Recent content by ericgtr

Excellent point, I couldn't agree more.

I moved from Dish Network to Comcast for this very reason, Comcast cares about keeping existing customers while Dish could give a rats ass. They refuse to give existing customers any upgrads of any kind, only new customers get the latest and greatest. I loved everything about Dish accept for...

I checked this out last night and it appeared to play in stereo fine for me, I didn't notice any difference from any other (like) channels.

On my Motorola 6412 DVR I have noticed that if I set a series recording to only record 5 episodes that it continues to record after there are 5 already in there, only it doesn't add it to the list. Anyone else notice this?

Good point, mine is the Motorola 6412 DVR

My box locks up like that from time to time also. I usually unplug it to resolve the issue, the only problem with that is you lose the schedule (at least if you shutdown during a lockup) and it has to download again which takes a while.

Okay, I will check out channel 34 when I get home and report back how it works on my end.

Hey cybersized, I also live in Beaverton (howdy neighbor) and have no problems with it. Wonder if something's up with your receiver?

As much as I love Dish compared to cable I have to make the switch. After spending over $1000 for an HDTV I cannot justify having to spend a minimum of $549 as an existing customer just to upgrade my receiver. It's always been E*'s policy to screw the existing customer IMO, they should really...

I think that would be a very smart move on their part and would be happy to pay $150 for a backup solution.

Yep.. Cleaning = Formatting. They really need to get this issue resolved and stop worrying about adding new functionality until they do.

Of course, but more a fan of my hero the Reverend Al Bundy :D

That won't matter to us though because we are existing loyal customers who will have absolutely no chance of getting the latest hardware, that is only reserved for new subscribers.

I get it too, I already made a new thread about it but I will warn you here also. Do not force a power down manually (by holding the power button in for 5 seconds) durning one of these lockups or it will wipe the entire disk of all your recordings. I learned that the hard way.

This is indeed tragic and I feel terrible for the families and losses they've sufferd. I setup a relief fund on my site setting a goal of $1000 to send to Red Cross to try and do my little part in this.