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    2-year commitment

    1. Yes 2. Yes 3. Yes Yes, the time with the R-10 is actually ADDED ON to the one-year agreement I had (and understood about in advance) with the HDR 10-250. I paid $200 for it at Best Buy. No rebate. It seemed like I bought a piece of hardware that I could just use or not use as I saw...
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    2-year commitment

    About a month ago I bought an onsale D-10 (or whatever the non-DVR Directv HD receiver is called. Like my 10-250 DVR I've had for several months, I bought it at Best Buy. I installed it myself, and called Directv, and got it turned on. Now I've just gotten a card titled "A Friendly...
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    DVR Blowout 501/508

    No ID needed You can buy one online, get it gift-wrapped, and get it shipped to you in Canada. The US is a free country. We don't have to get permission from the government to watch TV. Only from corporations.
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    Trying to avoid CSR difficulties

    I buy my old parents in another town Dish Network each year, and I have for years. It's in their name. My brother lives in the basement with them to help out, and is on the same subscription, but he has a separate life. All told, they have 3 Dish receivers in the house. I have just...
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    Starchoice DSR505HD

    Dsr-500/505 As I understand it, the 505 is a rebranded Voom receiver with DVI out. When I had Voom--and this is just for what it's costing you to read, which is nothing--I always used component cables because the DVI was way too dark. Might have been just my receiver, but I seem to remember...
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    Starchoice DSR500

    what is the current version? If you go through the system setup menu you'll eventually see a screen that will give you current version and target version of software. The current version should END in xxxx.78 (78 is the extension) and the target version should be 0 or none.
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    Starchoice - the right choice?

    Thanks, Satellite Expert.
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    Sunday Ticket

    I have SC and it is not clear to me that SC will broadcast Sunday Ticket in HD at all. The current channels reserved for ST are SD, and SC is in bandwidth trouble right now because of the CRTC ruling. Last year Bell broadcast Sunday Ticket in HD. Starchoice didn't (somebody please correct...
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    Starchoice - the right choice?

    [In 27 days who knows what the line up will be except each American service will be 24/7: 289 will be PBS Detroit US HD nets from Detroit/Buffalo will be there, Seattle - they haven't said yet. Can I ask whether we know for sure that there will continue to be Eastern time zone HD US...
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    Can I get Distant Network HD or Not?

    No HD Locals I have DirecTV in an area that has OTA NBC and CBS (though nobody I know can get the CBS). We can't get Fox or ABC OTA so DirecTV sells me the national HD feeds for those. The local NBC and CBS stations don't broadcast in HD and won't for a long time. Does that mean I could get...
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    MPeg-4 war--a shame since voom's the winner

    Weekly Award Nothing personal--but what the hell are you talking about? Bulgaria? Moldova? Bolivia? In a world of nonsensical postings, yours is this week's winner.
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    Starz Edge is now available on 269

    Encore HD It has been some time since the demise of the Encore HD feeds was announced. It has also been said that they will "return if demand warrants it."
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    Good News on More HD Content

    RSN's? Maybe 5 more regional sports nets.
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    HDMI and DVI

    hdmi audio I would make sure the plug actually does anything other than operate the Samsung TV speakers (which is exactly what the "special" HDMI audio plug on the Mitsubishi DLP TV does) if I wanted to enjoy DD 5.1, etc.
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    No! Voom Reception in the Rain !!!

    I'm on the Central Coast and the first rain of the season my Voom went down. I called, and they approved and installed the 24" right away. I haven't had problems since, but we haven't had a driving storm. Pretty steady rain, the signal keeps coming in.
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    Ch. 304 ESPNA Problems?

    Multiple Monday Night Games I think the new TV contracts will allow Fox and CBS to schedule some games outside the normal Sunday time slots when they go into effect in 2006 (or whatever year it is they come into effect). It's not clear how they'll broadcast multiple games under those...
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    Small satellite service specializes in HDTV

    So send it back and watch the directv hd If you don't like it, send it back.
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    Good Remote for VOOM - MX-700

    pronto, mx-x00, harmony I have to second the thoughts about the new Harmony remotes. They are a giant leap forward in remote usability. I have a VERY complex system that my wife can now run. I can't overemphasize how much better life is when your wife can run your home theater. I still...
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    Recording HD to D-VHS - VOOM says its possible!

    Dvhs Looking at the JVC DVHS recorder/player, it says (I think) that Firewire is the only way to record HD.
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    FoxHD NFL Games, HD-Lite over OTA?

    The Fox HD on NFL Sunday Ticket is 720p, and perfect. I get no local Fox or any other broadcast, and can't comment on what Fox locals show for HD. But the network is sending a signal at least as good as CBS's and more of it.
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    Important... VOOM Forum Changes

    "Customer Comments" I think this is an excellent method of organizing the site, and I commend your intention to administer it more stringently. The entire forum has been nearly unreadable because of the adolescent level of opinionizing. Not difficult to follow, or no fun, but unreadable...
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    CBS - The True Leader in HD?

    Cbs-hd CBS is broadcasting one and sometimes two NFL games a week in HD. Fox is broadcasting almost all of theirs. I don't get any OTA stuff but I have NFLST and the Fox broadcasts are really great, just like the CBS broadcasts. They just have lots more of them.
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    Showtime Boxing tonight @ 10PM EST

    Showtime boxing is Don King boxing. You'd think Showtime, like the judges, is notified in plenty of time who will win. The announcers' heart doesn't seem to be in it when they weakly protest a bogus decision, does it? That being said, I was lucky enough to be at Mandalay Bay the night...
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    I want an HD DVR SOOO BAD...tempted to switch.

    The Voom DVR will presumably be the same model as the Starchoice (Canadian) HD-recording DVR due in the fall. (The Voom receiver is basically the same model as the Starchoice DSR-500). Here is a release dated 7/24/04 on the Starchoice website: << Star Choice’s much-anticipated digital...
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    Voom @ Forbes.com

    Voom and DirecTV SD PQ I have a Samsung DirecTV HD receiver so I can watch NFL Sunday ticket. Like the Voom, I hook it up to the component HD feed on my television. DirecTV SD is unwatchable through either an S-video non-HD input or the component HD input. Both are so overcompressed they...
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