Recent content by hockeyinsd

Long time lurker, occasional poster that switched from Dish to Directv almost a year ago. Here is my experience ... hope it helps someone that is trying to decide whether to switch or not. I switched for two reasons, the number of HD tuners for TV's that I needed and the quantity of NHL Center...

I had the same conversation with a tech over the weekend. I'm seeing the same thing in the guide, but it seems like they only have 1 feed for every game, rather than the home and away feeds like they had in past years. If they aren't going to have the home and away feeds and at least the same...

Scott - with regards to the FSN's, will this affect the Center Ice hockey package? They get most of the center ice games via FSN, so that would really suck to lose those! I figure if I do lose my local FSN, then I'll have to "move" to a location where I can get the Kings and Ducks games via...

No Center Ice subscribers will get MSG-HD. They are in a pissing match with the NHL and withhold the HD feed from Center Ice, including directv. If directv lists it as HD, then it is just the SD feed on an an HD channel. A little better, but not HD. As said before, CSN-Philly HD will never be...

Here's my story. Knowing UPS and Dish, a few years back I had a replacement receiver sent out for a defective receiver. I boxed up the defective receiver, made a copy of the shipping label, took it to UPS and made sure to get a dropoff receipt. A few weeks go by and I get a call from my CC...

Get the 722. I have both the 612 and the 722. The 612 is OK, and you don't have to pay the 2nd TV fee, but if I had to do it all over again I would have spent the extra $50 (at the time) and gotten 2 - 722's. The PIP and swap function are worth it. When the 612 is recording 2 things at once...

That is great news for people in San Diego! I move to the OC a couple of years ago, but it used to bug me that I couldn't watch the Padres on Dish. I'm sure Dish will have no problem showing that not having Cox4 (the channel the padres are on) hurts their business. I believe the cable...

Huh? Altitude is a US RSN in Colorado. The SD Altitude games (and all SD games in fact) always look like crap. However the HD games on Altitude looks just as good as the rest of the HD games. I agree that the Canadian SD games seem to look just a little worse than the RSN SD games, not sure...

Dish has MSG ... I was watching the Rangers game on it last night. Unless they resolved the dispute, no one has MSG in HD on center ice. Perhaps you are talking about MSG-HD living in NY? I haven't kept tract this season because I didn't have the time, but last season Directv had 12% more...

Its the best $160 (or $170) I spend every season. If you love hockey its so worth it! As for HD, I would say about a third of the games are in HD. I was hoping for more, but it looks like DISH is in a pissing match with Fox Sports St. Louis and Southwest so we don't get their games in HD like...

If you're a hockey fan, get the Center Ice package. Its the best $160 I spend every year. I believe it went up to a higher price on 11/1, but it is still worth it. As you mentioned, you get the NHL network with it, and I couldn't live without it and NHL on the Fly. As a hockey fan I'm always...

As a former tivo user, you're pretty much SOL. You'll spend the same amount of time setting up recordings whether you do it manually each week or babysitting various dishpass or timers. I've tried without luck to figure a way to set a timer or dishpass and never have to mess with it to record...

Its one of two things. Either Dish screwed up and blacked out a zip code by entering it incorrectly (you can check by seeing if a neighbor with directv or cable got the game) or you fall within the "sphere of influence" for the Penguins. If Dish screwed up, there isn't much you can do as once...

There really isn't anything you can do through Dish. Your best bet is to email the Sharks and the NHL and follow that up with a letter to each as well. I had a similar problem a few years ago with Center Ice and it took letter to the Ducks and the NHL in order to fix the problem. Best of luck...

I had the same experience. It should have been blacked out from the start. I had my 612 show the game till the start of the third and my 722 wouldn't tune to the game at all. I just wish that FSN would get their act together and realize that hockey, especially the playoffs needs to be HD!