Recent content by Mister B

That is good to know. I just have to wait and see what happens with the internet situation here. It has been free for about two years in this low income and rural area. I never asked for it but kept getting mailings from Spectrum that all I had to do is go pick up the equipment. I understand...

I have been researching the possibility of streaming DirecTV. I had the satellite service several years ago. I have tried several of the "cable like" streaming services and as a senior citizen do not like all of the extra button pushing just to bring up a guide and worse yet record a single...

The last time I checked DTV stream did not include any of the Music Choice channels. That is something that I would really appreciate as there is not much variety in English language music where I live.

As a potential customer I am interested due to the fact that neither MeTV or H&I are available OTA in El Paso. COZI's picture is bit-starved due to cramming in more channels in the signal stream and there is no guide data except from the national web site. It would be beneficial to Direct TV...

Thank you.

I was able to find a member who indicated that MeTV is HD with Direct. What about H&I and COZI? If not HD, are they at least full screen 16:9?

Indeed, my memories of the phenomena are all low VHF and FM. The channel 4 mentioned above (now known as KDBC) had been urged by residents of Southern New Mexico to try and move to channel 11 which was licensed to Juarez, Mexico but unused at that time. Even cable companies in Lordsburg and...

Back in the analog days there was a lot of Tropo in NM. In the summer channel 4 from El Paso was unwatchable many days in Las Cruces, just 40 miles away due to other channel 4s intruding. In Albuquerque, I remember watching an entire concert on channel 2 from San Francisco. Also in Las...

I had to do an update to my Sony software to get the ATSC 3.0 channels to have picture and sound. Before that they were in the list but just a black screen. I don't know if that means they are encrypted or not.

Yes, thank you. Digging down in the menu to find the "real" channel is a chore.

Trip: El Paso, Texas got it's first ATSC 3.0 today. I have a Sony OLED that can tune the channels. KDBC, KVIA, KTSM KFOX and KTDO are all using the RF 15 frequency. It seems that FOX, Comet, Charge and Nest are on RF 26 with the other Telemundo stations. I am sure you can sort this out...

Since the digital transition in 2009 I have tried Tivo, Tablo and the Dishnetwork's OTA module. The major concern I have had is getting correct guide data matched to the correct real RF channel. With the switching of frequencies going on now due to ATSC 3.0 that must be even worse. The...

Bobby has a good point. As I wrote in the original post, this is a hobby as much as a TV service. I just wanted to play around with the technical of it. Unfortunately, it is much more complicated than it was in the late 90's and early 2000's and I don't fully understand all of the details...

Just another thought on this subject. I see that I would only loose a couple of channels that I care about if I only picked up the 61.5 satellite. I have the Flex Pack with no add-ons. The landlord has several old single orbital 18 inch dishes he would gladly give me. What would happen if I...

I am thinking about switching from the Western Arc to Eastern. In a previous thread I asked about the LNB drift I am seeing on the "issues" under settings. A most knowledgeable member stated that it is due to a failing refurbished LNB or poorly aimed dish. I don't have a lot of faith that my...