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I have s338. I spoke with dish an hour ago and asked it there was a way I could do a manual update. No she said. She said who to unplug the hopper or use the power button on the hopper. I also talked about OTA recordings having problems. She put me on hold, came back with, we are not aware of...

If you're running D* through your receiver, some receivers can auto-level the volume.

I switched from D* to Dish 6 months ago and have mosquito noise on the local channels in HD. Fox 2 from San Francisco is the worst. D* wants me back. They are coming over tomorrow to upgrade the old D* dish and provide a Genie (I'll make sure it's the 44). I have 24hrs to compare D* to Dish...

I'm glad I read this post. I too am a videophile. Every 4-5 yrs I upgrade my gear. I now have a Sharp Elite PRO-70X5. The bigger the screen the more it shows a bad signal. Garbage in garbage out. BD is the best, followed by OTA then satellite. I had D* for 10yrs and decided to give Dish a...

I switched from D* to Dish 5 months ago. Local HD channels have mosquito noise. I don't remember D* having it with HD Locals. Bothers me so much I purchased an OTA indoor antenna. Much better. D* wants me back. I explained that I would be interested in coming back if I could have 24hrs to...

Ken, good to know and thank you for bring me up to speed on that. Cheers!

Just found this on the net too. Much easier to understand. http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/difference-between-mpeg2-and-mpeg4/ Difference Between MPEG2 and MPEG4 • Categorized under Protocols & Formats,Technology | Difference Between MPEG2 and MPEG4 MPEG2 vs. MPEG4 The Moving...

I just ran across this article, that says no compression of signal occurs prior to you receiving it... "Off-air antenna reception is the best way to enjoy digital programs at the full resolution the TV networks intended since no compression of signal occurs prior to you receiving it."...

I just received the OTA dongle from dish and hooked it up to the hopper. I can now do a direct comparison, OTA vs Satellite, same channel, thru the hopper. (FOX hd 720 is the test, and OTA looks much better than satellite.) The OTA signal shows a clearer, sharper picture and mosquito noise is...

I'm on other forums where I've asked owners of some of the same equipment I have, TV (Sharp Elite), processor (Anthem D2v) if they have Directv or Dish and can comment on the local channels (Fox in particular) having mosquito noise. One of the D2v owners chimed in with this explanation: Yes...

Well it seems on this forum one must choose their words very carefully for you'll be called out on it. Not a fun place to hang out. Does this sit better for you?..... The basic service tier requirement includes, at a minimum, the local broadcast television stations and the public, educational...

...so many inaccuracies. I agree, OTA is compressed, but no where as much as Cable or Satellite. How about taking the time to correct each and every inaccuracy and explain in full detail why so. Also while you're at it, point out the ones that are correct too. Gezzzz. You come off harsh. My...

I've learned a lot about providers (dish, directv, comcast, etc) and why some channels have better pq than others in their line up. Providers have to give you local stations, it's the law. That being said, what providers give us for local channels are very compressed signals and the quality of...

Being I switched from Directv to Dish about 5 months ago, I'll take a big $ hit to go back to Directv. Directv offered if I come back, they'd install a new dish and genie and let me try it for 24hrs and let them know if I want to stay with them. Instead of doing that, I bought an OTA antenna...

I'm curious too.