Recent content by kryten98371

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    SatelliteAV / Fortec System Giveaway

    I hope it's me! Puyallup, WA USA
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    Is it worth the switch?

    Here in the Seattle area, many still do not have cable because of the wind storm. I have both E* and D*, and never lost my signal. It may still be a week or so before all cable is restored (along with power). I was lucky because I never lost power, but if I had, I could connect my satellite...
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    Are there HD channels you almost never watch?

    I just installed E* 2 weeks ago, so I'm not sure which HD stations I like/dislike yet. I've noticed the wobble on 129 with my Dish 1000, so the voom channels fade in and out. I'm in the Tacoma, WA area. I'm trying out E* for a couple of months before I decide if I want to keep it. I...
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    Is it possible to sell your old Direct sytem and equip?

    If you become a supporting pub member, you can post a for sale ad in the classified forum :)
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    Dead Hard Drive?

    http://www.newreleasesvideo.com/hinsdale-how-to/index9.html
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    Dead Hard Drive?

    I have a Hughes DVR-80 and an RCA DVR-40, and I've upgraded both with new larger hard drives. At the time of the upgrade, I also made a backup of the images just in case one of the new drives fails. It's not that hard to do.
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    Dead Hard Drive?

    Most likely it did. Do you have a backup of the image?
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    It's baaack!!!!

    Don't you mean 19" rack? ;)
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    SD D* Tivo dying?

    If you can find an identical unit, swap the hard drives. You will need to deactive the broken unit and activate the replacement one. There is no guarantee that the hard drive is still good.
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    Who does and does not use "Native Mode"?

    I have 2 HTL-HD's, and my first HDTV would only handle 1080i and 480p, so I set the output to 1080i. If it was set to 720p, the TV picture would not show up. When I purchased a plasma TV (Pioneer), I continued to use 1080i, even though it would also handle 720p. I found it annoying that the...
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    5 Recievers?

    I have: 2 Tivo's 2 HD receivers 1 SD receiver The SD receiver is for my RV. It's active, but not ususally plugged in. I also have an ancient Sony receiver that is falling apart (plastic is broken). I can't seem to part with it because I paid $1000 for it and the dish 10 years ago...
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    least expensive component cables?

    I bought a 25' component cable (RGB) at Fry's, and I think it was $25. I'm going by memory, so don't qoute me on that price.:rolleyes:
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    Horror Story with local installer

    When Will the DTV Transition Be Complete? Television stations serving all markets in the United States are airing digital television programming, although they can continue providing analog programming until February 17, 2009. At that point, broadcasting on the current (analog) channels will...
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    Horror Story with local installer

    Actually, the digital locals are on UHF, so a loop antenna would work better than rabbit ears, unless the rabbit ears also came with a loop :) The clock is ticking on channels 2-13....
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    Discovery HD 3D Glasses

    4 pair also came with Shrek 3D.