Recent content by budfoot

I currently have both Charter and DTV for various reasons. The PQ on DTV is definitely better than Charter. I have an HR24 and it is far superior to Charter's available DVRs. I can't speak to the Genie systems. That being said, since Charter has upgraded to all digital, they now have mostly all...

+1 for just one: Harmony. Controlling: TV, Receiver, SA3250, SageTV HDD100, DTV HR23, 2 H21, Azbox Elite HD, HDMI Switcher, Component switcher, DVD Player.

Basically this is what you need: For only $22.84 each when QTY 50+ purchased - 1X2 Mini HDMI® Splitter w/ 3D support | HDMI Powered & Passive 1 X 2 Splitters Sorry about the hype in the link but that's the title of the page. Monoprice is a good source for this sort of thing.

DMT-1050 and Broadlogic 2030 PCI Card - not sure which egg came before which chicken on that, tho.

Windows has never messed with my ...\hosts file. Occasionally another piece of software will add a line, but Windows has never screwed up my settings.

There is a windows text file C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts which contains mappings from IP addresses to names. You can put any names you want in there associated with IP addresses. Multiple names for the same IP address are also acceptable. The form is: ip.ip.ip.ip hostname (eg...

FWIW I have been using NIMH rechargeables in my remotes for quite a while. The newer NIMH batteries that come pre-charged and hold their charge for longer periods than the older NIMH and NiCAD's did. I have 3 or 4 sets (4 batteries from the same batch) of AA and AAA that wait patiently for the...

Yes you need to program the Arduino chip on the RBBB board. If you have the hardware built, you are past the hardest part. On the budfoot.com website you will find the source code to use with the Arduino compiler. http://budfoot.com/Servo/Satellite_Servo.pde There is also a link to the Arduino...

Beautiful looking box. Mine is a lot cruder. Still working tho.

Let's not forget that the proper response to "howdy" is "fine thanks".

There is a known issue with some recent Vizio TV's that causes them to shut off on their own. Some people report that it has to do with one or more of the Vizio internet apps. There are long drawn out threads on this subject on AVS Forum. Probably has nothing directly to do with the DirecTV box.

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Geez Louise - 61 posts before we get to this one. Savage Steve Holland provides us with a plethora of upstage sight gags and totally stupid hysterical stuff. Definitely one of the best.

Other incorrect replies notwithstanding, the skew servos are basically the same as the servos used in RC airplanes. They take +5VDC for power, ground, and a pulse width modulated signal that sets the servo position as a function of the pulse width. The +5VDC should be constant and regulated. The...

Just to verify: I have seen the same thing on H264 with 5209. Went back to 5020 on the same feed and the jaggies and crawling went away. Definitely a problem with 5209.