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  1. meldar_b

    lov watching HD...

    I do love watching tv in HD, But these HDDVR's when changing channels they are just to slow :rant: D* if you read these threads could you please do something to fix this problem. I really do lov the HD that I am getting from your service. Thanks Darrell B meldar_b
  2. meldar_b

    channel surfing on DVR

    My HDDVR is not channel surfer friendly is there anything I can do to my HDDVR to speed up the channel changing speed? Its slow when nothing is recording and even slower if it is recording. Is the standard HD receiver faster on channel surfing? My standard D* receiver in my bedroom works...
  3. meldar_b

    Why so many infomercial channels...

    Why so many infomercial channels...:confused: :down :yikes:no:shocked:smug:river:what Don't get me wrong I love having D*:D but they have too many infomercial channels. They are too many channels out there D* can add why those crappy infomercial channels. I'm sure that D* knows that we all...
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    Blue Led model D12-500

    Now that I have that been told how to turn off that irritating blue circle light on my HDDVR:D Can you guys tell me how to turn off the blue led on the standard D* model D12-500 receivier :cool: Man that led is bright. In my bedroom that led is brighter than led nitelite's that I have in my...
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    any way to turn off...

    Just wondering are they anyway to off the irritating blue circle light on the HDDVR's ? Don't get me wrong, :confused: I love the DVR but that light is very bright :eek: especially watching in a dark room.
  6. meldar_b

    D* what a change...For the Better

    what a change and for the Better :bounce Man, what a difference in D* video I had D* installed Friday 03/20/09 1 HDDVR and 1 standard receiver and I am blown away on how much better the video quality is now. :up Good Job D* I had D* from 1994 - 2001 back then the video was very pixelated...
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    does EMS radio traffic cause...

    does EMS radio traffic cause interference :confused: I am new to OTA,:eek: I have always used cable or satellite to watch the networks. I am moving back to D* but D* does not carry my local CBS affiliate WYMT. :mad: So I decided to do some experimenting and try to receive the station myself...
  8. meldar_b

    YES! I can

    YES ! I can see the 119 satellite :D :eureka I snapped this photo of todays sun alignment with satellite 119 from my site at 37.57°N, 82.72°W looks like I will have enough sky over the hilltop to get the D* signal :clap:bounce Time to order my ATT bundle.
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    Anyway to change DMA?

    I live on the edge of my local DMA for Martin KY 41649 my locals are "Charleston-Huntington WV" is it possible to change my local DMA to one from Lexington KY. I would rather have Lexington KY locals since I live in Kentucky and not West By-God Virgina :p :confused: :eek: Years ago in order to...
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    variable audio from D* receiver

    can the audio output from a D* receiver be set up so the remote control can adjust the output volume from the D* receiver itself and not just control for the tv volume:confused: For some reason the audio output from my LG 42LBX can't be controlled with the TV's volume control. it has one...
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    does D* do a good job at 4:3 to 16:9 conversion

    just wondering if D* receivers do a good job of displaying a sd 4:3 on a 16:9 tv :confused: or will it have the horrible black bars on each side of the screen or that crazy stretch thing going on:rolleyes: I have a LG 42LBX and of course everything in HD looks great, but I hate seeing those...
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    sat dish cable Length?

    How far away can I set my D* satellite dish from my house in feet :confused: Looks like I will be needing to set my dish away from my house due to my local terrain (hills). It does look like a hilltop might be blocking the signal from 119 after all:eek: On my last post...
  13. meldar_b

    another local question???

    I know on this site these local questions has been beaten in like a drum, But I am just wondering:confused: I am not a current D* or E* subscriber yet:o I am moving to sat tv in march after the sun shows me if I can get anything from the 119 satellite using the info from Place satellite dish...
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    Long TV cable run up to mountain top

    Hi Guys :wave I live in southeastern Kentucky and in this area KY it is a very hilly/mountainous part of the state. I can't get any OTA signal when I try to use an rooftop antenna:eek: Back in the day in the 1950's-70's before cable and satellite TV people would run ladder lines and a TV...
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    ? on FM radio satellite feeds

    Just wondering:confused: if anyone knows how to get the sat feeds that the FM stations uses to program their stations. A local fm station WKLW 94.7 Paintsville, KY uses a sat feed that gives this small town station a big city sound playing music from the '80's, '90's and today with DJ's laurie...
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    anybody notice any changes to SD

    just wondering since D* has lit up some of the HD channels, has anyone noticed if any improvements of the SD channels picture quailty:confused: I would was thinking that D* might have moved some HD that they had on their older sats to the new one and that would give more bandwidth to the SD...
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    XM Radio Upgrades Its Sound Quality of the Music Channels Starting August 5th

    XM Radio Upgrades Its Sound Quality of the Music Channels Starting August 5th XM STATEMENT REGARDING SOUND QUALITY UPGRADE FOR XM MUSIC CHANNELS • XM will implement a sound upgrade on August 5th. • In partnership with Neural Audio, XM has implemented a new upgraded audio processor for its...
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    equipment needed for a headend setup?

    I would love to know where (a source) I could get the How-To Information and equipment needed for a headend setup. I live in southeastern Kentucky and I would love to have my own over the air antenna system running from the top of the mountain behind me. the cable run would be at least 1500 feet...
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    on what day of the year would...

    on what day of the year will the sun pass along the Clark belt for my location 37.563267 N, 82.747852 W. I am wanting to install a FTA if I can get any satellites here:up I just moved to this location about a month ago :confused: and was told by a Bellsouth DirecTV installer that I could not...
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    service through Bellsouth???

    anybody have D* service through Bellsouth?:confused: if so how's the billing:confused: AND other services
  21. meldar_b

    how fast does E* DVR change

    I will be getting E* in about 2 weeks (I'm moving this Tuesday and will be installing E* a week later) ;) I was wondering how fast someone can channel surf using the E* DVR. with my Charter Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8000 DVR the channel surfing was pretty slow going and sometimes the whole...
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    E* and D* sharing locals?????

    I just wondering if this could work:confused: in order to save bandwidth for both companies if it were possible for E* and D* to share signals from one satellite to provide local channels for their customers. the one satellite would carry nothing but local channels from all over the country...
  23. meldar_b

    how does E* get local stations?

    I'm curious :confused: how does E* and D* get all the local networks feed to them:confused: do the stations have up-links at all the stations around the country? sorry if this has been asked before:cool:
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    ? FTA and TimeTrax

    just wondering :confused: I asked this in the TimeTrax Software Discussion Forum with no response :eek: I sure hope that this is not a hacking question:o if so sorry:( will the TimeTrax program work with the FTA music channels MusicChoice, DMX and Dish's Muzak channels;)
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    TimeTrax and FTA

    just wondering:confused: will this TimeTrax program work with the FTA music channels MusicChoice, DMX and Dish's Muzak channels:cool: