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Using an External Hard Drive with your HDPVR 630
Shaw Direct’s Advanced HDPVR 630 has an integrated hard drive which allows you to record up to 175 hours of standard definition content, or about 45 hours of high definition content. Not enough space...
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Big Brother Canada Launch Party and Premiere
This week, we’re happy to welcome one of our fantastic customers, Teresa S. (@NeedNewSpace on Twitter), as a guest blogger! She was able to attend the Big Brother Canada Launch Party and Premiere, and...
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Setting Up a Dish on a Tripod
If you use our Home Away From Home program and take your services with you, or live in an apartment building or condo where you can’t install a dish on the building, putting a dish on a tripod may be …...
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Multiswitches
Shaw Direct satellite dishes are equipped with LNBFs that allow up to four lines to be run into your home. Most of our receivers require just one line to function, but our PVRs (both our original DVR...
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Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo
With an estimated 60,000 in attendance at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo between April 26 and 28, fans were excited to attend a variety of thrilling panels, photo ops, autograph sessions, and...
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Sci-Fi Home for Actress Lexa Doig
After playing the roles of a warship, a terrorist, a chief medical officer, an alien, and more, Lexa Doig has become one of Canada’s best known actresses in the science fiction genre. Toronto-born Doig...
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Rookie Blue
Good news to all fans of Global’s hit series Rookie Blue: Season four starts tomorrow night at 10 p.m. ET on Global. Season three ended with Andy (Missy Peregrym) and Nick (Peter Mooney) accepting...
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The Anik Satellite Series
As you’ve likely heard, Anik G1 successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 16, 2013. G1 is the newest member of the Anik family, which has a proud spot in Canadian...
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Beam Barrage
Remember Space Invaders? We loved that game so much that we decided to give you an updated version of it called Beam Barrage. We’re beaming down over 210 HD channels – the most in Canada – and we need...
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Anik G1 Upgrades
Shaw Direct’s third satellite – Anik G1 – went live on May 29, 2013. This has enabled us to add tons of new and exciting channels in both standard and high definition! We’re also very proud to say that...
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Smart Recording
If you have an Advanced HDPVR 630, you may have heard of “smart recording.” But what exactly is it? By using smart recording, your PVR will automatically look for the earliest airing of a program that...
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Descriptive Video Services
Many of you will have seen the icon to the right before, but what does it mean? This icon denotes a program that offers Descriptive Video Service, also known as DVS. Descriptive video means that...
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Shaw On Demand Search App
Ever wanted to figure out what you should watch when you get home before you get there? With the Shaw On Demand Search app, you can do just that. Whether you’re waiting for the bus or on the train, you...
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Ordering Shaw Direct Pay Per View
Perhaps you’re a fan of sporting events like UFC. Maybe you can’t get enough of the latest Hollywood hits. Or, perhaps 3D movies are your thing. Whatever your preference, Shaw Direct’s 32 HD Pay Per...
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Parental Controls on 600-Series Receivers
We carry a wide selection of programming for audience members of all ages. Of course, this means that there may be content that you don’t want the young ones in your home to view. That’s where parental...
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NFL Sunday Ticket Deluxe
For the ultimate football fan, check out the NFL Sunday Ticket Deluxe package from Shaw Direct! You can enjoy up to 14 games every Sunday for the entire regular NFL season, plus you’ll get access to...
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NHL Centre Ice
If the best game you can name is the good ol’ hockey game, and the best team you can name is from out of your region, then NHL Centre Ice might just be for you. NHL Centre Ice is the … Continue reading →
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Sun Transit – Fall 2013
You may have heard the phrase “Sun transit” before regarding a twice-yearly natural phenomenon that may cause temporary signal loss. But, what exactly is Sun transit? Sun transit is also known as a...
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International Animation Day
In honour of International Animation Day, here are 10 facts about the history of animation: 1. An early predecessor of the projector existed around 1650. This was called the “magic lantern,” and...
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Refer-a-Friend
Did you know that you can refer your friends or family members to Shaw Direct and receive a free month of service in return? With our Refer-a-Friend program, it’s simple! If the person you refer opens...
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