not believe in the critique rating system, but I use it as a filter).


12 Angry Men
300
Adaptation.
Apollo 13
The Black Stallion
Blades of Glory
The Blues Brothers
Born on the Fourth of July
Brazil
Bugsy
The Call of the Wild
Charlotte's Web
The Cider House Rules
Dick
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Harry
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Empire of the Sun
Eyes Wide Shut
Family Business
The Freshman
God Said, Ha!
Hairspray
Heavy Metal
The Hunt for Red October
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Indian Runner
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Interpreter
Kate & Leopold
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Kiss the Bride
Knocked Up
A League of Their Own
Little Women
Michael
Microcosmos
Mission: Impossible III
Monsters, Inc.
Ocean's Eleven
Off the Black
Once Upon a Time in the West
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
Popi
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Recount
Restoration
Rob Roy
Rocky Balboa
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Rudy
Sea of Love
The Silence of the Lambs
Sleepless in Seattle
Snatch
Stealing Heaven
The Sting
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Together
Trainspotting
True Lies
Venus
Wall Street
You Kill Me
Your Past Is Showing
Zombie Honeymoon

If you have internet access you could schedule online.

Where do you find this on the directv site? I've just looked around in my acct and don't see it anywhere obvious.

EDIT, nevermind i found it in the guide. I just wish one of my networked HD21-700 was listed as one of my receivers...

Where do you find this on the directv site? I've just looked around in my acct and don't see it anywhere obvious.

Just go to the TV Listings on D*'s site, log in, and then when you click on a title, an option to "Record to Receiver" will be there. As long as your DVR is on your network, it should be there to select.

I'm not even halfway through this Free Preview Weekend and my box has reset multiple times screwing up many recordings. It's nice to know that when you really want to use the HR20, it doesn't get the job done. There are so many things I like about the features on this box, but it needs to reliable record or those features are irrelevant

And my HR10-250 just quietly records everything I tell it to, abeit mpeg2 only.

So stupid!

Peace,

DM

Sorry to hear that. My equipment has the opposite record. The two hr20s have reset very infrequently, and neither has missed a recording.

My HR10-250 (actually both of them), were constantly giving me headaches.

But back to the topic at hand, I was disappointed in the free preview weekend. There was little on to watch all three nights. I was hoping for better choices.

I already receive starz, max, hbo and the encores. And usually I have several choices of what to watch. Slim pickings this weekend. It is as if they know everyone just records everything and then will not have to buy the channel. Dvrs really have changed things.

was the HD Extra included ?

I was able to watch HDNet Movies & UHD, but was not able to watch MGM or Smithsonian ?

I DVR'ed some stuff I was mildly interested in, but nothing fantastic. I'm glad I picked Showtime over Starz when deciding what one and only premium service I would subscribe to... that ghastly orange Starz bug would wreck my whole viewing experience.

... that ghastly orange Starz bug would wreck my whole viewing experience.

Totally agree on that. This weekend was a great way to let me know WHY I don't subscribe to these channels. Premium channel with bug = no sale.

I DVR'ed some stuff I was mildly interested in, but nothing fantastic. I'm glad I picked Showtime over Starz when deciding what one and only premium service I would subscribe to... that ghastly orange Starz bug would wreck my whole viewing experience.

Sometimes they use the more obnoxious logos when they are on preview mode.

Can anyone who actually pays for starz confirm that this is the normal bug?