Recent content by maljabir

It's finally here! A bargain Sony XBR CRT! Just saw this on the Sonystyle website. They are accepting pre-orders for their new, top of the line CRT HDTV set, the KD-34XBR970. Follow this link for more info...

Here's what DISH said to me... Got this response from DISH to my e-mail: Thank you for contacting DISH Network regarding HD programming. DISH Network strives to offer the best quality of high definition programming that meets industry and television standards while maximizing DISH...

It has nothing to do with hard drive Whatever picture quality problems you are experiencing are not due to the hard drive. The signal is encoded/compressed/modulated etc. by the satellite service provider at their transmission/uplink facilities. It goes up to the satellite and then back down to...

Saw this item on the Skyreport.com website: This week, EchoStar won Federal Communications Commission approval to use a Telesat Canada satellite for delivery of services to customers in the United States. Specifically, the FCC's International Bureau granted EchoStar's request for a blanket...

Anybody else notice that PQ has been worse than usual in the last two weeks on E*? I admit that it isn't that great on some of the channels to start out with, but I've been seeing heavy pixelation and blocking, particularly in action sequences, on many channels. Is Dish using more compression...

Price on transcoder The price on the transcoder was $299. It was the one recommended by the service center contracted by Loewe to do their repair work. The guy was literally reading something off his computer screen with the info. I did get free FedEx ground shipping and I didn't even have to...

Forced to get a scan converter rdinkel, I was wrong about just needing the cable. My Aconda crapped out the day before my 942 arrived, so I used an old SD TV to set up and activate the 942. Well, the Aconda came back today and guess what, NO SYNC!!! Bunch of wavy green lines. So, it seems that...

Let me know how it goes Let me know hot it works out for you (with both receivers).

I've got a Loewe Aconda also rdinkel, I've got a Loewe Aconda also. It's an older 30" model. Is the component to RGB cable not working for you?

All you need is a cable photoman76, my setup is similar to yours -- a 942 HD receiver with and older HD monitor with what you called an SVGA connector on it. The connector on your set is probably an HD15 (fifteen pins arranged in three rows), which is different from an SVGA or DB15 connector...

Abu Dhabi televsion appeared on my subscribed channels today on 768. The channel was noted as ABUDA on goaliebob's uplink activity report of November 30th. It is now listed on the Dish Network's Arabic programming page and is available only as part of the top-tier Arabic Elite package. It's a...

Dish Comm on 942 Scott... I've got a 942 and I don't recall seeing any mention of this feature in the owner's manual. Do you know if this is software feature that can be added to legacy receivers or will it just be available on new models from this point on. I agree with BrettTRay on the...

Dish Comm... interesting new feature? Maybe I'm behind the times, but this is the first I've heard about this feature that they're calling Dish Comm (see quotation from Dish TechPortal below). Receivers that support this feature can communicate with each other over the electrical wiring of your...

why the low bitrate, HDTVFanAtic? HDTVFanAtic, why the low bitrate if they are broadcasting full res 1920x1080i like Satellite Expert said in his post? I thought full res would need about 16 to 19 mbps.

thanks, Satellite Expert You made my day, Satellite Expert... just what I was hoping I'd find out! Would appreciate it if anyone who has the bitrate info would post it.