Recent content by martincva

Not a bad idea. I'll give 'em a call to document what's going on. If bad things happen down the road, it should make it easier to get a fix.

Reasonable question, but nope, nothing in my setup has changed. It has plenty of ventillation, hasn't moved, and we NEVER let the dog sleep on it :D

I had an HR-20 that worked fine for about 3 years. About a month ago, the hard drive started clicking or chattering. It did this continuously on and off. Not just when we were recording or watching, but even with the unit turned off. It had never done it before, but I initially assumed it...

Happy Birthday, SatelliteGuys Congrats on 5 years. I found you in October, just a month after you started up. While I haven't posted very often (I just don't have a lot of knowledge), I come and read on a regular basis. I have found answers to many questions and problems by doing a quick...

You can also try this --- If you have concerns about buying online, try this. It is what I did, but that was over 3 years ago. First, I went online, and found the model I wanted (I got a 60" Panny LCD projection). Then I shopped online to find the best price. I made sure it was a...

I have it in the Denver area (no ST)

RE: What teams make up the Mountain West? Air Force Brigham Young Colorado State UNLV New Mexico San Diego State TCU Utah Wyoming Small markets meant that the satellites just weren't willing to pay much for the sports channel. It has been almost 2 years since it launched and it is...

No real knowledge, but the guy on the BYU board who posted about this on Thursday is pretty well connected. He is usually accurate, and does not post until he has solid stuff. My guess is that they are very close. He predicted something official in the next 2 weeks, but they would hold off...

I also have the MX-500 Had one now for almost 3 years. Best remote I ever had. Comfortable in the hands, nice backlighting. Pretty easy to program. I don't have experience with the Harmonys, but when I did my research 3 years ago, I decided that I liked the HTS approach better. So...

I also have a Phillips. Got it about 4 years ago. It has had some issues on and off (lots of reboots -- have to unplug it and go through setup again), but it works for what we do with it. I have recorded some movies off the air successfully, but mostly used it copy my videos. I...

Is it possible that it is a multiswitch issue? I don't know why it would have a connection to time of day, but a bad switch can definitely give you the symptoms you described. When they installed my HD stuff a few weeks ago, they failed to replace the old switch with a wideband switch. I got...

RE: will they take my TiVO I recently upgraded from an SD to an HD system. I previously had a TiVO SD DVR80. I wanted to keep a 2nd unit, and told the Sales Rep that I wanted to use my TiVO as my 2nd unit for an SD tv. He had no problem with it, and in fact said that he was going to...

I just had an HR-20 installed. I have an HDMI connection to my TV, and the installer recommended that I use it. The thing is, I used to connect via optical from my old SD-TiVO to a sound system. I don't really want to use the TV's built in speakers. The TV does not have a digital/optical...

I called a few days ago and got a decent deal on an HD-DVR, HD receiver, new antenna, and installation. Install was scheduled for today. I took the day off work. Then, at 9am I get a call that there are no HD-DVRs in the warehouse, so they won't be able to come. Great. So I take a day off...

I have recently started having problems with an RCA DVR80, and would appreciate any advice/suggestions. 1) Almost since the beginning (2+ yrs) it gets a little hiccup every day or so. The system kind of pauses for a second or so, then continues fine. I assume that this is a bad spot on the...