Recent content by HDhockeyguy

Dish remote - will format the picture for 4:3 or 16:9 through normal, black bars (HD 4:3 content on 16:9 set), stretch, partial zoom (a nice partial zoom without losing too much content and only slightly distorting 4:3 content), and full zoom modes. They are nice options when dealing with the...

Yes - I have the 722 box that controls 2 televisions - 1 HD, 1 SD. The box outputs the HD feed to my SD television and i just have to stretch or partial zoom the program on the remote to make it look right since it's widescreen format for most HD channels. If you get a box that controls...

wow - apologies... didn't realize this was such a sensitive issue. I watch the HD feed on my SD 32" JVC tube TV and just adjust the mode to stretch and it looks fine. of all the forums I've visited including these - there's no lack of humorous retorts. I'll try to refrain from ones that may...

You're going the wrong way sir. HD is up ahead. SD is back where you came from. Perhaps you'd be more comfortable at one of our lower stakes tables?

The mid season deal starts after the all star break usually. They have a 2nd week of free preview to kick of the half season special rate. That's not until Jan 27th - so you'd have 2 more months to wait. Lotta hockey between now and then. If you weight it out on a per-game cost, you'd still...

Why doesn't the Center Ice - HD feeds show MSG or FSNNY in HD? Even the programming guide for DISH shows MSG (412) in HD. Tonight's game Devils vs. Stars on 412 is tagged with the HD symbol - yet I can guarantee as a Center Ice subscriber I won't get to see that feed. I'll get the SD game...

I live in Dayton, OH and since I'm a Devils fan I tuned in and watched this game fine on NHLN-HD. It was not blacked out for me but then none of the Devils games are except for if/when they ever play Columbus. All of the Columbus games are blacked out on the Center Ice package and NHL HD feeds...

hahaa... chrome. :D I got one of those dish skinz when I placed my order - the service rep asked if I was a football fan and what my favorite team was so I got the packers cover thrown in as a freebie. Ironic since they don't carry NFL :rolleyes: The skin is a high-gloss finish but doesn't...

better yet - when it does indicate there will be a game played (Devils vs. Penguins last night) it shows some replay of a game from 2002 instead. :mad: I tune in thinking great - I can watch the Devils game in HD only to find ESPN's coverage of Dallas vs. Colorado or something... BLAH.

That's the HD feed - just some of the highlights are not HD even if the feed was available in HD.

I also am a new DISH subscriber and aside from something of a learning curve to adjust to the 722's single/dual mode and the remotes... I couldn't be happier. The HD feeds look amazing (way better than the TW digital cable crap they call HD) and the DVR functionality is simply great. I think I...

the swait-and-bitch is more common amongst the non-hockey fan females "cmon it's our 5th date..." "shhhh. wait" followed by your drive home muttering the latter...

I used to tivo the replays when the original airing was a feed from the other team (so I could listen to the broadcast from my team's announcers) and about 9 out of 10 times this worked fine, but there would be the occasional black out on the replay. It also used to be that if you subscribed to...

Finally - widespread hockey in HD?! I just watched a DVD from 2003 season that has ESPN HD showing the stanley cup finals in HD and that really was the first glimpse of what was coming... never thought it would take 4 years Can't wait for tonight!