Recent content by cohiba

It's times like these that I am so glad I am not a huge football fan. But even if I ever considered getting ST, I wouldn't get it now just out of principle. In fact, I was pretty close to getting D* to replace Voom, but with this kind of business model, I'm getting scared away--what else will...

unplugged the 2 sat feeds yesterday (Sat) afternoon, and I'm still getting all my OTA channels today--almost. For some reason, channel 15 (local ABC) is not coming in, but I can live with that... :) Mine boxes are/were leased, and I'm using the standard antenna (don't know the model, or...

Voom spoiled me. I can hardly stand watching SD content anymore. I'm going to try OTA-only for a while, keeping my fingers crossed for someone to come along and pick up the pieces. Voom-please don't pick up or kill the boxes! I will be here waiting when you return!!!!

I just barely got Voom, and I'm spoiled. I don't think I could stomach D*, E*, and I won't even consider Cox Cable... I think I'm just going to go OTA for a while. The Voom antenna has given me spectacular OTA reception, and I think I can survive with that until a true Voom replacement...

I'm actually not a huge sports fan, but I watched that game last night too, and almost couldn't because of the crappy SD picture... After a while my eyes got used to the bluriness, but I don't wanna settle!!! :D You can add me to the list of those wanting ESPN2 HD!

That is pretty cool. Now did you really ask the Voom salesman why Voom? Or did you mean you asked the Dell salesperson why Voom??? ;)

I have a Samsung 47" HDTV, but my preferred setup is definitely my Panasonic AE700U at 9 FEET! :D

No matter how many April Fools joke posts there are, I still keep falling for them... I was just about to rush home for a late lunch as well! Aaaaaaarghh--ya got me! DAMN!!!!!! :D

Thanks for the tips guys. If I get up the determination, I think I will try the marker and guide wire ideas. The Voom guy did come out, and not only did he fix it--he improved it! My Satellite reception is now at a 97! Even he was surprised that he got it that high! VOOM, VOOM, VOOM!!!!!! :)

I've already posted about my install, but I'll do it here again. My install was great. He showed up on time, was polite, listened to my requests and did his best to fulfill them. He got me super reception on my satellite and OTA (~95 and 97), and was willing to stay and show me how to work...

ColdBrew, I'm almost in the same boat. My HDTV only has HDMI, and the Voom box has DVI. I bought a 10' DVI to HDMI cable from svideo.com for only $25. By far the best price I was able to find. For the same thing at Best Buy, they wanted $150!

smallghost, What do you have to lose? I mean, really, think about it... Your risking ONE DOLLAR! Cause every month you have to pay for your service, your not risking anything--cause you got the service, right? And did you have to sign a year commitment like D* and E* require? NO! Did...

DarrellP, I'll admit to being a newbie, and I'll admit to having a tendency to cut Voom some slack while things are ironed out. But I am watching Voom on my Panasonic AE700U on the same size screen as you, and I think it looks awesome. Watching WorldSport has made me a soccer fan. And I...

So what all local channels should we be getting now? Cause, for example, I thought I was getting something on 13, but I'm not getting anything on it now.

Well, after quite a few minutes of messing around, I did manage to finally get a 94, but it was back down under 90 as of last night. I think that one or two of the bolts aren't tight enough. I still have the Voom guy coming out tomorrow, and I'm confident that he will get my signal back up...