Recent content by kmkohler

I happened to notice yesterday that the guide description for channel 102 (the former preview channel) changes at 8AM Pacific on March 14. At that point it says "Migration Channel." Any idea what that might mean? Probably not video of migrating birds... Given the date, could it have something to...

Just another data point. I have an ancient (2001) Sony KV-XBR800 connected to my 722 with an HDMI to DVI adapter. The set supports HDCP. I do have HBO and I haven't seen any problems.

In the last few weeks, I've started seeing what sounds like the same problem on my 722 (not k). I really noticed it when I was watching a recording of an NBA game (Thunder@Blazers). Several times I got a few seconds of loud buzzing and a glitch in the video. Pretty annoying when it happens in...

Yes, I did see it. Too bad the Blazers lost. BTW I almost missed it. The guide only said "Portland" not "Trail Blazers" which is what my timer looks for.

Thanks. Maybe I'll get a few Trail Blazer games out of it anyway.

Anybody know how long the free preview lasts?

Dish and their "virtual cable" idea is mentioned. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/business/media/for-pay-tv-clients-a-steady-diet-of-sports.htm The link may require free registration.

Actually MLBN is showing reruns of the playoff games in the early morning, just not live.

I'm surprised no one's mentioned this. I just got the update on my 722 and it's now possible to limit search lists in On Demand to show only free items. The UI's a bit weird (you toggle it with the "*" key that normally changes the zoom state.) Glad to see that useful feature restored though.

Nope, nothing except the 722. I checked the full headers on the email. It's Comcast all the way down. The Comcast site say I've used 14GB so far in September. Not unreasonable. The consensus seems to be that Comcast doesn't know what they're talking about. Why am I not surprised? OP

Thanks for the suggestions. I hadn't thought about the possibility that someone could be freeloading on the connection. I'll have to check that. However the monthly traffic shown on the Comcast site doesn't look out of line. I haven't had a computer on my home internet connection for over a...

I just got an email from Comcast warning me that my computer "may be infected by a bot". Since the only devices currently on my network connection are a 722 and a LinkSys router, it's hard to see how that could be true. Is it actually conceivable that a Dish DVR could be infected like that? I...

The techs at Dish and SES deserve the adult beverage of their choice(*) for the extra hours they must have put in fixing this. Also kudos to the programmers who seem to have foreseen something like this happening. I'm amazed that the receivers came back without any user intervention. * Why are...

Forget that! My Little Pony in HD!! Squee!

MattG was successful in getting me moved back from North Dakota to Oregon (at dishonline.com). Thanks!