Recent content by lamer

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    PVR 510 Problem? - Elapsed Time short?

    FWIW, I can confirm the same symptoms with my 510. I have recorded hundreds of TCM movies and notice this occuring with the latest batch.
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    510 Video Improvement?

    I have been a Dish subscriber for about 1.5 years, I left DirecTV after 8 years (Pegasus :mad: was the reason I left--long story) and I have noticed a decline in PQ. Very soft picture on most channels :no with a "clay face" effect on many channels. I am using a Mitz 55" HDTV...
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    Straight and Simple: D* or E*?

    Pegasus is the reason I switched to Dish. They automatically add $3.00 to the DirecTV packages and added an additional $1.50 charge about a year ago. They do not offer anything additional, they just take the money. They do control what equipment you can purchase. I was a Pegasus customer...
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    811 Problem - High pitched buzz then no sound

    I believe the horizontal oscillator frequency is 15,734Hz (525 linesX29.97 frames/sec). :) It was changed from 15,750Hz to accommodate the color subcarrier. :) It would be about double the frequency for 1080i (1080 linesX30frames=32,400Hz)
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    Any problems with Pegasus?

    Pegasus is the reason I switched to DISH a year ago after being a subscriber for over eight years. I have a problem paying them extra money each month over and above the "DirecTV" pricing you see everywhere else. They charge a total of $4.50 per month extra (if I remember correctly). You are...
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    Making DIsh DVD quality

    Quite interesting that you posted this. Yesterday I sent an e-mail to DISH technical services requesting that they would make a channel or two available for test waveforms. Since they are static in nature, the BW used would be minimal and would help really geeky users like us to calibrate our...