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    HR44 now Available for Sale at Solid Signal

    It can record on 5 tuners at once. It can only output 3 streams at once.
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    Installer refused to remove his dirty boots

    He is (however rude) correct. It is against OSHA regs to remove your shoes. He should have a second set of inside shoes or maybe disposable covers.
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    VIP 722 Poor HDMI Quality

    Yup. The walmart ratio is 60% 720 for PDP.
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    VIP 722 Poor HDMI Quality

    Looks like the current Best Buy ratio is 25% of PDPs are still 720 acording to their website. That blows my statement about "most" out of the water. In the field however when installing satellites, the ratio is reversed, at least here in Central Oregon. Now when I do custom work for the gated...
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    VIP 722 Poor HDMI Quality

    Let me fix that... most plasmas -in the field- as in installed base, still have a native 720P panel. The point at which 1080 became dominant in PDPs was early 2012 (overall, not at a given price point) but damn I still see a lot of entry level sets with that res.
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    VIP 722 Poor HDMI Quality

    So. OP has a 722 thats connected to an AVR with HDMI. AVR was connected to an HD CRT with an HDMI to DVI adapter and he had a great picture. He replaced the HD CRT with an HD LED/LCD and removed the adapter so its straigth HDMI. And now the picture sucks. He said that other HD sources look great...
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    Custom Folder limit

    The folders are meant to seperate different peoples recordings in the home so suzie and greg and bill all have different folders for their stuff and arent deleting each others recordings.
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    Hopper madness

    From your description you have 3 passive devices hooked to the node: 1 tap and 2 splitters. You can only have 2 devices and Hopper Internet Connectors (if you have one) count towards that total. So remove the second splitter as a test and see f that helps. If so, call them back out to make it right.
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    How to add to range of UHF PRO on 722k for multiple TV2s

    A trick I have used with sucess is to take a vhf/uhf amplifier to feed that antenna back into the reciever. Use one with adjustable gain and only turn it up as far as you need.
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    Second Hopper was the deal breaker

    I dont interface with them, the owner of the shop does. I have a grudge against RS&I from back in the NRTC Directv days when they cost me $20, 000 and my Dtv dealership. Screw them. I can find out who the rep is though. What is it you want to know?
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    Second Hopper was the deal breaker

    Im in central Oregon actually. Been here since 2008. Had a shop in NW Arizona from 97 -2007. Like it alot better here but the snow can be a pain. Still, it beats 160 degree attics and the variety of deadly things you encounter under peoples houses in the desert.
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    Second Hopper was the deal breaker

    About thirty percent of my hopper installs involve 2 hoppers. If I arrive at a house and there are more than two people in residence there and especially if they have kids, I talk them into the second hopper on the spot. About 70 percent go for that and the rest seem convinced that they won't...
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    Was a working system but now my odd transponders are 'dead'

    Check the splitter to ensure it passes voltage through both ports. Alot of then won't pass voltage at all or only through one port.
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    Hopper and ownership question

    I have 2 hopper and no joeys. Have to go to a local retailer and pay $200. Be sure they include and install a HIC. Be sure they know something about the hopper system and have done at least a few dozen. Some important points during the install: critical that every single connector be changed and...
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    Is this wireless connection possible with Hopper or Joey?

    I have hooked a single hopper to a tv in the livingroom with hdmi and a tv in the bedroom with component. Both in hd and used the same remote for both because the tv were identical. Works great. Wouldn't be so easy with joey though, they have one hd (hdmi), and one sd (composite). Problem with...
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    hopper guide update stuck at 95%

    I have the people at the shop predownload the hoppers when they come in. I set up the dish first, point it with the bird dog, hookup hoppers and activate. The activation takes only 5 minutes. After i get a pic on the hoppers, i turn them off and start working on the joeys. By the time i'm done...
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    So whos NOT getting a Hopper due to lack of OTA?

    I've done some homework here for my local area in central Oregon. We have locals from Bend Oregon if you live in that county. One major population center (Bend 80,000 pop) and the closest in that county (redmond 25,000 at 20 miles away) get the locals in sd. The surrounding cities have to settle...
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    New Hopper Software Has Rolled out (S215, S216, S217)

    Right. Otherwise there would be complaining about how Dish is sitting on their hands and not working on the software. multiple releases in a short time indicates catching bugs before widespread distribution.
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    Hopper Install Issues!

    I do this with every hopper install and have yet to have any significant problems during install.
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    Hopper DRM - Can't play archived shows?

    I sure hope it turns out not to be DRM. It just seems like the sort of thing the content providers would be slavering over implementing.
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    Hopper DRM - Can't play archived shows?

    I would suspect that going forward this is something that will happen to all dvrs. The existing older models in the field may stay the same and the new models will behave this way. I've been expecting them to impliment this sort of thing for awhile now. When you subscribe to a channel you rent...
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    DISH Drops AMC Networks (AMC Back on DISH channel 131)

    Called the 888 number on the email. Got a csr who offered me $35 credit to watch Walking Dead on Amazon. I said well how do we all watch it, huddle around my laptop? He tried talking me into hooking it to my tv and i just told him that wasnt going to work. He pit me on hold then came back and...
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    AT&T rumors again.

    Im thinking t-mobile would be the more interesting choice.
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    Remote RF Anteena

    Try setting the remote code for satellite on TV 2 to the mid range of numbers; somewhere between 8-15. I find this generally gives the best range. Also, I've experimented with antennas from Ham radio handi-talkies in the 440mhz range and some of them will double and triple your range. Some of...
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    Hopper and Tailgater News

    Its legacy because it only looks at one satellite. If it was dpp it would look at more than one satellite and be compatable with dpp receivers like 722 or any other dual tuner. A dish 300 with a legacy lnb will work with a dpp ird, (which is what a tailgater is) but its not appropriate for that...