Recent content by darekd

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    Direct DVR vs Dish

    Video on Demand. No, it doesn't. See above.
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    previous customer

    I was a directv customer a year ago and they did re-activated my account with new customer promotion.
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    HR22-700 junk

    Have you consider that Directv has 5 million more subscribers than DISH. Personally, I just dumped Dish and returned to Directv. I will take HR box over 722 any day. And yet, Directv is adding way more subscribers than Dish.
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    HR22-700 junk

    I hope you don't regret this decision. I was with Directv then I switched to Dish and now I'm back with Directv. The only good thing about dish are speedier receivers and EHD. Some problems with the 722 receiver: - Few times a week I would get a show that was only partially recorded (common...
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    What stores have the best deals for dishes?

    Check ebay. My work buddy bought a 1000.2 dish with a tripod and some extras (signal meter, cables, etc) for $115 shipped.
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    Audio out of sync on local stations

    Two of my four local stations have out of sync audio problem (WDBJ-CBS and WSLS-NBC). Watching Merlin on NBC a week ago was like watching a foreign movie with dubbing. Audio problem on WDBJ is less severe but consistent. Audio on WSLS goes from perfect to 'foreign movie'. Neither WSET-ABC nor...
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    Recording Cut short but shows full length timer

    Please make sure that you don't delete shows from your external hard driver while recording other shows. There might be other problems but deleting shows from your EHD while recording other shows will definitely mess-up your currently recorded shows (I was able to replicate this problem).
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    Local channels sound out of sync

    Sound on my HD local channels provided by DISH is slightly of of sync. Who can I call to have it corrected (DISH or local station)?
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    Keeping receiver on 24/7/365

    I switch from directv and I thought that having my 722K "turn off" itself at night would bother me but it's not a big deal at all - just extra select button press.
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    722K Going Bad?

    Yes. See this tread: http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-technical-discussions/176568-acquiring-signal-fluke.html#post1850624
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    VIP 722 OTA issues - Cedar Rapids IA

    What is 9.2? Is it the channel that 9.1 used to be? Can you watch anything on 9.2? If the channel that was on 9.1 is now on 9.2 should not be a problem. One channel in my area changed from 21.2 to 21.1. I modified station name for 21.1 and the guide was correctly picked up.
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    local/OTA channels, what is -0 now?

    On my receiver both SD and HD locals from DISH have suffix -0. All OTA channes have -1, -2, etc. There is possibility that your local PBS changed channel assignment. Try re-scanning your locals.
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    Buggy 722k

    Yes, I do.
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    Buggy 722k

    I've experienced both problems.
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    Sporadic signal problems

    Occasionally, I get a message on my 722k that the signal was lost for no reason (no rain or tree). The problem is that the message will not go away and the signal is not re-acquired. I have to go to next channel and come back to fix this problem. It happens on all satellites. My signal strength...