Recent content by Slump Buster

No joke... I was just hoping to get lucky and thought I would call to see if they would activate it. I was shocked

It could be years before directv phases out mpeg2 equipment. You're not going to see any official word on that for a long, long, long time. I've got a house full of Series 2 tivos on my non-HD tv's so I will be in the same boat at some point. Directv will upgrade you if you're willing to...

Thanks for your help guys. The problem was that I never really took the time to see the appropriate way to cut a wire, and that I didn't have the greatest tools for doing it. I did some research on this the other day and I came across a thread where people argued the different techniques...

I've activated a total of 4 boxes that I've gottten from ebay. Twice the CSR made me order the new card (I never thought to try to get reimbursed), twice they let me activate it under the old card. I activated one last week that had not been activated in 3 years (under someone else's name) and...

I've been having intermittent connection problems with 2 of my lines. Lately, they don't seem to work at all. These lines go to my basement tivo so I don't use it all that often. Anyway, I hooked up a line tester and it shows that the lines have a short in them. What is the most likely...

The points about HDMI are worth noting. I'm upconverting my dvd through a Denon receiver (LOVE IT!) over the HDMI cable. Anyway, I almost forgot to look up the other product: http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/setup/avhardware/DigitalVideoEssentialsDVDr.php I'm not sure if you're an...

check back later tonight.... I'm at work right now. I may even give it a try.... I've been putting it off for a while now but a guy that I trust with Home Theater advice swears by it

I avoid Monster products like the plague ;-). I have Avia's guide and that seemed to work well, but some of the content is a little outdated (which may not apply to you, depending on your tv). I have another one at home that is a little newer and came highly recommended to me. The reviews...

Definitely get the calibration dvd - it is worth every penny. It also comes with the colored 'paper' that you need for adjustment. Most come with audio calibration as well.

You hit the nail on the head! I can't imagine that directv is going to do this any time soon (if at all), especially now that they split with Tivo. Also, it seems that many of their programming efforts are with the HR20 (which I have an love) but even that seems a longshot for MRV.

I've been modifying Hughes HDVR2's for a few years now. It is a legal modification (I am a 10 year D customer) ... the only downside is that you break your warranty on that box (they are very cheap now anyways). My HDVR2's are on my home computer network (some wired, some wireless) and they...

I thought i saw this question posted a while ago but i just did a search and I can not find the answer. I am a current and long-time directv customer that would like to take a recently decommissioned hdvr2 (6.3) and use it as an OTA receiver. Is this possible? It keeps complaining about not...

I'm the first person to say that the laws are absolutely ridiculous. I can get the SD feed of NBC NY (I'm in buffalo) but not the HD feed. As it was pointed out earlier, it is all about the advertising dollars. Censorship? That's a strong word. Remember that canadian media (radio and tv)...

Yup, October is the date that is being tossed around but you know how that works. I had to stack my old h10 on top of the hr20 and flip back and forth to watch the locals in HD. On the plus side, I see a noticeable difference in hd picture quality from directv signals. Of course, nobody has...

Not that it matters, but.... yes, I was well aware of that page and we even tried that. Trust me, the snd HR20 looked much different than the first one out of the box.