Search results for query: *

  • Users: mlb
  • Order by date
  1. mlb

    The Howard Stern Show

    Fully agree. He is essentially the reason I still have it, otherwise I go to Slacker or Pandora full time on my blackberry.
  2. mlb

    HD picture quality worsening?

    There is no doubt that E*'s hardware is better. MUCH BETTER. But (sounding like a broken record), PQ is not even close if you have a very large TV.
  3. mlb

    HD picture quality worsening?

    When I left E* about a year ago (last July 29th, to be exact) the PQ had gone down significantly. D* HD channels were significantly more vibrant, the picture really popped. I have a few friends with E* and large TV's like mine, and all of them notice the PQ difference between the E* and D*. D*...
  4. mlb

    HD picture quality worsening?

    I don't know what you have been watching. D* is SIGNIFICANTLY better than E* in terms of PQ. Granted, I have a 110" screen, but the noise on the E* HD channels pushed me to D*. I have yet to see any of the issues on D* that I saw every day on E*.
  5. mlb

    DirecTV announces second quarter 2009 results

    I go over to a buddy who has Dish and just shake my head (same size screen). The amount of compression artifacts are just crazy. Dish has gotten better over the past year, but it still is not in the same league as D*.
  6. mlb

    DirecTV announces second quarter 2009 results

    I have no idea how big of a screen you have, but on my 110" screen it is very noticable.
  7. mlb

    DirecTV announces second quarter 2009 results

    When I left E* I was paying about $115 a month after all expenses. The retention people offered me the same package for $55 a month. I had no contract, so I had no need to take the offer. My guess is that they take care of the people who pay their bill on time (or on autopay, like me). Dish does...
  8. mlb

    DirecTV announces second quarter 2009 results

    :rolleyes: Because Dish doesn't do the same... I left Dish last year for DirecTV and they offered me the moon (I left anyway because I had already had D* installed, and because of NFL ST). They have called me every 3 months since then offering up all kinds of discounts to get me to come back.
  9. mlb

    I'm a D* sub

    I have not looked back since I left E*, Lkr. The PQ is significantly better, although it appears that E* does have more HD channels right now. The hardware is better on E*, but D* isn't terrible.
  10. mlb

    HBO WIPES HANDS OF ARTIE

    The only interesting part of the show was Artie's segment. The rest of the show was terrible.
  11. mlb

    Sirius/XM Channel Numbers

    I am happy with it... and I have 30 presets on my radio so it really doesn't matter. I don't know any of the channel numbers, personally.
  12. mlb

    Man, I sure do miss that third tuner...

    I don't regret leaving E* either... I left for the better quality HD. D* is still significantly better than E* in terms of PQ, IMO.
  13. mlb

    HR2X & R22 5/1 CE v0304

    Doing my first CE at the moment. Just finished download and is rebooting again. Should be interesting to see how all of this goes...
  14. mlb

    Reds games in NC

    The sports pack has alternate channels in the 650 range (652?) that sometimes have Reds games. You may be able to find it there.
  15. mlb

    The DirecTV & Dish Merge in September!

    Don't you mean groundhog's day? :)
  16. mlb

    Sirius signal down... anybody else?

    Back here too...
  17. mlb

    Sirius signal down... anybody else?

    Well... this sucks. I just installed it today in my car, was really listening for the first time (showing it off to the wife who thinks I'm crazy to buy it)...
  18. mlb

    Sirius signal down... anybody else?

    This happened as I was driving home from dinner out. I then tried it on my home unit and the same deal... no signal. Anybody else seeing this?
  19. mlb

    Sports pack Poll!

    No need for MMM... I get 3 of the 4 games OTA (I live in the Dayton, Ohio DMA, but can get the Cincinnati DMA OTA). I can watch the other on the internet. I will keep the package through this month for CBS CSTV (I think they will replay some of the tourney games during the week) and ESPNU...
  20. mlb

    Sports pack Poll!

    I get it to watch Big East football and basketball games... not to mention all of the Pac10 and Big 12 football games during the fall. There are a ton of college sports throughout the season for me to watch on those channels. I will probably drop it come April, as the college sports I care...
  21. mlb

    700 WLW Off XM Today

    I wonder how accurate that info is, bscott. WLW's web site has a link to leave feedback with XM... if this was a decision by Clear Channel why would they have people leave feedback with XM?
  22. mlb

    700 WLW Off XM Today

    Wow... I'd be ticked too. I've been looking at XM and Sirius a lot lately, but their deals for hardware just don't make me want to dive in. I do a fair amount of travelling so I was looking at this as a good way to catch Cincinnati Bearcat news while on the road.
  23. mlb

    Lost channels after snow.

    I have had no issues here, and we have had extended days with temperatures under 10, many nights below 0 (one night -15), and plenty of ice and snow.
  24. mlb

    DirecTV does not support multi room DVR functionality DISH does

    Dish had a setup that you could control 2 TV's with 1 DVR, 1 set top box (only 1 TV could be HD if you wanted to watch separate programming). DirecTV will have true MRV soon thanks to allowing you to stream video from a DVR to a non-DVR box. I have no idea how you can be an engineer and...
  25. mlb

    software update?

    I don't see what is confusing about it, and I'm no EE. It shows a receiver model, the version of firmware, and where it is being sent from. Pretty simple.