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    [Minnesota] Do they make something like a DVR for radio? Considering all formats...AM/FM/SiriusXM

    http://dar.fm/ My Grace Wi-Fi radio has dar.fm as a selection for playback
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    Dish Anywhere authorization rights to play on demand content not acquired

    Android device comes up with "authorization rights to play on demand content not acquired" when trying to play movies on Dish Anywhere. Any solutions or is this a hdmi drm issue. Thanks
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    XIaomi Streaming Video Box

    Lots of android tv boxes coming out of china. XIaomi Streaming Video Box uses Cortex-A9 (800MHz) pretty slow. I just got a Minix x7 for $130 and its amazing. Quad Core Mini TV BOX Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 OS Rockchip RK3188 Cortex A9 1.6GHz HDMI HDD Player 2G/16G...
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    Help me decide on a new TV

    Leo Laporte was raving about his new 55” Class (54.6” Diag.) S9C Series OLED TV, only $9K http://www.samsung.com/us/video/tvs/KN55S9CAFXZA
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    I just switched from comcast to Dish....

    I also have a sony bravia tv as the original poster and gave him instructions on how to setup the tv so it maps pixel by pixel without scaling, but he didn't seem interested
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    I just switched from comcast to Dish....

    with the sony remote press home > settings > picture & display > screen > auto display area off > display area > full pixel
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    Sharp Aquos and 5.1 Surround

    My av amp has an audio sync delay which I had to set to 200ms to correct hd video audio synchronization problem where before the audio was lagging.
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    Hopper not outputting 5.1 Dolby Digital

    They used to show the DD symbol in the movie guide description, a good portion of the VOD movies used to have 5.1 and sometimes the premium like HBO. The times Ive heard sound coming from the rear speakers has been rare. Ive looked and could not find any DD 5.1 content, just stereo
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    Favorite All time and current sitcoms?

    seinfeld
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    New to DISH and have a question about hooking up a DVD recorder to TV2

    Playback yes Most retail dvd's i've seen are 23.976p
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    New to DISH and have a question about hooking up a DVD recorder to TV2

    My DVD recorder is hooked-up: VIP722 s-video out > s-video in DVD RECORDER component video out > component video in TV Select the source s-video in DVD recorder menu. Also set DVD recorder to 480 progressive for best picture
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation Blu-rays Launch in 2012

    Technical specifications for "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) More at IMDbPro » Camera Panavision Cameras and Lenses Film negative format (mm/video inches) 35 mm Cinematographic process Spherical Printed film format Video (NTSC) Aspect ratio 4:3...
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    what size ehd should I get

    I picked up the 2TB version from Costco's black friday sale for $79. It works fine except there no power on switch and the front LED indicator takes 15 seconds to light up and doesnt flash with activity. I don't like the EHD to be powered up 24/7 when not in use, I have had too many usb hdd's...
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    U.S. almost gets serious about broadband buildout

    Big business trumps the free markets everytime. When was the last time someone offered to sell you Broadband over Power Line (BPL)? BPL was one of the FCC’s five “modes” of competitive access, and the FCC traded this flawed concept of “intermodal” competition for true open market competition...