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  1. M

    i don't understand dtv? rant. long

    been a long time boys and girls - i'm a 15 year dtv subscriber i've had the most expensive packages to mid level packages, mlb nfl subscriber. the only time i asked for free was when i wanted to renew my 2 year contract. back in the day when hd was just rolling out i asked a got a hd box then...
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    props to dtv and my new install!

    the past 2 days here in Maryland have been nothing but rain, heavy rain, and rain, tonight in my area we got a streight out downpour, I haven't had 1 drop out of signal, I got the 721 message tonight when I was getting massive rain and never lost signal. turning the channel was slower but I...
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    pic quality Sunday ticket vs locals then prime?

    ok I have noticed the past few weeks , when I watch the red zone or any of the ticket games my picture is awsome but when I switch to my local game the picture is horrible, like a 4 out of 10, yes in hd, then when the night game comes on Sunday Monday or Thursday the picture is awsome again 10...
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    don't know what to call it, auto tune?

    back it the day before I had a DVr with dtv. I was able to select shows to watch and the dtv box would switch to the selected shows so say of I was watching food at 930pm and selected a show to watch at 10pm the box would switch to that channel now with the DVrs Is this possible? I think it...
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    should ther be terminator on splitters ?

    I have one splitter inline msplit4r1-03. has 1 out port empty. should there be a terminator in there? everything is working fine.
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    got my install today

    new genie 44 and 2 minis. moved tv room DVr 22 to bedroom. new dish swm with single line. all boxes see eatch other. the dtv tech was nice and worked well with me helping. over all the whole home install went very good. thanks to all that helped me with my questions on the forum. Tom...
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    copper core or copper coated.

    ok I am a newbie with copper core and copper coated rg6. long story short I purchased a roll of rg6 today and was told it was copper core. after making a few drops I was playing with the cable and noticed that the middle of the copper looked silver so I gave it a magnet test and the magnet...
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    Genie set up - do i need another dish?

    my set up now, i have 2 dishs - 1 large dish HD 5lnb with 4 lines running straight to 2 hd dvrs with b-band's. dish 2 is a very small non hd dish going to 2 rooms with standard tuners. on monday i plan on have a genie installed with 2 minis. Do i need a newer hd dish? or will the old...
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    what is the best set up?

    going in for a new contract with dtv. right now I'm am running 2 dish's on the roof, a hd ovel 5lnb with 3 lines running off it 2 going to a hr22 in my tv room and 1 line running to a hr22 in the bedroom. the smaller dish is a very old hd dish that has 2 lines going to 2 dif rooms...
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    upgrade? maintenance? some help needed. what would you do?

    I will try to sum this up quickly. I have had dtv since before 2000. I have 2 I think they are called h20 DVr receivers, and 2 non had receivers. I have the the old oval hd dish on my roof + the old school stop sign shaped non hd dish :) my contract has been up for some time now...
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    Why Directv ? I think they are sucking

    Long tim Dtv guy here, I need some questions answerd if you all can. I am A long time Dtv cust. I have pirchased the NFL package since avail. I have baught nascar pack and mlb pack a few times, I have 4 boxs 2 hd dvrs and 2 reg. boxs. I baught my hd tvs because Dtv is the leader in hd...
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    help in setup screen? what dish?

    Hello - I got a new hd dvr today. I hooked it all up and now I am at the dish selection screen, well there are 15 options to choose from. I dont own a slimline dish My dish is the larger more square shaped dish with the side car LNB. so i can anybody tell me which dish to...
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    can it be done? 2 dish's into 1 dvr?

    Howdy All, Can I use a cable drop from 2 difrent dish's on my HD DVR? I have 2 Dtv dish's on the roof - 1st one I think its called au9 dish. This dish is the older dish used to recieve hd locals. the 2nd dish is the 18inch 3 lnb that picked up national HD. I have 1 line drop...
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    need help???? Bad.

    Hello All - I am having a problem with Dtv - I have been a dtv user since back in the 90's. My problem is having to pay $99.00 to $199.00 for a reciever that you dont own. This dosnt fit in my box (brain)! I baught a H20 about 2 years ago for 100$ from bestbuy and Dtv is telling...
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    easy HD channel list for those who dont know :)

    not including chans. in the 70's and 90's CHAN DTV HD 202 CNN 206 ESPN 209 ESPN 2 212 NFL 220 BIG 10 231 FOOD 242 USA 244 SCIFI 245 TNT 247 TBS 255 MGM 265 A&E 267 SMITHSONIAN 269 HISTORY 273 BRAVO 276 NG 278 DISCOVERY 280 TLC 282 ANIM PLANET 284 SCIENCE CHANNEL 332 MHD...
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    h20 going BONG BONG BONG BONG

    Howdy - Turned on my h20 tonight to view some hd and now I have a problem - all the channels work fine but I am getting that BONG SOUND along with the tv audio - its the BONG sound that the h20 makes when you enter a wrong channel or run the guide to the end. So along with the tv audio...
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    fade to black

    good sign? 9300 and 01 slowley went black tonight. think they went to bed to wake up as pure HD DTV channels in the AM? :)
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    verizon fios??? DTV

    Howdy - I am long time Dtv customer - I have been told by 2 people that Verizon Fios now offers NFL sunday ticket - Is this true? I know that Dtv is sending V the feed but I thought that ST was D only. Thanks
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    h20/600 update new guide + ACTIVE :)

    Fired up my plasma tonight - I noticed that my guide looke diffrent, much clearer easy to read top bar had much bigger letters and it looked real clear, I also noticed that my picture itself in HD and SD looked much crisper. Then I hit my active button and it works - This is a cool option and...
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    Is there any way I can get the O's game in HD?

    I live in the Dc area - I get home today ready to look at some HD Baseball, I see in the guide that the O's are on ESPN2HD so I set the Autotune - just to find out that I cant see the game on ESPN2 HD because the sorry ass MSAN chan 626 has the game in my area on SD ( sorry Def.) Is there any...
  21. M

    Nghc Channel 77?

    Is this a new HD channel? channel 77 on my H20 says TBA. Are we now starting to trickle in the New HD channels? :hungry:
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    More Nfl Network Hd!!

    Tonight on 95 there are a few shows listed from the NFL Network in HD.
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    why cant 3 lnb pick up HD locals?

    Howdy Gang - Why do I have to have the big 5lnb to get my local channels in HD? why cant the smaller 3 lnb pick up my locals in HD - I looked at the offerings from that other (dish network) and it seems they offer my locals in HD from a smaller dish. I am not going to switch I love...
  24. M

    Speed Tv In Hd?

    Is there a way that I might get speed tv in HD come Jan 07? Is there maybe a way to wright to speed and Dtv to ask for HD Speed tv? dumb question but is there a possibility? T
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    5LMB Vs 4LNB

    howdy gang - I live in Maryland 20832. NOTE: (both dish's are on the back side of my roof - the back of my house face's south. The 5LNB is at the peak of my roof the 4 lnb is 3 feet streight line below the 5LNB. Both are at the most eastern side of the house.) I have 2 dtv dish's on...