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The 921 Receiver accepts remote commands both by UHF and IR. However the remote included with the 921 only sends commands to the 921 via UHF. In order to allow owners of 3rd party learning remotes (such as the various prontos) to learn the IR command signals to send to the receiver Dish...

The 921 is always in IR mode for receiving remote commands. You can set it in an IR teaching mode through the menu system that MarkAR's post tells you how to get into. However I have a .pcf file that contains the Dish Network remote codes for addresses 1-4. If you PM me a e-mail address I...

You are correct. The 921 cannot record from the aux input. It also cannot record from analog OTA channels. To do so would require the 921 to have a real-time MPEG 2 encoder which the 921 does not have.

The DVI cables sold in the video departments of most Electronics stores are hugely overpriced. A good source for inexpensive DVI cables is Pacific Custom Cables. A DVI-D Single link cable has the bandwith needed for any existing HDTV format.

The problem you are having is shared by almost all DBS customers. The problem is over-compression. Trying to squeeze too many channels into a limited broadcast channel. The reason it is most noticeable on your largest TV is that the TV is so large, increasing the picture size magnifies...

What model number is the receiver. Some of the newer models have the smart card built onto the main board. They have a smart card reader built in to accept possible future smart card updates.

It is not.

Superdishes have 3 LNBs. 2 DBS LNBs for 119 and 110 and a FSS LNB for 105 or 121. On your 105 Superdish the second DBS LNB for 110 is the "little pointed white thing sticking out beside the FSS LNB."

If you subscribe to the HBO or Showtime packages you will receive HBO-HD and/or Showtime-HD. You make the comment "$600 sounds like a lot just(emphasis added) to be able to record in HDTV". Many people (myself included) decided it was worth $1000 to be able to record in HDTV. Watching HDTV...

The dish does not "look" where you would think it is "looking" by looking at it. :D Go into the bathroom and look straight into the mirror. You're looking straight into your eyes. Now keep your eyes straight ahead and turn your head to one side. You are now looking at the wall, and it's...

In a sense they are right. If it rains hard enough you will lose your signal. Where they missed the boat is that signal strength determines how hard "hard enough" is. If you have a low enough signal strength a wispy cloud passing between the satellite and your dish will be enough to block the...

The DishPro Quad LNB will allow you to connect up to 4 tuners without the need for additional switches.(it has a switch built in) If any of your receivers are legacy models (4 digit model numbers) you will need a Legacy Adapter for each legacy receiver. The DishProPlus Twin LNB allows you to...

It sounds like a problem in your Sony receiver's component video section. Are there enough component video inputs on your TV to handle all your sources? Connecting your video sources directly to the display will almost always provide the best video quality. The exception being using a video...

Darrell, Your post should read "All new HD satellite receivers have OTA capbility built in." SD satellite receivers do not have OTA tuners (digial or analog) and would not help Betsy in tuning in her local OTA channels. Yes. Only specific receivers deal with HD. It's not necessarily...

The DPP separator will not work with the DP Twin. You will need the DPP Twin.