Recent content by karl9000

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    offer from dish...this is better!!!!

    I have a question. I made the jump to Dish about 2 weeks ago, BEFORE this latest offer was available regarding the Voom HD channels available at 61.5. I've got the Dish 500 dish pointing at 110 (or whatever). I called Dish today and signed up for the Voom package. Now, the question: can I just...
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    Picture quality questions

    Whew, I'm glad it wasn't just my STB. I dreaded having to go the customer service route for a replacement. Thanks for the reply. Guess we're going to have to see what the Big Dogs do about the future of Voom. I'd hate to see it go, and I hate the idea of having to go back to Dish.
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    Picture quality questions

    I've had Voom for about 10 months now. Lately, I've noticed a lot of PQ issues that are bugging me. :mad: First off, the HD side. I'm getting a lot of pixelation (blockiness? :confused: ) on HD movies. Mostly, I notice it in action movies with explosions, but I can also see it on movies that...
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    Video Artifacts...Oh My!!

    I found the easiest way to get rid of the white spot was to "activate" the guide, and then go "back" to viewing. It works every time. But I've seen a deterioration of SD video. Lot's of pixelation (blocking?) and on some SD channels, there almost appears to be a "film" over the video. Some...