Recent content by pappy97

Is your install going to be tough? I installed my SC on my own (with my wife's help). It was simple, but then again we were doing an apartment install using a tripod. Did have to go the Hardware store a few times, and one trip to radio shack, but it wasn't THAT bad. I did have help from the...

I'm in Northern CA and I have Starchoice. Don't even bother thinking about Bell ExpressVu, their footprint doesn't cover CA anymoe. But in Soledad you can easily get Starchoice with a good view of the Southern Sky (sounds like you have it, and sat install experience). I recommend contacting a...

If Dish Network adds WGN-HD, does that mean that essentially Dish will have CW in HD? Or would this NOT be the "version" of WGN that shows CW programming.

Just keep in mind if you do it this way (as I do, in fact I select Buffalo as my option and pay for Spokane), you don't get Seattle's ABC because they don't have it in HD.

Update: KUSAT was able to activate Monday and things are great! The first thing I did when I saw it was check the sat strength for the other SC sat. I get in the mid-50's for that sat, which seems okay because HD comes in clear, just as good as my comcast HD. I don't want to mess with my...

Thanks everyone for your help! I sent KUSAT the order to activate last night, but since today is Sunday I don't expect KUSAT to call Starchoice and activate today, most likely tomorrow (but I so wish it was today!). Hopefully when they activate I'll get the HD channels clearly and not have to...

Check on both, but one final question. When I plugged everything thing, and I checked system status. For signal strength tuner 1 shows all the good stuff (good signal, good Eb#), but Tuner 2 is 0. (I now connected a line from the LNB to each tuner on the DVR 530). This is normal, right...

So are you saying at this point I should go ahead and activate my programming? I am going to use KUSAT as a broker. Thanks!!

Update on my install and need some help As you know, I am trying to install a 75cm elliptcal dish + DVR 530 in the SF Bay Area. Well after lots of toil and trouble, and I finally got what I think is a decent signal while checking the satellite strength meter: 75-76. That is good enough...

Thanks for all this info!!! I am going to print out everything you said and use it!!!!

So the misses and I finally got our 75cm elliptical dish outside on the patio with the tripod and hooked it up to a DVR 530 and tried to find the satellite. I had trouble finding the satellite (still don't have it), but I noticed KUSAT's instructions for installation don't seem to apply for the...

Doesn't it just irritate you that we live in Silicon Valley, supposed tech capital of the world, yet Verizon hasn't said a word about brining FiOS here? It really bothers me. :mad:

Regardless of what package FSNBA shows up in, the lack of FSNBA-HD and inability to record 2 HD streams at once is a complete dealbreaker for me, even if I am going to save money. I'll reluctantly pay more cash as long as I keep FSNBA-HD and can record two shows that are in HD at the same...

NFL-ST is NFL-Sunday Ticket, which is already carried by StarChoice. I am just wondering if, for the '07 season, we might see NFL-ST in HD. DirecTV in the states carries NFL-ST in HD (but for added cost those greedy bastards). I was hoping the NFL-ST in HD might come to SC soon that's all.

How would characterize the speed with which HD channels are being added to SC? The reason I ask is because I am wondering what you all think the chances are of NFL-ST being in HD on SC in 2007. Thanks.