Recent content by Roseman

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    Setting up to display in HD

    Thanks KAB, between your response and what I learned on another forum I understand now...again thanks.
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    Setting up to display in HD

    KAB, thanks for you response.....I was wondering also perhaps I don't understand all the terminology but why is it called "analog" type?...I thought analog was completely different than "digital" and thought all the signals we were dealing with in a Dish HD setup were digital unless using an...
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    Setting up to display in HD

    I have a Samsung LN46A650 1080P HDTV and a VIP 722 with the HD programming packages....What I wanted to know is when I went in the into SYSTEM SETUP and then to HDTV SETUP I saw and changed the ASPECT RATIO to 16:9 and the TV TYPE to 1080i but what I don't understand is how to setup the Analog...
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    Signal Strength

    Thanks to all of you for taking the time to respond, I appreciate it.............If there is a new version of firmware that "spooled" (I think you call it) overnight I haven't seen anything that says it has....I tried diagnostics to see if I could see what the firmware version was but didn't see...
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    Signal Strength

    I just had a Dish installer upgrade my system to HD and a VIP 722.....My wife and I love the picture quality (the TV is a Samsung LN46A650)....It's not that we're not satisfied, the installer was very helpful and professional.....but I was just curious what you folks thought about our signal...
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    Question about a new HD hookup......

    Thanks jdmacor, KAB and mstregamer for your replys....anything else that comes to mind, hey I'm all ears......thanks
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    Question about a new HD hookup......

    Yes I love the TV so far....The reason I used the optical audio cable setup was that my understanding was that I needed it if I wanted to get Dolby 5.1 from the surround speakers ( my Onkyo has HDMI) but I wanted to be able to use my TV's speakers also sometimes for late night viewing, news...
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    Question about a new HD hookup......

    Just found this site today, glad I did......I just bought a Samsung LN46A650 HDTV, I'm already a Dish subscriber and have the Dish SD DVR (625), America Everything pkg. and locals.....As the installer from Dish is coming tomorrow to install a new HD Dish, the #1000 (not sure about exact model .2...