Recent content by rjallen

Hi I have a 47" Vizio and its about as good as good gets. Blacks could be a little darker but I'll trade that for the brightness. Mine is hooked up with the HDMI and I have no problems at all. The picture is FAR better than my old Panasonic 47" RP CRT. No problems with blurring or color...

Just had an install done by a Dish Installer- a real employee of Echostar, not a contractor. Better trained, better equipment and a Dish van. Did a good job. Stated E* was cutting employee benefits. He just lost his medical insurance. He now only has a medical savings account from Dish. Rick

Had a 622 for about two weeks. Enjoying the almost rock solid performance and the new HD content [vs our old 811] Everything perfect except as below. I have our 622 connected to our LCD with HDMI. I primarily use the optical out for sound to our JVC receiver. 5.1 sound works great. The...

Yep- HDMI at least saves cables- back of my unit looks like an old AT&T switch board:eek: I don't think trading your 622 will work- at least for now. There has to be a software fix coming----IF DISH is truthful about it being a software problem and not related to the original issue related...

Loves2watch's solution is now Dish's official position. Had a 622 installed on July 4th and the installer, a real Dish Network Employee- not a contractor, wanted me to use the component cables. Said there is a software issue with 622s using HDMI. I insisted on using HDMI and so far....no...

I lost 61.5 on my 811. A check switch would not bring it back. Had to do a hard reset with the coax disconnected to get it back. Funny thing, my 510 still showed 61.5. I do have low readings on even transponders. -50-62 vs 70-78 on odd. Rick

Thanks for the reply. Thats what I first thought....are others seeing the same thing? If its the source should it not be wide spread. Researched this through the threads and could not find anything. Rick

Several months ago my HD bit the big one. Last week I finally purchased its replacement. I have an 811 with the original HD Pack- $10.00 month. Yes I paid for HD I could not watch... All was OK before the crash. Now my 811 audio is doing something strange. Right now, I'm watching National...

I define "white area" as not being able to receive OTA. When I go to antenna.org it shows I can get one network OTA-[which is not the case] The neighbors on the other side of the mountain- get a localized feed of Missoula networks. Local news, local commercials and local special events. Same...

Rural Realities Something Dish, and most Sat. Guys don't seem to understand about qualification and "white areas". I live in NW Montana. Zip codes are large here. The website asks for my zipcode and phone number and based on this, it states I don't qualify. Yet I live in mountains. I cannot get...

Sorry, as others have pointed this was a civil suit brought by a number of local stations and networks- if they settle THEY can request dismissal of the suit as the wronged party. All must settle but all did not. You keep stating Dish violated the law as if they murdered somebody...

I hope you're doing ok. Interesting attitude here. If you were in a white area you wouldn't have needed a waiver. So you don't really care about network programming? Exactly what did you watch? I live in the mountains. I GET NOTHING over-the-air. As far as I am concerned its a white...

All My DNS were pulled November 1. I live in an "white area" - cannot receive OTA stations. I've had a waiver and DNS for many years- circa 2000. I am troubled by Dish's reaction because not one thing has been said about how my monthly bill will be affected. I already get locals through Dish...

1. 11/2 2. MONTANA 3.Still on 4.On the now Burns office is getting alot of calls- It seems most callers have no idea why distants turned off Rick

THANKS! Guess I jumped the gun. It does make sense the "distant local" cities will be the first to go HD. Wonder if distant local subs will get HD?