Recent content by nicklew98

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    Blank spots in recording

    Just got a Hughes DVR (35 hour) last week, recorded Kill Bill the other night, and in 4 or 5 spots throughout the movie, the screen would go blank (Black) then some white lines would run across the screen, and the movie would pick back up for 15 seconds, and do it again, then not do it for 20-30...
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    Largest OTA Antenna, still no locals

    Would pointing the antenna towards the sky rather than being level help? I've done all the twisting adjustments I could ever make, but pointing it up and down I have not tried.
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    Largest OTA Antenna, still no locals

    How does one go about finding out what the "Bounce" is?
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    Largest OTA Antenna, still no locals

    I think I have to call it quits. I'm REALLY bummed about this. My installer came back with a 190 mile antenna for my locals that are 50 miles NNE of me. One of the channels I had, I have no more, and I now get another channel (for a total of 1 OTA channel.) Why on earth would a 190 mile...
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    Indiana/Indianapolis area VOOMERS

    Well, hopefully, 3rd, 4th or 5th time is a charm. I have scheduled to get an antennae upgrade, again. Hopefully, whoever is coming out this time, will do more than look at what I have and say that won't work. Duh. Hence your need of being here. Please, please don't fail me now! Its time...
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    The OTA Nightmare continues

    I am using a diplexer as installed by a really good installer. He knew his stuff, knew this board. I can possibly raise it another 5 feet or so to the peek of my roof (only bad part of installation, installed OTA antenna on the side of the house.)
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    The OTA Nightmare continues

    My initial install went pretty well some time ago, just couldn't pull in the locals (50 miles out.) Call Voom, they send someone over, who turns the antenna (Sensar II) and says that is all they can do for now. Call Voom to get another upgrade. I do so, get a call that they can't do anything...
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    Voom increases illegally collected sales tax.

    http://www.in.gov/dor/reference/bulletins/sales/pdf/sib17.pdf State of Indiana states that Sat providers must charge sales tax. And they do.
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    Do you get a paper bill before VOOM withdraws $ from your CC?

    Received my bill in yesterday's mail (8/4/04) with a due date of 8/1. Checked my CC account and it was charged on 8/1. This is the only company I have this problem with, everyone else (and there are several I have set to auto-pay) I get the statement well before the bill is due.
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    Indiana/Indianapolis area VOOMERS

    Good luck. I have 1 ota channel. I have a terrible antenna, and haven't been able to upgrade past the 'wing' yet. New update did nothing but remove the 1 channel I was getting. Now there is this bug in the system where my ota strength varies wildly from 81 to 0 on sat stations. This whole...
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    READ THIS: What to do if your box is dead

    Somehow, Dishnetwork manages this just fine. They sent me some empty boxes the other week to send back their units I had leased. Pretty simple, if they didn't get them back, I was charged for them. Seems like Voom could do the same thing. Send a new box, if the other isn't returned, charge...
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    TNT-HD: The Grid (finale) Tonight 9pm EST

    I also noticed the audio problem (lips move, then voice.) Don't know if this was on the direct feed from TNT or my feed from Voom. Audio only cut once, but everything else was fine...that is except the commercial variety. Come on, two our show, get some different commercials. I don't care if...
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    Screen Stalls and Sound blanks

    I had the same problem last night under starry skies. 96 signal, was watching StarzHD, audio would keep going out about every 15-20 seconds, and the picture would studder. Movie was unwatchable, had to change to an SD channel with no problems.
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    New Software Coming Or Not?

    More appropriately, it is like that Tom Hanks movie, "The Money Pit." The contractor kept telling them, the house would be done in 2 weeks.
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    The Terminator is Coming to MonstersHD 10AM & 7PM EST

    Ahnold, the HD way Watched it this morning. Man I haven't seen this movie in a while. Loved it. Picture seemed pretty good, sound was better than I have ever heard it. Man that music is cheesy.