Recent content by NoBoB

Indeed, that was one of the steps in the 'stand on one foot and cluck like a chicken' routine :) Maybe I'll take my Hopper over there this weekend so he'll know for sure if it's his unit or his network.

A couple weeks ago I was at a friend's house checking out his new Samsung 4k TV. He flipped through channels and stopped on Encore Westerns, which caused him to point out the sharpness of the new TV exposed the lousy SD video quality worse than his old DLP unit did. When I asked if any of the...

I have an H2k, and it's not fully reproducible. The only time it happens to me is in a DVR folder that requires scrolling. When you scroll to the bottom to get to the oldest recording, sometimes the 'tail' of the cursor remains after selecting and playing it. I mitigated it just about...

Thanks Mary, but if I replace it, it will be with a Hopper. I was hoping for a way to use it as just a receiver if the drive is bad to hold us over until we convert, but if the unit itself has quit, then it's done for.

I have a 4 year old, owned 722 that seems to have failed. I think it may have overheard our discussions about getting a Hopper system, became despondent, and committed suicide or something. The video froze, and the unit spontaneously rebooted. It made the normal fan ramp up/down, and seems to...

I asked this question here, because I hadn't heard back from CSNNE. They responded today saying it is the team that requires the blackout.

Is it possible to reactivate the rebate card if it expires unused? My wife swears I said "good for a year" and didn't look at it until today.

Thanks for the replies. At least I know it's not something for the DiRT team or something like that. Other than the games, Red Sox and Bruins related stuff on NESN hasn't been blacked out (and yes, I get the hockey replays but not the baseball), so it seemed odd. It does move that $7 sports...

I've encountered an odd programming blackout, and I wonder if anyone can explain it. The only blackouts I've ever run into before were on major league sports events. Comcast SportsNet New England (435) runs some New England Patriots programming on Thursday nights. At 7:30 Eastern, "Patriots...

Indeed, but that doesn't explain the voltage on the coax. HoytR, you might consider having an electrician check the house electrical system ground. Even in an old place with 2-wire outlets, the service entrance still must be grounded.

My CA addressed e-bill has no such wording, but I'm also not under contract.

Hitting DVR twice is about as wife-proof as it gets.

Not all of them. I own my 722's outright, always have. I can understand a modest administrative fee -- like the old $5 -- for keeping the 2nd unit authorized, but there's little justification for the $17 for owned units. Everyone has a threshold they'll tolerate. A lot of us particularly like...

That will come as quite a surprise to this receiver.

Isn't that a DirecTV PhaseIII LNB? Those don't work with Dish receivers.