Recent content by randyj

So I found the HD list in this thread after my 722K HD failed and thought it would be great to replace it with a 1TB drive. I managed to find a website that had a ST31000424CS for $55. Called them up and they had 2 left, asked if I wanted them both, so I said sure since they are so hard to...

dish webpage says this hd already available I found this the other day by googling 'dish rochester mn locals hd': DISH Network HD Local Channels Available For Rochester, Minnesota I thought it meant HD for this DMA was already available. Did DISH just jump the gun on that page? I was...

Not sayin' it was the cheapest method. Just sayin' I know it provides clean output, and adds the IR distribution capability over the same COAX cable already in place. The IR is a big help if you ever want to share TV1 output between HDTVs (assuming you can also run a component or HDMI cable to...

If your antenna and TV coax runs meet (or can meet) at your DVR, or at a place where you can run composite cables from your DVR (and I've had success with long composite cable runs), you might consider a Channel Plus 3015 or 3025. The 3015 will distribute the antenna signal (or any coax source)...

I have a 75 ft run that's been in place for a couple years with no problems. I can't remember what I paid, but I think it was one of the cheaper ones I could find on Amazon. It is my understanding that you have to get into some extremely long runs with component before you'll notice any...

Does anyone know if there is such a thing as an A-B USB switch that would let you switch the EHD between 2 VIP receivers? Preferably one that could be switched via IR signals.

Thanks, got it working after convincing them to 're-hit' my receivers. The guy was all ready to swap out my receiver for a new one. Seems like they would be smart enough to know to try a re=hit first. Sigh.

I have been using my 622 for some time with an EHD (WD Caviar Green 1.0 TB SATA internal HD with a Thermaltake BLACX dock). I just added a 722K receiver to my account. I want to move my recordings from 622 to 722K, so I archived them all to my EHD. But when I plug the EHD into the 722K, I...

I seem to recall you couldn't get your Regional Sports Network with these packages originally. Is that still true?

Is it lying? Yes. Is it unethical? HELL NO, creating rules and laws that put the DBS providers at a competive disadvantage to cable and hose rural customers are a better match for that term if you ask me.

James Long on dbstalk just posted the magistrate's ruling. Greg DENIED.

I'm hoping some day to replace all my remotes (dish and otherwise) with a harmony or something similar and IR distribution throughout the house. A couple questions: Can TV2 be controlled via IR, or is it UHF only? Are the IR codes for these newer receivers the same as the old ones? For...

That's just beautiful. HD LiLs finally here. Trying to justify a 622 with my wife and her ER won't be HD.

My understanding (which could be wrong) is that the $6 HD enabling fee is to allow you to receive OTA channels (it is waived if you subscribe to a metallic package). If you don't want the OTA tuner activated, you don't have to pay the fee.

The lease fee is nothing new. Dish always has charged a fee for each receiver beyond the first (even for owned receivers). If you had replaced your receiver instead of adding an additional one, you wouldn't be charged a lease fee. On top of any lease fees, there is a DVR fee for all DVR...