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MY GAWD THANK YOU!!! I just moved from Dish Network with a DVR-921 to this crappy (ok that's harsh, sub-par) Motorola HD/DVR Receiver. To my horror there was no SKIP FORWARD HOT BUTTON! This was an awesome tip, thanks bro! .....sniff......I do miss my 921....

Noticed a few weeks back my 921 got a software update. One of the main things I noticed that they updated (like the 508, 721, etc.) now you get a prompt before changing a channel that has been paused, instead of losing everything if you accidentally hit a channel and it changes. This was well...

LOL, don't go to the dark side d00d!! ;)

Damn good question KC. I'm in a similar boat and have a 921 but no OTA HD Lovin'. Thanks for everyone who posted about the SS. At that price, who can go wrong? I'lll pick one up to see what OTA channels I can pickup here in the ATL.

Cool stuff! French gadget site Mobinaute got their hands on the as-yet-unreleased Archos AV700, the plus-size media player with a 7-inch screen. There’s not a whole lot in the post you didn’t already know—USB Host, 100GB hard drive, etc.—but since it’s likely going to be a fairly...

Dude, that would bum me out too! Hell, I feel bad about spending 498$ for my 921! LMAO!!! :D

Sometimes makes ya wish they'd make special arrangements for "techies" like us to let us do our own upgrades. But then they'd have eeediots doing it also resulting in multitudes of RMA's. LOL :D

These receivers are simply computers running *E's version of an OS. I know w/out a doubt they are upgradable in some form or fashion physically, but curious as to why E* says they will not upgrade them to be MPEG-4 capable.

I disagree with that. I have to think quite a few folks out there are in my boat, in that there is not cable alternative, so this is why we are on satellite in the first place. Now, given a choice to pay a few $$ or switch my entire setup over to *D? I think I'll stay with my current setup. Of...

We rarely get to see examples of good experiences with DISH dispatches so I thought I'd share my latest. I live at an apartment complex who hired a company to power wash the sides of all the buildings. Needless to say, these EEEDIOTS came down on my antenna with their lift and totally...

Yep, that was right on dude.

I just hit swap, change the channel to what I want, then swap back. I also love being able to pause the one in PIP, watch the other till a commercial comes on, pause that, swap to the other and continue watching. In effect watching 2 shows at the same time. Man I LOOOOVE PIP. :D

Ok, first off. HD PQ on cable is NOT any better than it is on *E. I don't think anyone else here would dispute that. I mean, that is pretty much just impossible. Also, I've seen cable PQ on a widescreen TV on both Time Warner Cable and Comcast Cable vs. *E and in both instances it was worth than...

You are smoking some serious crack dude.

I've had the 811 and currently own the 921. The 921 kicks ass. HD WITH dual DVR? It's a no brainer. Specially for $500 or less. PQ for the 811 and 921 seemed identical to me, and ironically, my 721 with s-video out seemd a bit better with SD PQ than my 921 does with SD PQ, even though I'm using...