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    Need some help with upgrade path

    Thanks for the tips. So what happens when the new HD national channels come out later this year? Would I have better luck upgrading to the HR20 at that time? I don't think HD locals are coming to my area any time soon, and I'm not too concerned about that since I have an antenna on my roof...
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    Need some help with upgrade path

    I don't know if I'm considered an "A-List" customer or not. I have had the HD package on my account ever since I bought the HR10-250 about 2 years ago. The reason I only have the Family Plan instead of one of the other more comprehensive plans is because I want them in HD. I can't really...
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    Need some help with upgrade path

    Thanks for the suggestions. I did call the support number and got to the retention department. However, I was unsuccessful at getting an acceptable deal. He (Louis or Luis, something like that) wanted to charge me $299 for the HR20 upgrade but said he would give me a $100 credit. I told him...
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    Need some help with upgrade path

    I'm currently own an HR10-250 receiver and have two dishes on my roof (one for locals). I have the Family programming package with the added HD package and of course, DVR service. I purchased the HR10-250 from Value Electronics a couple of years ago when it was still over $800. At that time...
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    HR10-250 - ATSC tuner help

    Good questions.... here are the details: According to Antennaweb.org, I am appx 14 miles from 3 of the big networks (3 of them are at the same tower farm). The other one is about 4 miles facing the other direction. The funny thing is that out of the 3 stations that are at the same tower...
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    HR10-250 - ATSC tuner help

    Yes, I have the 6.3 upgrade, though the dropouts were occuring before that. However, it was just recently (post-upgrade) that I noticed the one tuner at a lower signal than the other. In particular, my internal Tuner 1 is lower than Tuner 2 for most channels.
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    HR10-250 - ATSC tuner help

    Thanks for the tip. Do you think an amplifier would help in my situation given that I am pretty close to the towers as it is and that my signal is near 90 on most of the local channels already? The problem is that they drop down to 70 or so sporadtically but then go back up to near 90. So...
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    HR10-250 - ATSC tuner help

    I've had my HR10 for quite some time now but the last few months I've been having trouble with my ATSC tuner(s). The audio/video will drop out at an unacceptable level on certain local channels. I've been up on my roof to adjust the antenna and I can get most of the channels to come in okay...
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    HR10-250 v6.3 Announcement / Release (It's out now!!)

    I'm still not getting the update even after forcing a call and resetting my receiver. How long does it usually take to "roll out" an update like this? A week? 2 weeks? A month?
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    National HR20 release is now 9/13/06

    Done. Why would my e-mail be blocked, out of curiosity?
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    National HR20 release is now 9/13/06

    Thanks for the info Robert. I wasn't upset about not getting an e-mail response because you guys have always been great about that in the past. For the record, however, I sent it to rzohn@valueelectronics.com first and after a couple of days, I sent it again to sales@valueelectronics.com...
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    National HR20 release is now 9/13/06

    This question is for Robert: I've written 2 e-mails within the last week but haven't gotten a response. Anyway, I bought the HR10 from VE back in Feb of 2005 for about $800, I think. I bought it - like many others - with the promise that we'd be able to upgrade to the HR20 for free or a...
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    National HR20 release is now 9/13/06

    If you notice on Best Buy's website, they have listed as "new" the HR20-250 for $399: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7959051&st=directv&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1155071079972 So I have to ask 1) are they using the wrong model number (shouldn't it be HR20-700) and 2) why are...
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    HR10-250 v6.3 Announcement / Release (It's out now!!)

    Still no official confirmation (other than the website link that was changed) that this upgrade is still coming?
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    Diplexer question

    I have an oval dish and a round dish for locals on my roof, as well as a 6x8 multiswitch. 4 cables are running from the oval dish to the multiswitch, 1 cable is running from the round dish into the multiswitch. That leaves one "flex port" open on the multiswitch. So I have an OTA antenna up...
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    OTA antenna question

    Definitely go with an outdoor antenna. I tried two different indoor antennas (Zenith Silver and Jensen amplified) and both caused a lot of dropouts even though the actual signal strength was good (75-90). When I installed the antenna on the roof, I'm now getting all of my locals without...
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    $799.99 HR10-250 forum deal

    Robert, I never heard back from you but I did get my replacement HR10-250 yesterday and it works great (so far). I do have a question about the 5 year extended warranty though: I assume the warranty card/info will be coming some time soon, but how I will ensure that it is for the NEW unit...
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    Phillip Swann: DIRECTV Puts HDTV Owners On Pause

    I just bought the HR10-250 from VE for $799 about 2 weeks ago fully knowing about the transition to MPEG4 some time in the near future. Perhaps I'm naive, but I'm not too concerned right now. Why? 1) I'm not in one of the markets that will get HD LIL's any time soon and my OTA setup is...
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    No HDMI with HR10-250 - my error?

    I got an exchange on my unit and the new one has no date on the back, and others said that the newer ones don't. Anyway, the HDMI port on the new one works fine, but I'm not holding my breath. If it goes bad, I'll wait until there is some hard evidence that they have actually fixed the...
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    ABC OTA Guide Data?

    I'm hoping someone can help me out with this problem on the HR10-250 high def receiver. I have an antenna hooked up to the receiver and I am getting my locals in HD. However, the guide data for one of my channels (ABC) shows "SIGN OFF" for all time slots and all days that the guide displays...
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    Guide data missing for ABC and HR10-250?

    I'm using the D* HR10-250 receiver with an OTA antenna hooked into it for HD locals. The program guide shows all of the OTA channels and has guide data for all channels except ABC. When I first hooked it up, it showed the guide data, but now ABC shows "SIGN OFF" for all time slots throughout...
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    $799.99 HR10-250 forum deal

    Robert, I called the other day to ask for an exchange for my HR10-250 that has a dead HDMI port. I spoke with Graham, who told me he gladly take care of it by calling D* and arranging for a replacement. When I got home from work that night, he had written me an e-mail asking for the make...
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    OTA antenna - sporadic signal strength?

    Okay, I have the Jensen TV931 indoor antenna that is amplified. I've also tried the Zenith Silver Sensor. I just got D* hooked up with the HR10-250 but I was previously using my TV's built-in tuner with both of these antennas. Anyway, I get strange dropouts that I wanted to ask you about...
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    No HDMI with HR10-250 - my error?

    Just finished getting D* installed with the HR10-250 receiver. Everything works perfectly if I use the component video cables, but if I try HDMI, I get nothing - no picture at all. I'm hooking up to a 50" RCA DLP HDTV (LPW162) and made sure I switched to the HDMI input on the TV itself. The...
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    Quick Help with New Install!

    Whew! Everything went fine. Thanks for the help. The only thing not working is HDMI output to my RCA DLP HDTV. But I'm going to post a question about that in the DVR forum.