Recent content by pikejb

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    522 DVR receivers

    Well, I'll add my 2 cents that will hopefully give you some hope. I got a 522 in June of 2004, and it started out having those problems of dropping the sound and the color fading in and out, but it seems to have been fixed with the software upgrades. I haven't had any problems in months...
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    DVD recorder recommendations?

    I'm interested to know what dvd recorders everyone recommends. From what I've read, some of you favor panasonic. I'm looking at the panasonic DMR-E55-S and DMR-E85-HS. I like the lower price of the E-55 and it would probably meet most of my needs, but I think the 120GB hard drive of the E-85...
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    New Problem with 522

    I have had the color distortion and audio drop problems a couple of times since getting my 522. However, I have gone about a week or so with fairly extensive tv use and recording without any problems. Is it fixed?...I'm not sure, I'll just have to wait and see. I don't think there has been a...
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    Dish tech support vs. audio dropouts

    I've had the 522 about 2 weeks now, and my problem is during playback it will drop the audio, then the video will play but it will be discolored or in black and white. I haven't had any freezing problem. I think this is a little different than most people posting. Anybody having this problem...