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    TCM in HD only now?

    Okay guys, I cancelled my Dish tech appointment and will be heading up Walmart tomorrow to get me a 2TB EHD. If I have any problems with hooking it up, I'll be back on this thread later tomorrow. THANKS for all your help! I came to the right place!
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    TCM in HD only now?

    Okay, since the addition of an EHD will solve my DVR storage space issue with the loss of SD feeds, should I just cancel my Dish tech's appointment tomorrow since it won't be necessary to change to the western arc(?) and there really isn't anything else he can do to fix the loss of sat 77. Do...
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    TCM in HD only now?

    My model no. is ViP722k
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    TCM in HD only now?

    I get my Dish locals from York, Harrisburg and Lancaster. I use my attached module to get Baltimore & DC off my roof antenna.
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    TCM in HD only now?

    In addition, I do have a module attached to my receiver which allows me to get some local channels off my standard roof antenna.
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    TCM in HD only now?

    Man, you guys are awesome! My zip code is 17361(so. Pa), I'm thinking about adding an external hard drive now. Is that hard to do?
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    TCM in HD only now?

    Thanks, you are dead on. I show DPP 1K.4. So I guess not getting satellite 77 is the cause. There is a Dish service rep coming by my house tomorrow to check my system out. Is this something that he will be able to remedy, or will this probably end up just being a hopper sales pitch visit?
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    TCM in HD only now?

    I have an older Dish receiver (pre-hopper). I've always been able to choose between SD and HD for many channels (ie TCM). (I have much more SD space available on my DVR for recording than I do HD.) Recently my guide is not showing the SD option line for TCM and certain other stations. Do you...
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    Time for Removal

    Sorry, I haven't been logged in for a while. Yes, indeed, I still have this dish mounted on my patio roof. Are you still interested?
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    Time for Removal

    Hi, PmasterP- Sorry, I have no spares... At this time, I'm just trying to get some help with taking this bad boy down from its perch. Once I get it down, you're certainly welcome to buy/take the whole enchilada to use for parts if you wish.... But I do want to let the whole package...
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    Time for Removal

    This dish is easily accessible, and wouldn't take two people too long to bring it down from its perch. I have attached a picture.
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    Time for Removal

    I've got a fully-operational 8' Paraclipse Hydroform (semi-perforated) BUD mounted on my back patio roof which I have decided to have removed. I also have two FTA receivers, plus an old analog GI receiver and sat positioner which also can go. I live in south central Pa. (York Co.). Anybody...
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    Old BUD system - New FTA receiver - sat positioner question

    Thanks fellas. Do you know any sat guys in the south/central Pa. area who could help me if needed?
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    Old BUD system - New FTA receiver - sat positioner question

    Thanks for the quick reply. Two more questions: Is the changeout from my old 2400 to a G-box or V-box relatively simple to perform? Once done, should my Fortec Star receiver then be able to automatically direct the positioning of my dish from sat to sat?
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    Old BUD system - New FTA receiver - sat positioner question

    I upgraded my old BUD system with a new Fortec Star digital receiver. I presently use my old G.I. 2400 (analog receiver)/G.I. 2000 PS (positioner) to direct my antenna position. My new receiver already has the different satellites programed into its memory, with arc locations. Can this new...
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    Speed of FTA Powerscan

    Just trying to finalize my plan... Earlier you were saying that you would recommend a C-Band only LNBF. Any particular reason?
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    Speed of FTA Powerscan

    Thanks, Brian. I'm thinking I'd like to stay with both C-band and KU. What type LNFB would I need in that case? Or do you think it's not worth the effort... Maybe I'll go onto your webpage to order the stuff we've been talking about. Do you think I would I have much trouble replacing my old...
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    Speed of FTA Powerscan

    Okay guys, you talked me into keeping my BD set-up and sharpening it up! My intent is to be able to scan a satellite in a timely manner for viewing, then, if I don't see anything of interest, be able to move on to another sat to repeat the process, again IN A TIMELY MANNER... My current dish...
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    Speed of FTA Powerscan

    Thanks. I have an old 8' Paraclipse (Hydroform) BD with its original feedhorn, and I've been scanning without adjusting any polarity. Maybe I need to be looking at getting a G-Box and new feedhorn(?)... Are these items costly? I've had this anolog set-up since the early nineties, and I...
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    Speed of FTA Powerscan

    I have a Fortec Star Mercury II FTA receiver. I use my old G.I. analog receiver/positioner to move my big dish from sat to sat., so I have to keep power scanning whenever I want to search out what's on a particular sat. This process takes a while, if I go through several sats, it takes longer...
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    Terrestrial broadcasts going digital

    I have recently purchased a Fortec Star-Mercury II FTA receiver. It has a terrestrial antenna "in" jack on the back. If I run my terrestrial antenna through this jack, then to my TV, will it result in my TV being able to receive the digital terrestrial broadcasts scheduled to start this February?
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    Not an April Fool Special - $79 Mercury II - Satellite AV

    Does it get C-band & Ku? And is this a NEW or USED receiver?
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    Not an April Fool Special - $79 Mercury II - Satellite AV

    Is this reveiver "ready to go", or would I have to do some downloading of FTA channels from the internet? Also, does it do "blind scans"?
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    Big Dish conversion to digital FTA

    Thanks for the input, Jollyrgr. The more information I get from you guys, the better I further understand what I'm dealing with here! I'm using all this info to figure out how to finally complete my new hook-up, and this helps.
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    Big Dish conversion to digital FTA

    A final thanks to all who helped me with this! Before we wrap -up this discussion, I have one last question (probably a stupid one): What is PVR?
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