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Thanks for the reply. Are there other channels available on 119 that I may be missing? Or is it just those? The tech said that moving the dish wouldn't help - it was a problem anywhere on the property. Bets

Hi, When we got our D* service about 6 weeks ago, we got the HR10-250 for our HT and a SD Receiver for a non HD TV. Our dish received both sats - 110 (I believe) & 119. At the time the installer told us we'd have no problems in the future as we had clear line of sites. We also signed up for...

Is there a current rebate on the HR10-250? If so, does anyone have a link to it?

Hi, First of all, I'm new to DVR's the H10-250 we just got is the first one. So I'm still learning & enjoying what I find. One feature I like is the 30-sec. skip - however it doesn't seem to work with our Harmony 880 remote. I went to Harmony's setup & made the + button the 30-second skip...

Cool, thanks for the info!

Hi, I am new to both DVR's & the H10-250 & have a basic question. There doesn't seem to be a power on/off button on the remote - is this because you always want the unit on in case you are recording in the future? What about a standby mode? Is that suggested? Thanks! Bets

Hi, After many months of slow progress, we recently finished off our home theater room - it's great (projector w/ 100" screen). Local HD OTA was very nice, but we just got our D* installed - so far it is great as well. OK, I do wish they had more HD content, but that's a different story...

Yes, there may be some value in that asset, however isn't the upcoming D* DVR supposed to be better? If it is, it sounds like it would be cheaper to lease now & get a free upgrade later (rather than having to pay for an upgraded unit later if you owned). At least that's what I'm thinking.

Thanks for the links! I see they have an email sign-up for specials, I think I'll subscribe to that for a few weeks to get a feel for what's out there. B

Hi, We are switching to cable in the next month, I'm just now researching HD satellite options. We're building a home theater w/ a HD capable projector, we want a HD receiver & a SD receiver & OTA capabilities. What promo are you referring to? As I hunt around some more I'll probably find...

Hi All, I'm relatively new to the forum, just getting my feet wet. We are building a home theater, we're probably 45-60 days out from being ready to launch. We are not currently a E* user - the 942 sounds perfect (assuming it's not too buggy). We want to drive a HD projector & a separate SD...

Thanks for all your replies! What a great forum. What I'll do is run 4 cables to the HT room, maybe 5 so that one can be the run back to the distribution panel to route that upstairs where I want. After reading some other threads, I'll probably go w/ the 942 (since we're a month or so out)...

I'm in a similar position, although I'm a month or so out before installation (building a HT). I read somewhere that the SD output isn't as good as a regular SD tuner output, is that the case? I think it was some D* guy, so I take it with a grain of salt. The 942 sounds perfect, we'll have 1 HD...

Hi, We decided to change a room in our basement into a HT, we ripped it down to the studs are are building it back up with sound treatment, etc. One of the things we did when the ceiling was exposed was to cable most of the house for multiple uses - we put 2 drops into each room upstairs (1...

There's been some discussion of the SD facility they are buying - can't say if this answers everything, but here's something I read at CNN: "EchoStar, which has a TV satellite at the Rainbow 1 location broadcasting DISH Network TV programming, also said that as part of the transaction it will...