Recent content by benpatient

Just my two cents on the 3 hour vs. 1.5 hour guide info. I had Dish for 5 years, and when we switched to Direct a year ago, one of my only complaints about the "new" experience was the absurdly large text used in the guide, and the lack of "time" it showed. I get that some people want to see...

but by definition, we're talking about a sub-set of that "average" because we're talking about the value of adding ShortsHD vs. adding HD versions of existing, popular channels. BBCA had more viewers for the first episode of the new Dr. Who season than ShortsHD will have viewers for an entire...

That's not a very intellectually honest argument. People actually DO watch BBCA and Cooking and some of the other hold-out channels. Saying that most people don't know what HD is might have been a valid claim 5 years ago. You can't really buy a non-HD TV these days without going out of your...

So about a month ago, my 3-year-old 622 died, and i called dish and they sent me a new one (refurb, of course) since i'm a lease. paid the 15 bucks for shipping or whatever. new one is here, has been working fine, and yet in the last week, i've had nearly a dozen separate incidents of shows...

and i would have laughed at you, too. pending legislation? i think you're over-stating the importance of what's going on here.

Heh. I just spent about an hour annoying a CSR online asking questions about Disney. I have AbsoluteHD, and when the HD version of Disney cut off (right in the middle of recording Mickey Mouse Clubhouse), so did the SD version. She kept telling me that Disney had pulled the HD feeds. I...

Maybe I'm lame, but I'm really looking forward to both Costner films...yes, both of them. Ok, to tell the truth, I think Costner's performance in Robin Hood is mediocre or so. But the "supporting" cast is incredible. Yes, they changed the story. big deal. it isn't a real life story...it's...

Very strange new issue here: At certain times (yesterday was one of those times), my signal keeps saying that it has disappeared (the standard "aquiring signal" box pops up over a black, silent screen.) It looks just like it would look if there was a big storm or something knocking the...

what channel is showing HD F1 races on Dish?

the included PC-only software? Some people don't use those anymore, you know... :) I just wanted to chime in here and say that I had the same problem with my WD external drive. The fix was removing the drive and putting it in a cheap 15 dollar external inclosure and plugging it back in...