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Thank you very much for all the info!

Hey everyone. I just bought a new home theater system. I was wondering if there was a way to get Surround Sound from my Dish receiver. I did a search in the forum but didn't quite find the answer. I read that only certain stations broadcast in Dolby 5.1. I don't have HDTV, and in fact I only...

Well the sticker is right there and I have no way of removing the hard drive. The only chance is if I move the entire receiver next to my PC, and try to connect the hard drive to the computer while it is still in the receiver. But a Big Question - If the hard drive is indeed overheating, could...

The box won't even send a signal to any of the TVs. So I can't access the menu or anything else. :( I had a ton of programs saved on there, maybe fifty or more, including a lot of short clips and also some full shows. You've given me some hope, so I might try to open it a little bit and see...

Wow that stinks. I definitely won't take that chance then. Looks like it's gone forever. :( Thanks for all your help though guys.

Now that I think about it, I wonder if this is what happened to mine. I hear the fan turn on REALLY loud for a few seconds, then the hard drive whirs, then the fan comes on again, then the hard drive whirs.. etc.. Does this mean I have no hope of recovering what's on the hard drive? :(...

Thank you very much for the links. I am starting to read over them to see if they can help me. Mark, why is this solution moot if the 625 is leased? Thanks again.

My 625 just died. The fan keeps turning on and off, followed by the hard drive whirring sound, as if it keeps trying to start, but it won't send any signal to any of the TVs. I called up Tech Support and they are sending me another unit. The problem is I had a TON of programs recorded that I...

I am having this problem. I have 2 dual-tuner receivers. One day my remote addresses magically changed to the same one, and I have no idea how. Now my 2nd and 4th TVs are both being controlled by the UHF remotes. I want to change the address of one of them, but I followed the above instructions...

Thank you all!!! :)

Sorry. I didn't know it could use the UHF as well! But the UHF connectors are the 2 "screw-in" types (for the round antenna) and not the regular coax connection. How would I connect my coax cable to that? Thank you guys already for the help! I now have hope! Also, what does "short the lugs" mean?

I have an old TV that only gets 13 channels in VHF. I want it to be my second TV (on a dual-tuner box), but in the Dish setup I only see TV 2 being Channels 21 on, etc. whereas the first TV is 2-3. Is there any way to switch this around? I really hope so, because it's on another floor...

I couldn't find any in my research. They only have the serial connection with Directv. Which is why I eventually went with the 625 instead of Tivo. I also read the other day that Directv has dropped Tivo, and now Tivo might have trouble surviving, unless it can find another large company to...

I was considering using Tivo with Dish, but in my research I found that: 1. the IR blaster takes an additional couple of seconds on top of the regular delay that it takes to change a channel, which just becomes way too long for me. 2. As someone pointed out, if you accidentally try to...

Wow I can finally help someone! I read on this deal once before. The "$1000 shopping spree" is like those little offers you get with your credit card bill, where an item is free with just a small "shipping and handling charge" and in most cases the item is worth less than that charge...