Recent content by butchd5

Bret Baier (sp?) of Fox News said last weekend that the control room behind him is going to be completely removed as Fox News is going HD after the conventions. This is the first I have heard anyone on Fox News state anything regarding going to HD. Hopefully D* will pick it up when they begin...

Thanks for the help- I just bought Tivo Thursday and it is great!

Thanks- and that brings up another question. If you reboot, do you lose all your future recording setups and have to put them in again?

I know you can program the remote to do a 30 second skip (sorry- don't recall the code right now). Is the code reversible or are you "stuck" with the 30 second skip even if you want to go back to the button's original function? If so, how do you reverse it? Also, are any of the other codes...

Thanks for your help. The Best Buy clerk said I could do that but he is also the guy that said I would get DD5.1 on a SD tv from the regular networks (CBS, etc.) D* said I get DD 5.1 only on certain premium channels or PPVs in Letterbox format. It is my understanding the networks do not...

I just bought a RCA DVR80 DirecTV DVR from BB and will have it installed later this week. My sat is a triple DNB unit. I have a non-digital TV and it does not have PIP (big mistake!). Can I use the two cable feed as a PIP? If so, how do I do it? Thanks

Thanks for your responses, especially the chart and the fact that the networks are sending 5.1 only to the HD broadcasts. That was my concern.

I am considering getting Dish network and I have a Sony 5.1 receiver. Does Dish pass through 51. DD audio? I do not have HD and will not have for in the near future but I would like to hear DD 5.1. Are there many non-premium (non-HBO, Showtime, etc.) shows that are broadcast in 5.1? I live...