On or about January 13, 2010 we contacted Direct TV, as we were considering changing from Comcast cable. We specifically asked about features we had on Comcast that we wanted to make sure were available on Direct TV. Specifically - 1. the functionality and features of "on-demand, " 2. whether a show could be recorded while another channel was being viewed, and 3. if "live TV" could be paused while using the remote to swap to another channel. We were told that the features of Direct TV in regards to our questions were comparable... read full review »