What is the Usb port on the back of my DIRECTV reciever for? Or how do i play my ipod through my TV?

Question

What is the Usb port on the back of my DIRECTV reciever for? Or how do i play my ipod through my TV?

Answer 1

its to connect to your Internet network and can be substituted for the phone line fee that they charge you if its not connected to a land based phone line. it also gives you access to the " dish on-line" features that are in the main menu. last time i looked there was a selection of about 600 down loadable movies, that you can record. alot of really old ones there starting out at $ 1.99. as far as the ipod goes it will connect to the TV, not the sat rec. ( if that's what you meant) you need a cord that has the head phone style jack on one end and a  two audio connectors on the other end, (one is red and the other is white) just plug it in to an open a/v input on the back, if your TV has one.......OOPPPSSS  you said directv,sorry, i didn't read your question very well, never mind, I'm still sending this though ,in case it helps someone else, plus it took me about half an hour to peck this out, i don't wanna delete all my hard work