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Problems with VIP211 receiver I have had VOOM since VOOM started, and my 211 is receiving VOOM, and it's worse than with my old 811. On my new VIP211, OTA HD looks like SD, maybe 5% better, but really awful. My 211 setup is 720p, the same as my tv (Samsung HLN437W). My picture looks...

I got upgraded today--from an 811 to a 211. The pq (resolution ) if horrible. If VOOM became HDlite when it migrated to Dish, it is now just plain old tv in widescreen. M Nystrand

Perhaps the changes are being made to make room for 5 more VOOM channels: January 5, 2006 (Episode five): Satellite rival EchoStar today said it was adding five new Voom high-def channels, bringing its Voom total to 15. http://www.tvpredictions.com/episodefive010606.htm

The Voom signal for me became downgraded once Voom migrated to Dish: washed out colors, video noise, etc.), but I haven't noticed any more recent shift. Does anyone have screenshots comparing pre-Dish Voom images with the ones we received after the migration? Apologies for entering this...

I have the same problems with my 811 receiver (on my 42" Samsung DLP).

Has anyone tried adding an iScan box to their systems to compensate for PQ losses we are experiencing? Which of their boxes can help? Thanks.

I still think PQ was better for me before the migration of VOOM to DISH, even after having my Samsung DLP calibrated. And I'm sure Equator HD was better before the switch; I don't recall any video noise then, and I remember being stunned by the level of detail in aerial shots of people in...

My OTA reception problems (problems with Dish but not previously with Voom; weak to nonexistent signals; within 3.7 miles of transmitters) are solved. The installer returned and reconnected the OTA antenna previously used when I had DirecTv (before I switched to Voom). The old DirecTv antenna...

Re: Efbrune’s recommendation of telephone wire and Kevinw’s rec of UHF loop If I substitute a telephone wire or UHF loop for the OTA coax from my roof antenna, will my Dish 811 receiver still be able to manage both satellite and OTA signals? Can I use my Voom box for OTA signals and the...

I switched from Voom to Dish a week ago and am experiencing problems with OTA reception. I've gone from 95% signal strength with Voom to 75% on most local signals with Dish; CBS has dropped to 60%; and PBS doesn't make it all (my 811 receiver doesn't even scan it). I live no more than 3.7...

Ultra+ Equator- My reception of Ultra is fine, but Equator has lots of problems:washed out colors, lack of detail, haloed edges.

You describe my problems exactly.

(1) I'm using the 811. (2) 1080i (definitely better than either 480p or 720p (3) Signal strength is not displayed for Voom channel screens on my setup (it's in the upper right corner for OTA locals. (4) My TV is a Samsung 43" DLP Thanks

PQ for me has declined significantly (and unevenly) in the move to Dish. Ultra HD still looks about the same, but Equator is degraded: resolution is reduced, edges of images are less crisp, and color is washed out. I judge the loss to be about 10%--it's like a veil has been pulled over the...

I'm a new Dish subscriber trying to get VoomPQ on Dish to match VoomPQ on Voom. My Samsung DLP processes everything at 480p, which is the setting I used with Voom on Voom. Now that I've switched to Dish, I've found that I need to set the 811 Dish HD Receiver at 1080i. The result isn't...