Recent content by eugenek

I have been using the 8300HD DVR for the past 2 months and I can tell you that the interface does not come CLOSE to Tivo (at least based on my experiences with 1st gen. DTivo that I used to have). The only functionality that is remotely similar to Tivo's Season Pass is an ability to select "One...

I disagree. The quickest way to fall by the wayside is to operate in the mode where your operating expenses exceed your revenues (which is what has been happening since Voom started operating). In my opinion, in this particular case Voom's #1 goal is to stay in business and there is only one way...

I've decided to post this after reading another thread regarding a addition of a Spanish channel. As it stands today, if someone wants to subscribe to international programming, they only have one choice - Dish Network. I am aware of the fact that DirecTV offers some Spanish channels and some...

Sattec, Thanks a lot for the info. Can you point me to any brands and/or equipment models that could be used for this? Regards, Eugene

I have a friend who lives across the street from me. Both of us live in a high-rise apartment buildings. He has a balcony which faces a direction that allows him to receive DirecTV and/or Dish Network DBS signals. I do not. I am trying to research if it is somehow possible to construct a setup...

OK....I went to Best Buy and bought 2 indoor antennas - one Terk HDTVi antenna (produced absolutely NO signal on ANY channels) and a Jensen powered UHF/VHF antenna, which claims to have "dual stage amplifiers" and "45DB minimum gain range" in both UHF and VHF. Sounds like a dream piece of...

Sean, I went to Radio Shack today and asked for the most powerful indoor HDTV-capable antenna. They pointed me to Radio Shack part number 15-1838. It's a an adjustable VHF/UHF antenna with a 15DB signal amplifier. I connected the antenna to the STB and started doing RF scans. I wrote down a...

I live on a 14th floor of a 23-story apartment building. The building is located in Brooklyn, NY. My balcony (where Voom dish is installed) is facing East. Most of the local stations that I want to receive are transmitted from the Empire State Building in Manhattan, which is approx. 11 miles...