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  1. ahope577

    61.5 HD Core Migrations Update

    Can anyone explain to a layman why dish has the PIT channels on 77 but not available I cant get 129 but cant switch to EA and keep my locals either (on 118.7). I am starting to get a little frustrated at the catch 22 that dish has me in here.... with 61.5 wing I could get all the HD now that...
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    Statement from DISH - Not Getting the New HD?

    Are the pittsburgh channels on 129 also?
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    Statement from DISH - Not Getting the New HD?

    I have a 61.5/110/118.7/119 setup. would it be possible to swing the 61.5 (500) to get 72 and thus the new HD and retain all my programming in the pittsburgh DMA ? If this is not possible what are the options EA?
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    Live Retailer Chat Recap - October 16, 2008

    Does the renaming of the EHD to "my media" have anything to do with the sling tie in as the new sling catcher has a streaming feature also cunningly titled "my media" ??
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    Slingplayer 2.0 Official

    Appears that SlingPlayer 2.0 is official Sling Media Downloads - SlingPlayer Desktop
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    SlingPlayer 2.0 Beta

    Now live for public consumption some neat new features - although some have been left out like the vista gadgets and clip and sling See more at Sling Community
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    So folks....Vista does not SUCK. Mickysoft, Hollywood & DRM

    The ribbon is a feature of Office 2007 not Vista.... two separate products Personally I have to say after using Vista for about 15 months I would not go back to XP. My wife has a laptop running XP and I much prefer Vista's interface now I have been working with it for a while. I have three...
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    Worst contracts in sports history

    Derek "Operation Shutdown" Bell Pirates 2 year $10m (about 1/5 of payroll for that year)
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    Did my DPP44 die

    Well tried all suggestions except for the home run from dish to receiver and no success, one additional thing I noticed this evening when in the check switch screen it does say under status is says reception verified but nothing under the switch section. I don't know if this is any help...
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    Did my DPP44 die

    tried bypassing the diplexers and still getting the same problem.... i guess i will try the separator and see where that gets me.....
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    Did my DPP44 die

    Thanks Webby I'll take a look this evening and see if I can get at the diplexers outside, just out of curiosity how much do diplexors tend to cost? I have a service call under Dish Home Protection in for Thursday however I am willing cancel and do a bit of DIY if it doesn't get too expensive :)
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    Did my DPP44 die

    Would a bad diplexor provide a snowy picture on TV2? Prior to running the checkswitch after reattaching the equipment and realizing there was a problem, I had picture on TV2 (MSNBC if I remember) it was terribly static/snowy (not very technical I know) looking.
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    Did my DPP44 die

    Thanks jpmarto, would bypassing the seperator (if it is bad) solve this? I know that it is a no-no to by pass the power inserter but 'can' it be done for the sake of trouble shooting..... Again I am running only one receiver (two tuners, vip622 in dual).
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    Did my DPP44 die

    I'll give these suggestions a try this evening, thanks again for all the suggestions I'll let you know the outcome..... This is a great/helpful/friendly community here :)
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    Did my DPP44 die

    not a dumb question as I have been known to be dumb before.... I am assuming that it is and will verify in the morning, the reason I am assuming is that it worked prior to disconnecting....
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    Did my DPP44 die

    I am running one vip622 off of the dpp44
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    New $99 Roku player (Plays Netflix WatchNow!)

    No problem, There is a wealth of great Media center plugins available over at The Green Button There are some outstanding plugins available; MyMovies is one of my favorites If there is a problem with me posting this link then pleaser remove, I know it is off topic.... The biggest...
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    New $99 Roku player (Plays Netflix WatchNow!)

    I was just about to post that I am aleady doing this via vmcnetflix plugin great plugin for those running Vista media center and works with media center extenders in its current revision. VMCNetflix also has a nice feature where you can download a watch instantly movie and save to watch later...
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    Did my DPP44 die

    Vegas Thanks for the reply, I see a green light on the power block for the power inserter, I have checked and double checked the power inserter is hooked up correctly with the switch input one going to the switch and the receiver is running to the receiver. I do not see a light on the inserter...
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    Did my DPP44 die

    Hi Guys and Gals, Hope everyone is having a great memorial day weekend. Having a problem with my setup, I have tried everything to get back up and running and no joy so if anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them. Problem started yesterday after I disassembled my setup to refinish my...
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    VoIP - Which to choose

    Some of Comcast techs in our area couldn't find their a$$ with both hands (some are very good too!!) but we are in a smaller ex-adelphia market, when it was adelphia I went a year and a half without any connections dropped now it is comcast I expect problems about once a month and Verizon DSL in...
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    NBC "accidently" turns on broadcast flag

    I agree that most/all DRM probably will be circumvented...... Is it possible that the industry knows this and will keep putting DRM on because average Joe doesn't know how to get around it allowing it to keep their archaic (but profitable) business models around..... if no DRM existed they would...
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    VoIP - Which to choose

    I'm on the $15 Vonage plan as we only use it as the "Mom" phone (not quiet as glamorous as the Bat Phone) it includes 500 minutes does me fine.... Now if only Comcast could keep their damn connection up I wouldn't get calls from my Mother in-Law forwarded to my Cell!!!
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    NBC "accidently" turns on broadcast flag

    And Vista media center shuts recording down....... Let the discussion begin
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    problems with XP SP3

    No problem charper1, to each their own. I used to swear by Norton back 2001..... that all changed after a few bad experiences.... Our hardware dept. is a symantec resller and the manager won't install norton on anything inhouse, hes running Trend Micro Client Server.... Now symantecs corp...