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129 degrees.

I'm guessing that they up-sell most people quickly....?

My server rack sits at 78 and I've gone 7 or 8 years without a HDD failure. If that is causing issues with this machine, they're using the worst disk vendor in the universe. But I do appreciate your help, and I'll consider a USB fan for the replacement unit.

I just checked the temperature. It is 71 degrees in the room and just 78 behind the unit in the hottest spot. I hope that isn't causing problems, but I can't imagine that it is. I'll monitor the temperature closely and see.

It doesn't have the best ventilation, though it is better than any of my previous receivers. It has a BD player on top but nothing to the side for several inches and it doesn't feel warm when I stick my hand back there.

Thanks for the info. I was definitely curious whether others had better luck. Sounds like I need to have it replaced.

I came back to Dish this Fall after several years with DirecTV. Aside from the comparably terrible GUI and PQ that seems slightly less high, I'm relatively happy. I'm saving about $50 per month, which is good since I'm trying to raise two kids at the moment. I am, however, very disappointed in...

I'm on DirecTV and it's getting me. Pixelation lasting just a second or so... seems to come on in groups of 1 to 3 at a time.

I hate to say this, but AT&T might benefit from buying DirecTV and renaming it to use the AT&T name for ubiquity. It could really help their entrance into the TV market, which has been slowed by a painfully slow Uverse deployment.

Thanks for the info. To answer some questions: Thursdays are very busy for shows we watch, other days we record almost nothing... that's how I find time... OH, and TV is pretty much our only source of entertainment. I have kids... we don't get out much. ;) I think I'll just wait till I buy a...

I don't watch BBC News, but good deal for you guys who wrote in! It's always good when a company listens to its customers! :up :)

That was my biggest surprise when moving to D* from E*. I almost never have rain fade these days.

I don't regret moving from E* to D*. Really, I don't. At the time, many of our favorite channels weren't yet in HD on E*, and now that they are I don't trust that they'll stay due to contract disputes. The OnDemand features are great for the kids, and the rain fade isn't anywhere near as bad...

I always thought HD looked better on my SDTV than SD does, long before I ever got my HD set. I think you're onto something there.

5GB is just two or three movies a month... and wouldn't allow you any room for anything else like web browsing, email etc. I'm afraid this isn't going to work well for you.