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DirecTV, TiVo to offer new HD DVR to customers For those who don't like the D* HD DVRs, there is hope. DirecTV, TiVo to offer new HD DVR to customers - AP - National Business News - Portfolio.com It's expected to be available in about a year. Dana

There's a couple of them here http://search.solidsignal.com/?i=1&i1.x=&i1.y=&q=Ka+Ku+monopole&site=com&u1=q Dana

Is this the time that local public television HD channels get picked up by D* as per the national agreement signed late last year? Dana

Eric Wilbur, Boston Globe staffer, has posted an explanation of sorts here No Sox, no service - Eric Wilbur's Sports Blog - Boston.com Dana

I tuned in the Red Sox on NESN HD (D* channel 623HD) about the 7th inning. It looked great from Japan in HD! Maybe the problem reported by BIG ED was local? Or cleared up before I started watching? Strange that NESN couldn't produce any Spring Training games from the Sunshine State in HD but...

If the rep did what she said she would do "... she ... said that she would note that on my account then hung up on me ..." then her name, employee number, etc., is on the account contact log. ;) Before I finally retired, I worked for a major mail order retailer as a telephone customer service...

Saying "Cancel service" at the automated voice prompt is simply a way to access the Customer Retention staff. Note that scottie_h said "You don't have to actually threaten to cancel. I would simply say you want to check into upgrading ... to an HD-DVR." The Customer Retention staff are more...

No ethernet port on the H20. There is one on the H21 but it is inactive. Dana

Yankees’ spring training TV schedule released Pete Dougherty - Sports television media blog - Best Seat in My House » Yankees’ spring training TV schedule released - timesunion.com - Albany NY Dana

NESN has posted its complete pre-season and regular season TV broadcast schedule. NESN will televise the Red Sox v. Yankees at Tampa, 1 PM Sunday Mar. 17. Dana * Note. Apparently, NESN goofed on the day of the week. March 17, 2008 is a Monday. At least the Yankees know what day of the week...

That's correct. The H20 has to have an Access Card in the slot and an active account with D* in order to function. Some older D* HD receivers with the manufacturer's name on them such as Samsung do operate as OTA receivers w/o active accounts. But not the H20s. Dana

The garage option sounds promising as long as the #6awg bare ground wire isn't in contact with anything flammable along its route. Is there gasoline in the garage? Here's the scenario you're trying to avoid. There's a lighting strike on your pole mounted dish. The lighting will follow the...

If you have a 1080p LCD, then everything you see on it is 1080p. The input from your HD box may be 1080i but your TV converts that to 1080p because that's the only resolution it can display. Dana

I acquired my H20 before March 1, 2006 but when I left D* in May 2006, (Big mistake. I am now back for good.) I had to return it to D* because I had accepted a D* $100. rebate on the purchase. I had no complaint; it just shows that even if someone acquired a H20 before the magic date, there may...

I couldn't agree more. I bought a few Region 2 PAL DVDs offered on eBay from what I thought were reputable outfits in this country a year or so ago. I used my credit card through PayPal. Small dollar amounts. No porn. Just titles not available on Region 1 DVDs. Then I discovered many...