Recent content by JustBob

They're not saying that today. The website still says a triple-LNB dish. There were rumors a while back that this years NFL Sunday Ticket SF would be MPEG4. That's going to be a tough pill to swallow for many if they don't have their MPEG4 HD-DVR out yet. They'd have to swap out every...

I'm just curious why it takes so long to bring a product like this to market. They know what they want it to do, the technology exists, so what's the hold up? It seems that technology products like this can't wait too long to come to market because something better is always going to be around...

Your consumer habits are being watched by many many different people. DirecTV is just one of them. They've probably been using that information for years and have now given you a chance to Opt-Out. I don't think it was necessary for them to offer that. It should be part of the agreement to...

My bad. I mis-read the previous post of "5 a month". I thought it said you'd be paying for "5 months", suggesting that was your estimate on when it got to your area. Anyway, it'd probably still be a pretty cheap replacement. But you never know with DirecTV. -JustBob

What did you buy for $400 2 years ago that is about to become obsolete? -JustBob

I was just thinking that as well. I've been considering replacing my second TV with an HDTV. This would be an easy way to get a free HD receiver upgrade. I still have my old RCA DTC-100 that I could re-activate and get swapped out. However I'm not sure if I could live with a non-DVR receiver...

That deal (& this thread) was from last August. I think it only lasted a month. I haven't heard of anything close since then. It still seems odd that they were practically giving them away for a while. Maybe they just had too many of them sitting around in a warehouse. Keep watching the...

I have to admit that I don't understand why it takes sooooo long to come out with this product. They know what they want it to do, and they have the technology to do it. Didn't they announce this like in January 2005? What's up? -JustBob

I don't think anyone suggested that it was. He was saying he had good signal strength and then it was questioned why his signal strength wasn't even higher than the numbers he said. -JustBob

Dash8 - Did you ever get straightened out on this? You sound confused. With the H20 you can get your HD locals through DirecTV. However if you can get decent reception, you can see your HD locals directly from the station over your antenna (OTA). Whether your local stations show programming...

I'm just south of Madison. I believe I'm typically around 91-93 on the receivers I've had over the years. I don't think we can expect much better this far north. -JustBob

I'm not sure how you can say that. Have they increased their bandwidth lately, except for the MPEG4 HD locals? I don't see how they can improve PQ until they move the national HD channels to MPEG4. They continue to cram more channels into the same MPEG2 bandwidth. Each channel is going to...

Thanks for the history of Thomson. They still suck! I won't touch their products anymore. -JustBob

Scotty, beam him up. Please! :devil: -JustBob

I still don't understand why channels have to keep raising their rates that they charge the carriers (cable and DBS). I thought they got most of their money through advertising revenue. If they're getting paid just for having a channel, then what's their incentive to produce good shows? With...