Recent content by psyclops

How true. With analogue, the difference between high-end and economy cabling is readily discernable (although some premium cables are extreme overkill -- did someone say Monster?). However with digital, the picture information is not decoded by the sat receiver -- it's decoded by the TV...

I concur. I was incorrect in my last post when I stated that the further West the satellite is, the closer it is to the horizon. That statement is factual only in the eastern part of the country. In the west, the opposite holds true (thanks Raoul5788 and Iceberg).

If you have the resources, I would strongly prefer that you run three RG-6 (w/ solid copper core) to each outlet. The third one being for OTA. I don't care what any one says, you should not give up your over the air ATSC (better picture, lesser processed, reduced latency, content redundancy...

You are so correct. I forgot how expansive our continent is, and how laterally displaced its southern neighbor is. In short, I was thinking that South America is due south of North America, when in essence it's really southeast; most of its west coast is further east than our own east coast...

Sounds like a classic case of capacitance (i.e., oxidation - RUST) introduced in the signal path. You say you have a triple sat (though I would expect you to have a 5-sat with your H20, since HD locals are generally on the 99w or 103w), so I assume your dish has 4 "F"-connector ports. How many...

try 800-266-4388. It's CustSvc, but it's straight-thru live-operator for English Speakers. They can transfer your call in seconds.

In my market, the 5-LNB Ka/Ku ODUs are equipped with 99/101/103/110/119 LNBs (that's 99 degWest, NOT 93). As a rule, since all the satellites are in geostationary orbit (over the equator , at 22,236 miles over mean sea level) , and are situated over the Pacific Ocean at least 800 miles...

Assuming at least one of the shows is on a local channel (possibly HD), record 2 shows with the DVR and use the TV's internal tuner to watch the third. There is a good chance that you might live within 50 miles from an HDTV terrestrial transmitter -- best kept secret: OTA HDTV is as good as...