Recent content by gongura

EHD to PC/DVD Thanks Smith..so what format is the recording saved as? MPeg 4? Mpeg 2? I guess I can unhook the cable and connect the EHD to a PC and see the contents? Just want to make sure doing so will not screw up the DVR and invoke another activation fee :)

EHD to PC/DVD More of a technical question than being on the dark side of Dish:(. Is it possible to transfer the shows saved on EHD to a disc? I thought this was the advantage of having a EHD. Anyone tried this (and had success)?:)

Is there any way to find out how many hours the tV was used. I bought a Panny from my local Frys and I have heard they have a reputation of repackaging returns and selling them as new

Is it possible to transfer recorded videos from the DVR to a computer? If so how? I am on the waitlist for the new HD-DVR and interested in recording HD videos on my PC.

get your HDMI cables from monoprice.com. I compared the cables I got from monoprice with the Monster cable I got from BB and found no difference on my Panasonic Plasma...with Monster you are sucking up their marketing kool aid and paying them for their advertising...

How much does it cot to do an ISF calibration. I plan to get the 50" Panny from Costco and wondering if ISF calibration is worth it

Hi I plan to run speaker wires for my HT through the attic. I recently bought 200ft of 16 gauge speaker wire. Just found through a friend of mine that the speaker wires need to be shielded if I plan to run them through attic and also I need a permit. Is this true? Is it unsafe to use...

where can I get a 119 LNB? Should I just call Dish and order or is there a cheaper way? I tried repeaking as SSimon suggested (moving the SD without unbolting). Still get the 121 and the 110 but no 119. Tried swaping the cables between the 121 and 119 and still no 119. The connections at the lnb...

Pardon me, But what exactly is repeaking my SD? Can I do this myself (my SD is installed in my backyard and so I do have easy access to it) or do I need to call an Installer? Also if line of sigt is an issue then no matter what I did (swapping cables etc) I should get the 119 channels? And if...

Not sure why this is happening. I stopped seeing all the 119 channels, did check switch get a NC for 119. Check the cable connections going into the DP34 as well as near the LNB's. Still can't see 119. Swap cables near the LNB's...doa check switch and now I see all the 119 channels..but then...

Back to square one. Installed a 811, ordered HD and now I can't see 119 despite a hard boot of the receiver and doing check switch etc. Is this a case of a bad lnb? Or is it line of sight since this occured even after I swapped the cables leading to the LNB's os is it the 811? But then if its a...

What kind of antenna do you folks use for getting the OTA channels (SD+HD)? Does an indoor antenna work? I live in 95138 (South San Jose) zip code and checked the antennaweb.org site for the channel info and orientation. Got a Philips indoor antenna that also has an amplifier. Still managed to...

I bought a 811 off one of the users of this group who lives in the same city as I do. Hooked it up (went to my neighbhourhood Walmart at 10:00 PM to get an extra optical cable), called Dish and ordered the HD package. I hooked my 811 via component video since I had my DVD player hooked to the...

Installed a 811 receiver last night and ordered the HD package. Now I get a HD Wide format and a SD Format option (this comes when I change channels) on the top left of the screen (right below the channel information) and in some cases the SD Format option is highlighted which is fine except...

Lease 811 from Dish or buy one here or on Ebay Dish will charge $149 for installation and $5 a month for the 811. They are giving a 50% discount on the HD package with this deal so I poay $149 upfront and $10 a month to get the HD channels. Should I go for this or purchase a 811 (Dish wants...