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    8300 HD DVR won't record :(

    Great! I'm sitting on my couch pondering what DVD to watch and I hear a noise coming out the HD DVR. It turns itself on (it was only displaying the power sign in the display, no clock) - the clock display is back on. So I hit the Power button and it displays 222 channel on the display. I...
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    8300 HD DVR won't record :(

    Hi Ilya, Well, now the box just won't start. After my initial post, I decided to do a hard reboot on the box. So I shut it off, and shut off the surge protector, and then restarted everything back again. It gets to the point where the clock displays on the box (the same display when the...
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    8300 HD DVR won't record :(

    I got the SA8300HD DVR when I installed TWC a couple of weeks ago. Today, for the first time I decided to try out the DVR and record a show on HBO. Well, I go to the Guide, select the show (that was going to start in a few hours), and hit the Record button. It displays the following message...
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    Voom'er switched to TWC, very displeased

    I got TWC installed - DigiPic 4000 package with HD Tier. Got the SA8300 HD DVR. The PQ on HD channels is as good as VOOM's HD PQ and SD seems to be as good as VOOM's also, at least the ones I have watched so far. For me, it is bearable, not a "Oh no...this is preposterous" reaction on...
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    Considering TWC...have questions need answers

    Yes, thats the page I was referring to. They didn't have anything on their site that mentioned the 8000 or 8300. I also checked their Austin and other sites in TX - they all have different menus. Anyways, I got the installation done yesterday. I got the 8300. Initially, there was no video...
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    Considering TWC...have questions need answers

    Thanks for the replies. I'll be going with the set top box - I have only 1 TV. I was looking at SA website and it lists the Explorer 3250 as a HD receiver (like Voom's) and not a HD DVR. On TWC web site for my location (Waco, TX), when you go to "HD DVR" from the Products menu, it lists...
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    Considering TWC...have questions need answers

    I live in an apartment complex and was to have Dish Network installed. However, the installation could not be done due to grounding source issues and my local retailer does not do apartments. I have signed up for TWC DigiPic 4000 with HD Tier and it gets installed Saturday. I already have...
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    Voom'er switched to TWC, very displeased

    I had subscribed to Dish Network, and when the installers came in Sunday, they said they could not complete the installation due to grounding source issues. I live in an apartment complex. I don't have Comcast in my area, and am getting TWC installed this Saturday. I guess I'll have to suck...
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    New Dish Subscriber - Tips

    Claude, Would you be able to use another source for grounding. The Dish Network guys were unable to complete my installation due to no grounding source near my patio. I just spoke to the apt. manager and she said I could use the water faucets for grounding - she initailly said she was not...
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    TWC installed yesterday, ordering dish today

    I'm going to call another Dish Network retailer who is about 30 miles from my place and see if they'll do the installation and take care of the grounding issue another way (like srd1 suggested). If they say they can, I'm cancelling the TWC installation.
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    TWC installed yesterday, ordering dish today

    I called the only local retailer for DIsh Network and they said they do not do apartments. The maintenance guy said that the water faucets were grounded, but they won't let me use those as grounding source or let me drive an electrical rod through the ground outside the apartment. I cant alter...
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    TWC installed yesterday, ordering dish today

    I was unable to get Dish installed at my apartment due to grounding issues. Didn't want to buy the HD receiver/HD DVR from DirecTV as well as most likely face the same grounding issue with them, hence had no other choice but to get TWC installed at my place. I got the HD package and the HD...
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    My Dish Network installation didn't happen due to guidelines

    I just spoke to the CSR at Dish Network. He was very helpful. He initially said he would send in another team of installers that would do the install (!?!), but then checked himself after I repeated what the issue was. He then offered to send in a field engineer to my place and see if he...
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    My Dish Network installation didn't happen due to guidelines

    That could be possible. They just didn't sound like they wanted to do the installation because of the grounding issue. They could have at least gone around the building and checked to see if there was a grounding source in the building and run a grounding cable from there. I'm not an...
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    My Dish Network installation didn't happen due to guidelines

    My bad. CC or BB don't do Dish Network. Found my local retailer through Dish Network website. I'll contact them. Hopefully all goes well. Thanks for the help again.
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    My Dish Network installation didn't happen due to guidelines

    Thanks a lot. I'll cancel the Dish account and contact Circuit City or Best Buy to do the install after checking about the grounding guidelines with them.
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    My Dish Network installation didn't happen due to guidelines

    The installation techs did tell me to call Dish Network and ask them to assign the installation to a retailer. Dish Network CSR said they couldn't assign a retailer to do the installation. What are the nuances in case I ask a retailer like Circuit City or Best Buy (or another retailer) to do...
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    My Dish Network installation didn't happen due to guidelines

    I'm an ex-Voomer who recently subscribed to Dish Network. I live on the upper floor in an apartment complex. The installation was scheduled for Apr 30 (8am to 12pm). Dish Network called at 1pm to say they forgot to assign a technician, and so rescheduled it to Sunday. The installation...
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    current dishnetwork and directv offers

    I got signed up for Dish 2 days back too. Dish 811 HD receiver. No installation fee, activation fee credited to you. If you take the 1 year commitment, the hardware equipment protection is free, so if anything breaks down or you need to move, you don't need to worry.
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    Express your history with Voom with emoticons....

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    Who to turn to? Dish???

    I went with Dish and their 811 HD receiver. I don't really need the DVR at this point. Got a pretty good deal, better than DirecTV. Voom was my first provider ever. So right now, I don't even want to think about whether the SD PQ will be better on Dish or DirecTV, because I know neither of...
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    Thank You letters to VOOM and Charles Dolan

    Dear Mr Dolan, I wish to thank you for bringing the future of television to us. I heard about Voom from a salesperson at Best Buy, went to the Voom site, read about it and instantly signed up for Voom, without even bothering to look at offers by other providers. In other words, I did not...
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    DirecTV receiver connections

    Thanks Jim. Looks like I'm going to have to get the DirecTV HD receiver for my Sony HD TV. The TV has a HDMI input and 2 component inputs. I'll call them and see if they can offer me a good price on the receiver (perhaps the DirecTV H10). I wonder if they lease the receiver to you, like...
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    DirecTV receiver connections

    Does anyone know what connections are available on the back panel of the DirecTV DVR receiver? Does it have: - DVI out - HDMI out - Component video out Also, what are the connections on the DirecTV HD and DirecTV HD DVR receivers? Do any of them have DVI or HDMI? I was unable to find...
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    May 1st where will you be? Dish, Cable or DirecTV?

    I am thinking of getting DirecTV with their current offer of 49$ for a DirecTV DVR. I would need some help from you guys here. I have a Sony KDF-55WF655 HDTV LCD RPTV. If I get the 49$ DirecTV DVR with the 3 months free of premium programming, after which I get upgraded to their TOTAL...