Recent content by Lynn Blakely

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    Need to upgrade Direct TV receiver!

    Thanks to both of you. This is just what i needed. BTW If I can assist you on repairs of electronic equipment just let me know.
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    Need to upgrade Direct TV receiver!

    I am a retired Tech. One of my friends bought a new LCD Samsung TV. It has DMI and several Component video inputs. What is the model or models he needs to be able to use the better quality inputs. I went to the direct tv website and really found nothing, or didn't know where to go. It would...
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    I used to work at skyangel

    Lynn Blakely We have Sky Angel, to replace our Direct TV programing which we dropped. We watch the two Halmark channels, Fox, and Guardian, the most. We are retired and the programing is cheaper than Direct, or Dish, so it is fine for us.
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    Just completed alignment for SkyAngel

    Hi: I read all the previous posts on this forum an soon as I got access. So yes I know about the 2 to 4 day latency on getting activated. One question what is FTA, just learning some of the new nomenclature, about satlellites. Thanks for making me feel at home...
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    Just completed alignment for SkyAngel

    I am new to this forum. I just had a fustrating time setting up the dish. The house had a 500 dish on the house. I have a 1000 receiver. When I hooked the receiver to the dish I got the Dish Network information channel. Then I went to the setup and alignment menu, to get the coordinates. Then...
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    New Member, Lynn Blakely

    I am a retired electronics technician, i.e. I have repaired consumer electroncs for 33 years. I just installed my fourth satellite system yesterday. It was my first Dish Network system, it is for receiving "SkyAngel". I like to help people, and I like computers, and about anything related to...