Recent content by bbernhardt

I went around and tightened all of the connections I could, which most were already tight. Last night, the picture seemed to look good, I think I will hunt around for a calibration dvd. We have the normal electronic stores around here, ie Best Buy, Circuit City, etc.. From their websites, they...

When I was checking signal strength through the menu, it said that it was getting between 91 and 94. As far as I can tell, it only looks like the lines were split twice and it is the same quality coax. I can write down the splitter #'s if you want or if that would help? All of the...

The cable goes directly from the wall into the receiver that is built right into the tv set.

I don't see any markings on the cable from the dish to the splitters, it's the cable that has the ground wire attached to it, like you get with the "self-installation" kits. The only cable that is marked is the ones from the wall to the tv's and that is marked RG6.

My receiver is built into my tv set, I always get odd looks when I tell people this, but it's true. So, the satelite cable goes right from the wall to the "satelite in" of the tv.

I'm no professional installer by no means, but the picture quality is noticeable from my install on the first house and this "professional" install on this one. I've looked at all the connections and they all seem to be good. I've always had a round dish, before I bought the new hdtv and the...

Hi Guys/Gals, I just recently moved and had directv install a new dish, while we left the old dish at the old house. I was wondering if there was a difference in quality comparing dishes? Both the dishes that I've used are the round ones, but the quality of the picture that I'm receiving now...