Recent content by nark

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    plz help explain 811 1080/720

    Ok Im at a loss. .. I have a new toshiba 30hfx84, Im running component out of the 811. When I uptick the 811 out from 480p to either 720 or 1080 I get a 1/4 inch shimmer on the right hand border of the hd broadcast...I went out and bought the rip off monster dvi/hdmi cable and the shimmer is...
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    tv overide 811 hd settings

    half the fun is playing with this new set-I just need to leave it alone and watch it one more question thing; when I set the 811 box to 720p and then go to the tv input setting screen of either 540 or 1080 and switch between them, nothing happens and there is no change to the screen. When I...
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    tv overide 811 hd settings

    hehe you know my tv has that crystal scan so it goes like this-football in 720p to my 811 set to 480p to tv, TV upconverts 480p to 720p due to the crystal scan-so what you are telling me is that I might even get a better picture if I set my 811 to 720p when watching football?
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    tv overide 811 hd settings

    it just seems that the 480p is over ridden when Im watching local ota HD programming... my screen will be the 4x3 with bars on the side, then monday night football comes on and bam..the screen goes 16x9 and the PQ turns astoundingly good-all at the default 480p of the 811-Ill check it out tonite...
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    tv overide 811 hd settings

    i have a toshiba 30hfx84 and i was watching OTA local HD football sunday and monday night and the picture was simply amazing-superb-etc...but today I found my 811 receiver was set for 480p HD...did my tv over ride the box setting and go to 1080i or 740p or was my local picture that good on 480p...
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    Help with amp power injector Location

    I ended up putting the power injector near the tv-the antenna works great...25 bucks for the antenna and 35 for the amp Im getting 12 OTA local digital channels here in DC-freaking amazing watching football in Hidef on local stations-why did I wait so long
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    Help with amp power injector Location

    Im living in Fairfax county Va-going HD this friday with d@ network...I went and bought the small 15-2160 UHF antenna from rat shack...my towers are all 19 miles away in Wash DC and all lie at 89 degrees on UHF channels...Im giong to do attic setup and Ive seen several posts on this site saying...