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    Ex-VOOMer...will I be disappointed?

    Rats!! I thought I had this all figured out. But this week was mortgage loan-funding week, and I just didn't get around to dealing with subscribing to anybody. This evening, I figured I'd do my due diligence, even though I was leaning pretty heavily towards E*. I assumed they were the...
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    Ex-VOOMer...will I be disappointed?

    Wow! That's pretty definitive! Thanks guys. Looks like E* is the only option. I'll sign up immediately. Anyone have any thoughts about HBO vs. SHO? I'm wondering if I might be able to negotiate a trial period for both. I think they already have a promotion to get SHO for free for a few...
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    Ex-VOOMer...will I be disappointed?

    As it happened, I sold my house, and moved just around the time VOOM bit the dust...but timed well enough that I was able to keep my VOOM equipment. I've been renting for the last year or so while the new house was being constructed, and now need to sign up for service again. I have two...
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    DVI Conflict Error After Software Update 7.26

    Known bug... press the Voom button, then the back or watch button and it will go away.
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    Voom DVR???

    I had reason to speak with a CSR this weekend. I know these guys tend to be a bit optimistic, and the story has changed multiple times. However, this CSR told me the same thing I've seen others post in this forum - that they are in final testing of the PVR and it seems to be working well...
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    To SET 1080i in NATIVE RESOLUTION WITHOUT the SD Stretch...

    My one-year-old has managed to put the box in a mode that even the service technician could not undo any other way EXCEPT...Hard reset. Just unplug your box...wait 10-15 seconds...plug it back in. Should go back to normal...
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    HDMI inputs will I end up with component?

    Look for a separate audio in rca pair that may seem like they're just isolated audio in with no obvious video in signal. Or, some tv's that use DVI/HDMI have a particular channel in (video 1, video 2, etc) where if you use the DVI/HDMI, it would be in place of the more obvious components...
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    Washington D.C. Metro area Voomers

    Can't explain it, but suddenly, 20 is coming in again... I guess maybe it was the station sending a weak signal...
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    Washington D.C. Metro area Voomers

    Yeah...I'm right in the district. A rescan of my OTA's no longer finds 20, though it did for some months now! I've tried hard reboot and soft reboot. I suppose I can see if Voom wants to play with my box, but I don't want a technician to come out - no point in that. I'll give Voom a shout...
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    Washington D.C. Metro area Voomers

    We were happily receiving channel 20. Then, yesterday I decided to get rid of my entertainment center that houses the tv. I had to unplug everything, and obviously inadvertently enabled the SuperDMA. Suddenly, no more channel 20. What gives?!
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    Voom promises of 50 channels, price reduction, etc

    I suppose the only definitive answer will come from Voom itself. But I've got the letter in front of me right now. It makes no mention of the $5/ea being a limited time offer. It does state that a 6-month commitment is required to receive the new pricing. The precise wording is: "...VOOM...
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    starz hd channels

    It's a 2-month for free situation. Get you hooked and take it away. You probably are also getting a few others for free that will disappear without warning unless you decide to pay for them...
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    Surprising discovery to transfer service

    I'm getting ready to move. Despite any of the turbulence with Voom as a company, I've been happy with Voom from the start. I've had a hiccup here or there, and there are some channels missing (originally Food, and BBC America...now just BBC America). And to be sure, the DVR fiasco has been a...
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    DC Subs: Are you having trouble receiving WTTG (Fox)?

    I was having trouble with Fox and UPN. Was doing soft reboots, and rescans showing signal at 97 with SNR at 81% but no picture. Finally thought to do a hard reboot, and now getting both channels...
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    MORE BREAKING NEWS: Cablevision files SEC Form 8-K

    I've gotta agree with this last post... Let's not make this a self-fulfilling prophecy. We've seen a lot of speculation on this board that has proven to be incorrect. Just because Voom sold a satellite does not necessarily mean it's the end. What sort of business planning would invest in a...
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    POLL: Your Most Favorite Channels on VOOM

    Just for laughs, you ought to add as a single category - OTA (basic network HD over the air). I'll bet that many of us are loving all the satellite channels, but just getting normal stuff in HD (West Wing, ER, etc.) is probably pretty popular by comparison. May not be the most beautiful HD of...
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    Washington D.C. Metro area Voomers

    That's hilarous. I'd never heard the nicknames for these antennas. I just had my 'square shooter' replaced with an 8-bay bowtie last week. I live in DC (NW). You'd think that being right in the district, I'd get every station under the sun. I was getting good signal strength (good, but not...
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    Washington D.C. Metro area Voomers

    That's hilarous. I'd never heard the nicknames for these antennas. I just had my 'square shooter' replaced with an 8-bay bowtie last week. I live in DC (NW). You'd think that being right in the district, I'd get every station under the sun. I was getting good signal strength (good, but not...
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    Pic Width - my 1 year-old is outsmarting me!

    Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, that was not it. Any other ideas?
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    Pic Width - my 1 year-old is outsmarting me!

    Which settings do you mean? Would that mean that I'm still using 1080i between the box and my tv, but compressing the area used to display the picture? Sounds promising, but not sure where in the menu system I'd find this.
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    Pic Width - my 1 year-old is outsmarting me!

    I believe I've isolated the problem to the Voom box. Before I mentioned that the only way to fix the problem is to reset the box. I should mention that it is only a hard reset that fixes it!! Yup - unplugging the box. As for trying to change the inputs - that doesn't seem to do the...
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    Pic Width - my 1 year-old is outsmarting me!

    I've got a little one at home, who LOVES the Voom remote. Every now and again, she manages to put either the tv or the Voom box in a setting that I can't seem to find that makes the picture narrow. In other words, a program that is being transmitted in HD does not fill the width of my set like...
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    Voom dies when first turned on

    I had a wierd, perpetual reboot happening yesterday. I turned off my t.v., and let Voom boot all the way up (I just gave it some time, since I obviously couldn't see what was happening since the t.v. was off). After I turned the t.v. back on, all was well. This was only relevant because my...
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    Random white dots on cinema10

    Been discussed before. Voom button/Watch button makes it go away...