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    Sirius channels

    I noticed the same thing even on the CD channels. Works for a short bit then goes back to really choppy again. Sat signal is fine and all other channels are spotless. Just the CD and Sirius music channels exhibiting this.
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    Need Mapdown Channel Clarification on The List

    Yeah. This kind of stuff is REAL fun. I used to take personal pride in tracking this stuff back when I was on cable and it pretty much works out similarly to Dish's setup. Channels duplicated all over the place but realistically mapping to the same QAM in the background. Realistically...
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    Project Draco, any update

    Right now I'd just be happy with a box that has a decent interface and isn't a unitasker. That's the whole reason I have been enticed in setting up a W7MC based HTPC because everything I want and need is right there under the hood with one of the most sought after features being a DVR with...
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    Project Draco, any update

    Highly doubtful. I've been waiting years myself to see something produced from either DirecTV or Dish but both have really dropped the ball on this game. The only real option you have is either a couple HD-PVR boxes (add in the requirement for a few HD capable Dish boxes and the fees they come...
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    DIY Dish peaking?

    So hopefully someone can help me out here. What is a relatively safe and foolproof procedure for peaking my dish myself? When we first got service back in December everything was good but over the months has slowly worsened to where light to moderate rainstorms create issues and the signal...
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    Has Dish lost another teleco bundling partner?

    Well the most enticing part for me is the multi-room feature and the UPNP access the boxes have to the stored media on your PC's. I am a techie so this is big for me. But not enough for me to switch unless their prices come down.
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    Has Dish lost another teleco bundling partner?

    Really odd. From reading all the posts here you'd think it would be a pain in the rear to get anything done with your Dish service if you are a bundled customer. In my own experience this has not ever been the case. In fact I am bundled through Centurylink/ex-Embarq. So far they have just...
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    Any Word on CW HD locals??

    Hell, we don't even get it in widescreen around here. Just plain jane 4:3 480i. Ran as a subchannel on our local NBC affiliate (WFMJ) since the station is run and owned by them as a sister station. I have suggested on another forum that the engineer for said station visits to cram both...
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    ViP 622 & 722 Running Bug Thread

    Curious if there is any word on if any known update is coming down the pipe for my existing, easily reproducable, and utterly annoying bug? VIP222k here. TV1 fed via composite to an SD 4:3 set, TV2 over RF to another SD 4:3 set. No matter what, if a channel is changed on TV2 the aspect format...
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    Reprogramming set 'macros' on 21.0 remotes?

    Thanks! That is exactly what I was looking for! :D
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    Any Word on CW HD locals??

    Unfortunately our market doesn't have CW in HD. And I doubt Dish would be sympathetic enough to give us Cleveland's CW stations or a national feed instead. Not that lucky. ;)
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    Reprogramming set 'macros' on 21.0 remotes?

    Simple question that I have, unfortunately, been unable to answer on my own with searches or the Dish manuals. When we first got our system installed the installer set up the 21.0 UHF remotes on the TV2 sets to automatically tune them to the right channel upon pressing the Sat button. But...
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    Part Number for vip722K OTA Tuner?

    The only downside I am aware of with the OTA module is it is fairly sensitive to multipath interference. Though it will take a lot of it to cause problems in my experience. As far as overall signal sensitivity it is fairly good and comparable to a lot of tuners I have had the luxury of playing...
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    Vip722k - L662 update

    Kinda belate: Multiroom is unlikely. My best educated guess is they are just adding the option to use WiFi instead of ethernet on these boxes for VoD and remote programming. More profitable for them cashing in on pricey Wifi usb adapters that their boxes are locked to than people going out and...
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    222k no VOD?

    No prob. :) For future reference if you know you want to watch a specific movie in both places you can order it over the phone or online as PPV (will cost slightly more than ordering on the box) and all boxes on your account will have access to it. Although, being PPV, this has time restraints...