Recent content by Merlin2000

Can a single satellite dish spawn out multiple connections? So if I had two receivers, I could have either one or two signals being taken from the dish?

So I could setup an OTA with a PVR right?

My neighbor mentioned he's doing this, so I would assume the signal is good enough to be picked up a few houses down. I'm never home enough to watch the news when it comes on, so I want something where I can set to record HD, and pause/play/stop/rewind/forward, etc.. OTA is just the rabbit ears...

Right now I just pay the monthly satellite fee for the basic lineup. I would want to be able to watch 12 news, and a couple local SD stations. Currently, I can record using my main receiver. I am able to watch TV while it records. Once it is done recording, I can watch that same recording on my...

What about with the CS? I guess the PVR stuff isn't really all that great then? How can you not be able to pause? It's like saying you can watch a movie, but can't hit the stop button lol... I only mentioned VS because I heard about it from a friend, no idea how good/bad it really is. I'm not...

Blind scan is just useful for when you don't have one of those bird dogs right? Why would I want the Coolsat over the Viewsat? Does the Coolsat have dual tuners? Is the PVR any good?

I'm looking around into the FTA market. There are a couple local HD stations that I can pickup with a satellite dish. With the little research I've done, I haven't been able to find a solid receiver. It feels like I am picking out a car. There are so many items to pick from, and not a single...