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    921 Owners: My 9 day guide is back!

    For those having trouble with dropouts with OTA channels and have very high signal strength: Try adding an attenuator in series with the coax feed from the OTA antenna. I had too much signal which increased the amount of multipath the 921 was receiving. I have a 72" Yagi with mast mount...
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    921 Owners: My 9 day guide is back!

    Just an update. Got my 942 from Dish to replace my buggy 921. Here's a quick comparison. OTA reception is much less prone to multipath. Remote is much more responsive. Overall speed is much better. Using HDMI out I don't have to set tv to inverted input (using DVI on 921 the tv...
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    921 Owners: My 9 day guide is back!

    The best way is to reason with them. Have a list of confirmed bugs and tell them you want a receiver that works as the original 921 was advertised. I told them 3 current bugs 1) 9 day guide 2) Sluggish remote (seems to be a hardware problem. They haven't fixed with software since I had...
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    921 Owners: My 9 day guide is back!

    I own my 921. Bought it at Costco about 15 months ago.
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    921 Owners: My 9 day guide is back!

    You can do what I did and call Dish. I didn't get satisfaction from either the CSR, or person in executive office so I finally got hold of a gentleman who was a supervisor in the executive office. I politely explained the problems that have plagued the 921, outlining the current guide fiasco and...
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    721 Questions for Tonight Tech Chat Needed!

    Two things for me that I would like to see on the 721 (one already covered) 1) default to Resume instead of Start Over if resuming a PVR event. 2) Warning if changing channel if you are not live (watching buffered). My $.02 Dave