Recent content by dvstahl

After tinkering this AM, it is true you lose the on screen displays with the composite connections, but it will output a picture to my TV with the switch set at 480i or 480p. My TV has multiple inputs, so am able to view from the componet video on one and the composite on another. On the...

I was trying to use the composite video ouput and different settings & got nothing. I'm using now the component jacks, and have gotten the menues & nice video. I really wanted to go thru an old VCR, for taping, but looks like that might not happen. Tomorrow will try hooking the VCR to the...

I just bought a Samsung DTB H260F HDTV receiver and hooked it up to an analog tv. Have a CM4228 antenna & get crystal clear analog UHF reception where I'm pointing. When I turn the HDTV receiver on, I can tell by the TV screen something's happened, but actually see nothing & cannot access any...

OK, I got it now. Thanks for your help.

Then I would assume the FTA receiver uses a "generic" software? There are no hookups for motorizing on the FTA receivers I've been looking at, but the software in these FTA's has screens for inputting the info.

But what is this setup that is in the FTA receiver that require you to input into the FTA, that it is motorized, dish positioning, and dish limits. This is the thing I don't understand. If it is all done by the 4DTV receiver, what does this accomplish? I can understand entering a specific...

I don't understand. I have a big dish, with a 4dtv receiver which would be positioning the dish, and would tell me what satellite I'm on. How is the FTA receiver going to know what satellite I'm pointing at unless I manually tell it? Is there some sort of software involved that will take the...

I haven't yet bought a FTA reciever, ( I really am not sure which one I want to get ) but have been looking at some of the manuals linked to this site. If my 4DTV receiver will be positioning the dish, what's all this set up stuff in the FTA receiver about. Why or how would it be showing dish...

You guys are all very helpful. I just did a search on the 3500 and it brought me to a part of a forum here, and from what I read, you still need to attach some sort of decoder to the 3500 in order to hear AC3 audio? It would seem there should be a reciever that would be "complete".

From what I'm able to see of the back panel of the 2700 and 3500, there doesn't appear to be power connections for the old style arm positioner on my big dish. So, are you guys using another receiver to position the dish? If you, like me, are hooked up to a 4dtv receiver or similar, are you...

I really am appreciating everyones input, but to change the v-h for the FTA, wouldn't I just have to switch from, say, transponder 1 to 2 to change the polarities for channels on the FTA? Seems like this would only have to be done once to find the channel you wish to view.

I really don't know if I need the "frills" of a more top of the line receiver. I also plan to leave my 4dtv receiver hooked up and don't really need a FTA with built in positioner. I still wonder if this type of receiver/positioner might present problems for me, being used as a slave?

Thanks again, tvropro, I did a quick check & see the 2700(a) can be had for about $128 delivered. It looks like it has a built in positioner. I'm assuming I wouldn't have any problems slaving it off my 4dtv reciever, and the 4dtv being the one positioning the dish?

I'm completely new to FTA and I'm looking at getting a Traxis DBS3500, due to the great price (about $95 delivered), and would be adding it to a C band big dish. I've seen on these forums that this receiver does not have AC3 audio pass thru. I believe that's Dolby audio, but what problem would...

Thank you too, tvpro. Do you know if there are other worthwhile similar (not CW), and for lack of a better description - superstations, in the C band FTA?