Thread: Dish Network: Poor video quality using coax cable. Dish techs at a loss!

Good call mjstraw!

I missed that statement, but if everything is represented correctly as stated, I think you've nailed it.

(Then there is the statement, "The primary set is a Vizio VW42LFHDTV10A 8/2008 and the secondary set (which replaced a SDTV (with same image ghosting issue)) is a Vizio VO320E 12/2009".



This one sort of throws the wrench back into the works since the SDTV had the same issue.

Originally Posted by tyler95023

Yeah but I highly doubt the cust will run a composite cable all the way to TV2 though

You can use an ethernet wire, which would actually be easier to run, than the composite cables all the way to the other room.

Also, one can try an amplifier to boost the signal. That has helped me in similar situations.

**Update**
The Dish Network loyalty group has promised to install two 211k receivers this Friday in place of the 222k receiver, waive the upgrade fee of $75, $7/month for two receivers, for a period of 24 months.

Although I will always wonder what the actual fix was for this problem, I'm willing to accept their offer in this case.

From reading it sounds like a freak 2 bad receivers in a row type thing. The only other thing that comes to mind is maybe there needs to be a signal grounding.

I imagine the 2 receiver solution will work better for you though. PQ with just coax on LCD HDTV is abysmal, IMHO.

That's a better deal for you anyway. You can put EHD's on both and have 2 Fee Free (after activation) DVR's with the 211's.

Originally Posted by cditty

That's a better deal for you anyway. You can put EHD's on both and have 2 Fee Free (after activation) DVR's with the 211's.

Can you please provide more details?

I happened to notice an earlier post, but it may not be too low a signal, could be that it is too high & overloading the tuner. TV2 out is sometimes used for more than one set using splitters that drop the signal. The output may be high to compensate for this.

Also, how do we know how well the NTSC tuners are now that manufacturers are using? They may just be "good enough" to qualify as a tuner & the manufacturers are putting the quality components & more attention to the ATSC tuners since the switchover...

Just a thought or 2...

Originally Posted by abarkl

Can you please provide more details?

There is a one time fee to activate the DVR function of the 211/211K. Do some reading here for research. Some external drives may be better to use. Look for a drive with an external power supply (wall wart).

Also:
hxxp://www.dishnetwork.com/receivers/hd/vip211dvr/default.aspx

Originally Posted by tempVAdish

I happened to notice an earlier post, but it may not be too low a signal, could be that it is too high & overloading the tuner. TV2 out is sometimes used for more than one set using splitters that drop the signal. The output may be high to compensate for this.

Also, how do we know how well the NTSC tuners are now that manufacturers are using? They may just be "good enough" to qualify as a tuner & the manufacturers are putting the quality components & more attention to the ATSC tuners since the switchover...

Just a thought or 2...

I agree the signal from the tv2 may be high and overloading the front end of the tuner in the tv causing the distortion, I would have tried using the attenuator that comes with the receiver.