THIS BLOG IS GOING TO BE USED TO HELP EVERYONE THAT BUYS A 4K TV THAT IS MANUFACTURED BY LG. I CURRENTLY HAVE A LG UF7600 4K DIRECT TV READY FLAT PANEL. I WENT THROUGH A GRUELING SET UP OVER THE WEEKEND, BELOW I WILL OUTLINE WHAT WENT ON... AND HOW TO SAVE 3 HOURS OF TIME.
FIRST OFF LG SAYS THERE TV'S ARE DIRECT TV COMPATIBLE FOR 4K WHICH IS TRUE, BUT WHAT THEY DO NOT TELL YOU IS THAT BEFORE YOU CONSIDER CONNECTING THE TV FOR 4K YOU MUST GO TO THE LG APP STORE ON YOUR SMART TV THEN GO TO ADVANCED APPS THERE YOU WILL SEE THE THE DIRECT LOGO INSTALL IT FIRST THEN UP DATE IT BEFORE YOU PROCEED VERY IMPORTANT.. THEN YOUR INSTALLER FOR DIRECT TV WILL PUT ANOTHER SWIM TYPE SWITCH BEHIND YOUR TELEVISION, YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE YOUR TV OFF WIFI THE KIT INSTALLED PLUGS INTO THE ETHERNET PORT BEHIND THE TV, THEN THEY REMOVE YOUR GENIE, THEN YOU CALL DIRECT TV AND MAKE YOUR TV A DIRECT CLIENT OF DIRECT TV, THE INSTALLER WILL SEE A CODE POP UP ON THE TV TO BE ADDED THEY WILL GO TO THE MAIN GENIE AND RETRIEVE THAT CODE AND ENTER IT ON THE 4K TV YOU ARE INSTALLING WHEN THAT IS DONE YOUR TV IS READY TO WATCH 4K CONTENT, A WORD OF WARNING THO I FOUND OUT THAT 4K STREAMING TAKES A HUGE AMOUNT OF BANDWIDTH YOU ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO UP GRADE YOUR ROUTER BECAUSE DIRECT TV IS PLUGGED INTO THE BACK OF THE ROUTER FOR WHOLE HOME I THOUGHT MY BELKIN NG ROUTER (3 YRS OLD) WOULD HANDLE IT IT WILL NOT, I HAD TO BUY A BLACKHAWK ROUTER WITH 3200KBS SPEED AND PROVISIONING I HAVE NOT INSTALLED IT YET BUT THERE IS 1 TRICK I FOUND IF YOU ARE LACKING SPEED YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE MOVIE TO YOUR DVR THEN WATCH IT LATER IT WORKS FINE THE ABOVE ROUTER I SPOKE OF IS SPENDY BUT AFTER ALL THE RESEARCH IVE DONE AND FAILED MOSTLY THAT ROUTER SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO AUTOMATICALLY PROVISION SO YOU GET THE FULL EFFECT OF ITS POWER WHEN STREAMING. JUST REMEMBER YOU'LL NEED AT LEAST A 2OK INTERNET SPEED FROM YOUR PROVIDER TO STREAM 4K CONTENT AND A VERY HOT ROUTER. FEEL FREE TO ASK ME QUESTIONS... AFTER GOING THRU ALL THAT IT TOOK AND AFTER ALL OF MY RESEARCH MAYBE I CAN BE OF SOME HELP. JUST REMEMBER 4K IS VERY NEW AND NOT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE YET ITS ALL HIT AND MISS FROM THE CONSUMER TO THE INSTALLER.
