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08-02-2009, 12:31 PM
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| | | 722 to 722K with OTA mod worth it?
For $30.00 for the module? Just got off phone with Loyalty and that's what they will do for me, the K being free. I'm sure the answer is probably yes, just wanted opinions from you who have gone this route and your feelings about the receiver. I receive all but one (NBC) HD station via sat, so it might just be overkill for me. There are other things to spend thirty buck on. Thanks.
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08-02-2009, 12:55 PM
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The option for 4 recordings at once is awesome. We record a LOT in the fall and spring, so being able to record 4 locals at once (2 sat and 2 ota) is big, especially on thursday nights.
$30 well spent for me.
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08-02-2009, 01:12 PM
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The other thing the OTA will give you (depending where you live) is the probably 6-8 sub-channel (4.2, 4.3, 10.2, 10.3 etc) that dish doesn't retransmit. Here in Columbus using the OTA I get the Retro Channel on Ch 4 (NBC), Live Doppler on CH 10 (ABC) and a quite a few others.
It's also a good backup on a rainy day.
Personally, I like watching reruns of It Takes a Thief, I Dream of Jeanie  , Hogans Heroes and the Jack Benny show!
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08-02-2009, 01:19 PM
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The backup is a big thing. I actually record primarily off OTA, then once I have two at the same time, I setup sat recordings, just so rain fade is not an issue.
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08-02-2009, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by bookworm370  The other thing the OTA will give you (depending where you live) is the probably 6-8 sub-channel (4.2, 4.3, 10.2, 10.3 etc) that dish doesn't retransmit. | Already get them with 722's OTA tuner.
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08-02-2009, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by bookworm370
Personally, I like watching reruns of It Takes a Thief, I Dream of Jeanie , Hogans Heroes and the Jack Benny show! | What channel are you finding Jack Benny on?
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08-02-2009, 04:13 PM
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4.2 (RTN) Retro TV Network at least here in CMH.
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08-02-2009, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by bookworm370 4.2 (RTN) Retro TV Network at least here in CMH. | well, that's nice.
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08-02-2009, 09:34 PM
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I have a VIP722k. It's hooked up to my main TV via HDMI and to my son's TV via TV2 wireless antenna. If i get the OTA mod for it, will it allow me to record one program on TV1 while watching a program on TV1 (live)? Not being able to record one program while watching another has cause problems with the wife & my son whenever my programs conflict. Our DVR we had from Insight cable would let us do that while still having our son's TV hooked up to the cable. Thanks for any replys, Ghpr13
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08-03-2009, 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Ghpr13 I have a VIP722k. It's hooked up to my main TV via HDMI and to my son's TV via TV2 wireless antenna. If i get the OTA mod for it, will it allow me to record one program on TV1 while watching a program on TV1 (live)? Not being able to record one program while watching another has cause problems with the wife & my son whenever my programs conflict. Our DVR we had from Insight cable would let us do that while still having our son's TV hooked up to the cable. Thanks for any replys, Ghpr13 | Get out your owner's manual and enable Record Plus to the TV you prefer, ususally TV2.
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