tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post4556757108336157393..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: DirecTV Slashes "Hot Pass" PricesDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-88766465601734323672008-02-07T11:10:00.000-05:002008-02-07T11:10:00.000-05:00I read that DIRECTV will not broadcast High Def in...I read that DIRECTV will not broadcast High Def in true 1080i. Any comments?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-88136233288195011202008-01-28T21:56:00.000-05:002008-01-28T21:56:00.000-05:00Anon 8:08,There is no All-Star race on the coverag...Anon 8:08,<BR/><BR/>There is no All-Star race on the coverage, hence the reduction in the number of races. That is from the DirecTV guy by email.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for any confusion, I am just now wading into the DirecTV world for the first time. It sure is interesting how many folks really like it and how many would like some changes.<BR/><BR/>I just got a demo, and it sure is a lot more control of the video and audio than I understood. There are tons of options.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-27020998903878202702008-01-28T21:51:00.000-05:002008-01-28T21:51:00.000-05:00I don't watch it just for Mikey. If I did, I sure ...I don't watch it just for Mikey. If I did, I sure wouldn't have renewed it, as he was never on it last year. I am not the only one in my household watching it, and we do like other drivers as well. I do hope that they will put him on this year as he will be doing much better...:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-62542282120459038122008-01-28T20:18:00.000-05:002008-01-28T20:18:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-70751287698853245542008-01-28T20:11:00.000-05:002008-01-28T20:11:00.000-05:00The team owners are the ones that decided to have ...The team owners are the ones that decided to have a 1 sec delay on the scanners as to not have profanity. While a fair amount still sometimes gets through, the choice is to have none at all as they feel it reflects bad for sponsors and whatnot. I however agree that it's a pay service and should not be delayed however, the owners have a big say as they allow their drivers to be on the channels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-39237238042032979612008-01-28T20:08:00.000-05:002008-01-28T20:08:00.000-05:00There must be a misunderstanding but to clear it u...There must be a misunderstanding but to clear it up, HotPass will be available for every race this year including the all-star race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-91736245635980112382008-01-28T20:02:00.000-05:002008-01-28T20:02:00.000-05:00From what I am reading on the directv.com website ...<B>From what I am reading on the directv.com website they will be having Live two way radio between the driver, crew chief and spotter, enhanced audio options will allow you to listen to more drivers than ever before. Plus get real-time stats,charting speeds, RPMs and more.</B><BR/>Yeah, but NASCAR.com offers all that, cheaper, and for all the drivers every week.<BR/><BR/>When Hot Pass decides not to show Mikey, you're gonna be screwed, but RaceView will still have all that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-25726537401400262352008-01-28T19:51:00.000-05:002008-01-28T19:51:00.000-05:00I have been a customer of Directtv for a long time...I have been a customer of Directtv for a long time. last july the offered the pass free for the Datona race.<BR/>watched it and liked it<BR/>Signed up for it this year.<BR/>Look forward to the HD too.<BR/><BR/>TruckerTruckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211371161830542450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-52777278291459209582008-01-28T18:48:00.000-05:002008-01-28T18:48:00.000-05:00I am renewed automatically at just seven low month...I am renewed automatically at just seven low monthly payments of $12.00 each, which started this month. From what I am reading on the directv.com website they will be having Live two way radio between the driver, crew chief and spotter, enhanced audio options will allow you to listen to more drivers than ever before. Plus get real-time stats,charting speeds, RPMs and more. It says to tune to channel 795 during the race and you will be able to listen to selected driver–team communications of drivers who are not featured HotPass drivers for that race. I like that. I would like to listen to driver's other than who is on Hotpass. The offer that I see on their website right now is four easy payments of $22.25 — that's a $20 savings off of the full season price! Hurry, offer ends February 10, so I guess the $40 offer is gone? We loved Hotpass last year and will have it again this year. It was nice to be able to tune out the commercials and listen to the driver, etc. instead. If I wanted to see and hear just commercials I would tune in to the race itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-37803272713825641622008-01-28T17:19:00.000-05:002008-01-28T17:19:00.000-05:00Hi, I have a few comments about HotPass. I found ...Hi, I have a few comments about HotPass. I found myself watching it less and less last year but decided to give it one more chance-especially as I noticed I am already paying for it on my bill although I don't remember making a conscious effort to renew. <BR/>My kudo's<BR/>1) Good choice of different drivers-not the ones that are always up front.<BR/>2) Finally going HiDef<BR/>My gripes (that I hope are fixed)<BR/>1) Announcers talk over the teams-especially Ray Dunlap!<BR/>2) The confusing design of the multiple/irregularly sized screen boxes. Maybe I am just getting old but I found it VERY hard to watch. What is wrong with 3 or 4 evenly sized screens.<BR/>3) I paid about a $100 bucks last year and STILL had to watch ads!!!<BR/>They finally allowed you to turn off the sound but still...I found myself giving up and going to the network broadcast most of the time rather than cycling through various buttons to find the right sound channel.<BR/>4)Many times the view of my chosen driver that week was just a long camera shot of the car going around the track...I expected the DRIVER'S view with a panning view.<BR/>5) Did we REALLY get to listen to the crews/spotter/driver? Some of those guys don't seem to talk at all during a 4 hour race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-27810596094377073092008-01-28T17:15:00.000-05:002008-01-28T17:15:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-11624428252297043372008-01-28T17:10:00.000-05:002008-01-28T17:10:00.000-05:00I have HotPass and I enjoy it very much. It came ...I have HotPass and I enjoy it very much. It came in very handy after the Fox portion of the season.<BR/><BR/>To Ginav24...if you are a current Comcast customer and you switch to DirecTV, I believe that would make you a new DirecTV customer and therefore you would be eligible for the new offer.<BR/><BR/>JD to answer a few of your questions...<BR/><BR/>Regarding the 13 driver audio channel, as far as I heard, they are going to have 4 driver channels as well as one channel with the network feed and the choice of 13 different driver scanners to listen to.<BR/><BR/>During the commercial time on the driver channels, they stay with a camera view of the driver and have another box with the commercials. You are able to switch to the driver only audio and block out the commercial audio.<BR/><BR/>Last year there was not a function to show all the drivers on one screen.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I am not sure that I would substitute the 5th driver channel for a audio channel, but the positive would be that DirecTV is able to include more drivers in their package every week.<BR/><BR/>When I first heard about this new price promotion I was not happy about it, however it is true that DirecTV runs this type of promotion for Sunday Ticket every year and other companies do the same thing as well.Haus14https://www.blogger.com/profile/06348382223779617438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-18801669161414141092008-01-28T17:06:00.000-05:002008-01-28T17:06:00.000-05:00I haven't had DirectTV installed yet, but I'm alre...I haven't had DirectTV installed yet, but I'm already getting nervous. I ordered Direct TV online last week. They offered the $40 hot pass to new customers online. They supplied no way to enter the hotpass service into the new service package when ordering, so I called the sales line and they said to just order the service, then call sales to get the hotpass added. <BR/>I tried the phone thing. No luck, they said I had to order it at the time I purchased the service to get the promo price. So I did the email thing. Even worse. They didn't seem to be able to read the words in the email, because their responses were not coherent to the situation. So I did the phone thing again today. Over 2 hours on the phone, disconnected 4 times, countem 4 times. Finally, they had to cancel my original order, then set me up with a new order in order to make this happen.<BR/><BR/>How much you wanna bet I get billed the full price!<BR/><BR/>This better be worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-23524538049537882062008-01-28T16:55:00.000-05:002008-01-28T16:55:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-40695817897617136472008-01-28T16:54:00.000-05:002008-01-28T16:54:00.000-05:00John, RE 13 channels of audio: I can't make it add...John, RE 13 channels of audio: I can't make it add up to 13, but here is what I remember from last year...<BR/><BR/>Each driver (5) had 2 distinct possible audio tracks: 1) Their pair of dedicated announcers and 2) Their "team only" comms (car and crew). So between 5 drivers with 2 dedicated audio channels per driver, that was 10 channels - or 8 channels for this year if only 4 drivers are to appear.<BR/><BR/>Then there was the 1 "TV broadcast" audio option in which you could watch your HotPass channel of choice, while listening to the "Fox" or "ESPN/ABC" general broadcast audio on top of it (instead of the driver's dedicated team or team-only comms).<BR/><BR/>So for this year, that's 8 + 1 = 9 There must be 1 other "audio channel" per team (9 + 4 = 13) that I am forgetting or is going to be "new" for 2008.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-62220617927036024602008-01-28T15:39:00.000-05:002008-01-28T15:39:00.000-05:00I have Hot Pass and there are things wrong with it...I have Hot Pass and there are things wrong with it that drive me crazy. While I usually like the commentators, they really need to learn how to shut up when the drivers are on their radios. I want to hear what the drivers, spotter and crew chiefs are saying, but far too often, the commentators just keep talking. Also, unless it's Tony Stewart, most of the chat by the drivers is boring, until there's an on-track incident. I rather think Hot Pass is overrated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-7625351394931498262008-01-28T15:26:00.000-05:002008-01-28T15:26:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-33261914275081601142008-01-28T14:53:00.000-05:002008-01-28T14:53:00.000-05:00Bobby said... Cutting back services and keeping th...Bobby said... <BR/>Cutting back services and keeping the price the same is not a smart move. One big reason is some teams are aligned with rival CATV services.<BR/><BR/>Hendrick - Time Warner Cable <BR/>Roush Fenway - Dish Network<BR/>Gillett Evernham - Charter<BR/>---------------------------------<BR/><BR/>Again, please know your facts before posting bad info. Did anyone notice that the Time Warner Cable associated team had two cars on Hot Pass in Homestead. Roush had a car almost every week of the chase. Come on, get your info straight people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-65378835675976155912008-01-28T14:51:00.000-05:002008-01-28T14:51:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-40735638429036055012008-01-28T14:21:00.000-05:002008-01-28T14:21:00.000-05:00Cutting back services and keeping the price the sa...Cutting back services and keeping the price the same is not a smart move. One big reason is some teams are aligned with rival CATV services.<BR/><BR/>Hendrick - Time Warner Cable <BR/>Roush Fenway - Dish Network<BR/>Gillett Evernham - CharterBobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366544608847776006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-80500748355245507712008-01-28T14:19:00.000-05:002008-01-28T14:19:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-5558050819547896952008-01-28T13:11:00.000-05:002008-01-28T13:11:00.000-05:00Hey guys,For those of us without DirecTV, when the...Hey guys,<BR/><BR/>For those of us without DirecTV, when they say thirteen audio channels, what do they mean?<BR/><BR/>In other words, when you switch away from the audio channel of the assigned driver you are watching, don't you lose the commentary?<BR/><BR/>When people get upset about the commercials, can't you just switch the audio to another driver source to avoid the commercial audio? <BR/><BR/>Also, it there a function that displays all four drivers on the screen with one big video box and three small ones?<BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-1802551045276929432008-01-28T13:04:00.000-05:002008-01-28T13:04:00.000-05:00No price is too high to NOT have to hear that dim ...No price is too high to NOT have to hear that dim witt bozo Daryl Waltrip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-33800926096800771562008-01-28T13:03:00.000-05:002008-01-28T13:03:00.000-05:00I agree with Harry in California. I love HotPass ...I agree with Harry in California. I love HotPass and think 89.00 is a bargain! Dang, people, that's only 2.47 a race! And they don't charge anything during off season like Trackpass does. I had "In Demand" on Time Warner Cable and it was 129.00 and not nearly as good. Directv improved the things I wanted improved (at one point all they showed was the driver's fastest lap - who cares) and I always know what is going on even during commercials. What could be better? Its the only reason I got satellite at all and I'm thrilled it will be HD this year! Bring on racing!<BR/>Racing fanatic in SCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-48702280783946445602008-01-28T12:37:00.000-05:002008-01-28T12:37:00.000-05:00I signed up for Hot Pass in the begining. It need...I signed up for Hot Pass in the begining. It needed a little tweaking in my opinion, and I emailed DirectTV those opinions. I am sure I was not alone in voicing similar opinions. I was pleased that the format was improved and that it was even noted on the air, that the changes were the result of fan response.<BR/><BR/>The on air broadcasters even request the fans email thier suggestions and comments.<BR/><BR/>I don't always like the driver selections, but I guess if I want to see my team, they are going to have to get back to winning.<BR/> <BR/>However I actually get to watch my driver more than you might think. If you know where your driver is running and you know which HotPass car is near and you switch to that car you will often get to watch your driver for a number of laps.<BR/><BR/>Last year there were usually 3 windows active and the viewer could switch the sound to match the window of choice. So if I happened to be listening to the network and they went to commercial, I switch to the window still showing the race and listen to the drivers radio. A lot happens durning commercials that doesn't get reported by the network, but the spotters let thier driver and the viewers know.<BR/><BR/>And maybe best of all, the broadcast teams are mostly from Speed, and we know they are the best.<BR/><BR/>Bottom line, I would pay twice the price if necessary for Hot Pass. I would grumble, but I would still pay for it.<BR/><BR/>Harry in CalifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com