Recent content by rburriel

I think we've had more than our share of unfortunate deaths from people holding their breaths waiting for the 605 + 630 to come out. Now, humor me and let's see if I understand this correctly. The R5000-HD records only MPEG-2 streams, yes? And when it comes to Shaw Direct, MPEG-2 means HD. And...

I'm just catching up on this R5000-HD thing and I'm really curious about it. I'm sure this is a question that could go out to the whole SatelliteGuys.US community, but I'm more interested in its specific capabilities when it comes to Shaw Direct (*Choice). I see at least one vendor Amazon.com...

:o Oh dang! I got CanAmSat and KuSat confused! Excuse my ignorance.

Hmm. Looks like CanAmSat is gone. I don't need a broker, but who's going to supply Canadian hardware to Americans now?

The PDF is still my Bible when I browse Shaw's offerings, but they're making it increasingly hard to find. And, as others have testified, while the Bilingual package is still mentioned in places, the places where you are offered the opportunity to choose it no longer exist. I expect that - like...

I followed this great thread but it dates back to 2006. Have there been any major changes? I have family in Canada (but not in the same time zone), so I have a Canadian address and a phone number (although I can't be reach at that phone number, of course). There was talk of changes coming near...