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    Fortec Ultra Software upgrade

    I don't think they make a distinction as to which software voids the warranty. In the second paragraph they warn against non-factory software. Here is te exact text: Warning: To avoid invalidating your warranty, contact your dealer to have a Fortec Star trained technician upload software to...
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    Fortec Ultra Software upgrade

    Not worth it I guess the consensus is that it's not worth the hassle. I think the date difference between the two latest Fortec updates is only 3 months. So, I don't think they had reinvented the wheel in those three months. I agree that if it's working then leave it alone. Other than a...
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    Fortec Ultra Software upgrade

    Hi Guys, Sorry if this is a repeated topic. I searched for relevant info but couldn't find any on our site. Anyways, is it worth upgrading the firmware on my Fortec Ultra? Has anyone done it and if so, what bugs did it fix, or improvements did it add, if any? Mine came with Firmware dated Feb...
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    Some people never learn....

    Hey Pete, I see you are a Willy fan. I can see the tendency to like him. ;) He's one of my favorite characters in the Simpson.. :D
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    WHY all the hack talk

    Nuked!!?? WOW, that's darn effective. Thanks PSB for a great job you are doing :up
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    WHY all the hack talk

    Oops, I didn't mean to ask them divulge such secrets of the trade, :o and I am sure our moderators are smarter than that. As long the measure is effective, that will make us all happier :)
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    WHY all the hack talk

    I am starting to doubt the effectiveness of the ban process. Do you guys block the particular username? Or do you go further to block the user's IP address, for example. Because, if the halk-talkers' usernames are blocked they could easily come back after signing up as new users...:(
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    WHY all the hack talk

    I have noticed recently that more people are posting questions despite the no-hack-warnings at the top of home page. Even though it's amusing to read these posts and Iceberg's and PSB's responses to them, they remain as annoying as ever. I am wondering if there is a clearer way to show these...
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    lost some channels on Telsar 5!

    all Arabic channels are in place My Arabic list of channels shows that all of them are still there with the same signal strenght. I have it on Abu Dhabi TV right now with a signal between 80 to 90 %. My experience is that any shifting of the dish position due to wind will make you do some...
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    What happened to Sadoun' web site?

    Firefox 1.5 loaded the page just fine here. All links also seem to be working. It just has a slower download speed than IE. Here is the latest info on this version from the "about" window Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8) Gecko/20051111 Firefox/1.5
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    Coolsat or Fortec?

    Have you tried the equipment review section? I know there is a review of the Fortec by PSB which was very informative. I personally use Fortec lifetime ultra and I am pretty happy with it. Of course there are crashes--mostly due to software issues--every now and then, but the hitting the power...
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    Cannot get Dolby Digital on Pansat 2700A

    Make sure your receiver has a digital audio INPUT in the back. Sometimes receivers say have digital audio in the back but that can be an OUTPUT. I had that experience with a couple of receivers and had to return them to the store because I couldn't use them to decode AC3 audio.
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    Sloppy Dish

    sadoun.com is helpful You might want to visit www.sadoun.com to look at installation tips. Their website has detailed information and step by step instructions.'
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    AC3 and Dolby decoding Question

    I thought I read the features correctly when I read the online info. It stated that the set has a dolby decoder. To me that meant it was able to "decode" digital audio. Don't you think it's misleading for a company to state some capability in there product while it does not exist? I called the...
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    AC3 and Dolby decoding Question

    I bought the other day at Walmart a cheap home theater system made by Duraband. It has a DVD player and surround sound. It said on the box that it has Dolby digital and Prologic II decoder. Here is the link to it on walmart's website: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3880837...