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    Still Confused on this pillarbox/letterboxing thing

    Thanks for the reply. When I watch SD, I thought its a 4:3 ratio. So I dont understand why I can not change the "wide mode" on my TV when watching SD channels. Won't those pilar bars eventually "burn in" on a rear projection? I could have sworn I used to not have to do all this...
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    Still Confused on this pillarbox/letterboxing thing

    I have an 811 revceiver hooked up to a Sony 51" widescreen (16x9) rear projection TV component connections The 811 is set to 16x9 and 1080i. I want the HD broadcasts to fill the screen and the SD signals to fill the screen without me ever having to "change things" every time. I cant figure...
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    How to Presets on your Car Radio Work With Sat Radio?

    I have an alpine 9835 and plan on adding the XM or Sirius box. This will provide a direct connection instead of a FM modulator. Right now I have 12 FM & 6 AM presents on the radio. When you add sat radio, do you get more presets? Or do you simply use the jog shuttle all the time scan...
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    Confused about DV, component and this new DVD player

    if you worry about things being obsoleted, you should never buy anything. The sony I am refering to is priced under $300.00. It just came out. Does the 811 still put out HDTV when you use component connectors? I think the best bet for now is to hook the 811 component and this new DVD...
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    Confused about DV, component and this new DVD player

    When you talk to all the idiots at the stores, you can tell they are not sure. I am thinking about getting this new Sony DVD player because it will play in true 1080 hi def http://forums.designtechnica.com/showthread.php?t=4031...
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    Any Irvine (Orange County) 811 users

    You can get the Channel Master at Fry's. I should know as I tried to get it to work and couldnt (live in a canyon) and returned it ;)
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    P266 Dark Video Thread

    See my thread http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=19637 I couldnt be happier with my 811 and orginally I wasnt. Since the software update, I have not had the "dark" issue
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    TV Adjustment DVD???

    I know the best thing to do it to have one of those calibration experts come into your house and to spend $600 to calibrate your TV. Are there any less expensive alternatives (that will be good but probably not as good)? A DVD or something? BTW, I orginally started a thread and poll about...
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    Is there a device to test for OTA HD signals instead of putting up antenna first?

    I am less the 40 miles from the Los Angeles transmitters. Unfortunatley I am right against a hill and its between me and the transmitters. The hill starts 6' from my house and rises 100' pretty steeply. I went to the www.antennaweb.org site and it says I can get a bunch of analog stations...
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    Any Irvine (Orange County) 811 users

    are you off of Jamboree? By Tustin Ranch? If so, I think the Lemon Heights hill and the Cowan Heights hill block your line of sight to Los Angeles If you go up jamboree into the city of Orange you will see a antenna tower on the right on top of the hill. Anyone know what those antenna's are...
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    Is there a device to test for OTA HD signals instead of putting up antenna first?

    Is there a tool or meter you can buy or rent that you can test to see if you have a HDTV signal coming to your roof? It would be so nice if there was one as its a lot of work to route another coax to the roof, erect and antenna, tune it in, only to have to undue it all and return the antenna...
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    Any Irvine (Orange County) 811 users

    I am on the back side of Cowan Heights (North Tustin). I live right against Peter's canyon. I beleive the LA sations are located at 319 to 321 degrees. When I point a compass in that direction, it points right into a hill that starts about 5 feet from my house and goes up 100 or so feet...
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    Whats the name of the program to tune your HDTV in HDNET?

    Someone mentioned that there is a program on early in the morning on HDNET that helps you tune your TV setting for the best picture. Can someone tell me the name, days, and times of this program? Thanks
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    Should I buy the 811?

    well the dark issue seems to be fixed with the software update. And from my poll, most people like the picture quality. $199 is still cheap for a HD receiver. And dishnetwork has some of the lowest fees for service compared with Direct TV. especially if you have the dual tuner tivo units...
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    Is your 811 not that "clear"? + Poll

    tonyp56, I am NOT having a dark issue. I am having a "clarity" issue
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    Is your 811 not that "clear"? + Poll

    I have read a ton of posts regarding the "dark" issue with the 811. Luckily, I havent experienced that. However I have seemd to notice that the picture on non-HD channels is not as clear. Sometime it just seems downright blurry. I had Direct TV before with Sony receivers and it seemed like...
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    How low will "THEY" go??

    I am pretty sure that if you get the HD $149 special that the HD option locks you into a 1 year contract for the HD only
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    Anyway to save favortites permanently?

    522 It also does the same thing on the 522
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    Anyway to save favortites permanently?

    I like the "show subbed channels only" option while using favorites. However, when I turn the receiver off and back on again it reverts back to "show all channels" again. This happens even though I select "save" when I select "show subbed" option Is there a way to make the show subbed...
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    Help me improve signal Quality.

    Hi Simon, I have TV one hooked up with s-video and rca's for audio. TV 2 is with coax on channel 73 and its set to cable. before today it was on channel 60 and set to "air" (or maybe its UHF....its the one that isnt' "cable"). It seems a little better, but I cant tell. there seems to be...
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    Is there a schedule of upcoming HD channels?

    Actually one of the operators and one of the installers told me that. However I take what they say with a grain of salt. Thats why I thought I would check with you guys. They also told me that a lot of my local channels would be moved to the dish so I should'nt put up an off air antenna. But...
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    Do modulation channels matter

    Thanks for your response Simon. Could you elaborate a little more on your reply? Thanks
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    Is there a schedule of upcoming HD channels?

    Is there a schedule of when HD channels will be released for 2004 anywhere specific to Dishnetwork? I have hear that there will be 100 or so channels released in the next year. Thanks
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    Do modulation channels matter

    When you are using modulation and set the channel for TV #2, do some channels work better than the others (quality of picture and sound)? Or are they all the same? Is their a difference in using "cable" vs "air" mode?
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    Help me with this remote...

    Keith, Thank you so much. Your advice did the trick!!