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    Sirius/XM sound quality?

    I think the audio is encoded (compressed?) at a bit rate of about 20 kbps. Neither XM nor Sirius has ever divulged what rate they use. For me I find the sound quality of the music channels to be about on par with broadcast FM stereo; the talk-only channels range from okay to terrible. I...
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    XM really knows how to kill a good thing!

    I've been an XM sub since 2006 and I'm seriously considering dropping it. The decades channels have had their playlists completely gutted. For example, 80's on 8 now repeats the same song roughly every 30 hours. And it seems the programmers need to be reminded that the decade actually ran...
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    NEW RTN FTA BIRD

    As I posted in another thread I couldn't rely on USALS to get the RTNs on AMC-9. I had to manually adjust the dish to find the sweet spot. The 11744 "flamethrower" didn't flinch in terms of quality after adjusting for RTN.
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    Red Notice on RTN Channels

    Speaking of Magnum PI, what was the deal with the opening theme? It wasn't the usual one. Was this an early episode/pilot?
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    NEW RTN FTA BIRD

    Thanks. I did notice Retrojams was alive again. Always good to have them back. :) I was able to get the new RTN channels a little better on my Diamond 9000HD, or at least the picture was more stable.
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    NEW RTN FTA BIRD

    Getting it borderline with my CS5000, 90cm Fortec and QPH-031. USALS wouldn't cut it for aiming; had to use diseqc fine tuning. I normally watch WNGS OTA from Buffalo for my RTN fix. But they're showing some B-rate flick instead of my usual "Emergency!"
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    Diamond 9000HD PVR Review

    I too have experienced some of the things Anik has mentioned. The lack of blindscanning is irritating. I either rely on global-cm's MPEG-2 list or fire up the Coolsat and scan away. By far the most annoying, though, is the stuttering audio when playing back a show recorded in HD (OTA...
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    Diamond 9000HD PVR Review

    Another thing I noticed about my 9000HD is how the loop out functions. I have it going to my Coolsat 5000 (for blindscanning) and I notice the Coolsat won't receive a signal unless the 9000HD is on. This makes things a little annoying because I can only scan TP's that have the same polarity...
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    Retro Jams on G10R

    I just discovered Retro Jams was back on KU after checking out the Global CM list. Outstanding! I've got my Diamond 9000HD connected to my 32" Aquos via HDMI and it sounds great. Nothing like reliving some of my youth! :)
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    Motorized receivers: do any display status as moving?

    Both my Coolsat 5000 and Diamond 9000HD have a horizontal bar that fills and says "Moving To". The only real feedback you have indicating the dish is indeed moving is to watch the signal quality level change. This assumes you're moving to a satellite with an active transponder.
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    Diamond 9000HD PVR Review

    Received my 9000HD today and hooked everything up (36" KU and OTA). Boy, the picture quality is FANTASTIC using HDMI to my 32" Sharp Aquos! HD OTA looks amazing. PBS HD on 87w is equally good. I like how I no longer need to run the audio through my home theatre receiver to hear AC3 audio...
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    Diamond 9000HD PVR Review

    Very thorough review, thanks! I recently picked up a 9000HD PVR (it's "in the mail") and I'm trying to figure out what size/make of hard drive to get. Any suggestions?
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    Does the CS8100 record in HD?

    I'm looking for an HDD-based DVR that I can use to record OTA HD broadcasts. I've come across a few of them from the "mainstream" manufacturers (Panasonic, LG, Philips, etc.) but they all seem to downconvert the HD signal before saving it to the HDD. Presumably this is done because the...
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    Coolsat info bar / AC-3

    Heh, there's an understatement! ;)
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    Coolsat 8000

    There's nothing stopping you from doing it. The problem is DBS birds do put out a stronger signal than FSS ones. That's how you can get away with such a small dish for those services. Another problem is many of these dishes have no easy way to skew the lnb if you're pointed somewhere other...
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