Recent content by Roseph

Ah, I see. Thank you!

Topic. The DiSH programming says "100% digital quality", and I'm not sure if they're as ugly as the 240x320 resolution international programming like on DirecTV, which I'm completely unsatisfied with. DirecTV says nothing about digital quality in their international programming lineup. Anyone...

Are you saying DiSH offers better international programming? What of the quality?

I must, say, this looks really, really bad... I'm talking old 240x320 resolution bad. I think it's time to cancel the international programming channels.

My Mandarin channels are SD, but looks awful. When I subscribed to cable, SD channels looked very good... well, at least the ones that were 480p/i. The source/etc looks to be much lower definition than that.

They're mostly all blocky and blurry (though still watchable). I was under the impression that DirecTV stating they were "100% digital" meant everything was in HD. That is my fault for not paying attention... I think. Not only that, but I'm being charged for a few channels that are actually...

8gb ftl

I would like to add that our installer seemed to be new to his job... he actually asked me how to do some things. I didn't have a problem with that, and was happy to help... everyone has to start somewhere. Despite this, he did an awesome job. We're pretty happy about it.

We had a storm recently, and the sun wasn't shining at all. The picture quality was still going strong, and I don't even know what rain fade looks like. :P Overall, we are very happy with it, more so than with Time-Warner cable. Our picture quality and stability are both pretty great. I just...

We just got DirecTV, and it's really nice. Much better than cable, and our signal strengths were all in the high 90s, with some at 100 (one of the transponders was at 68-70, however). We have more options and channels than cable, better signal quality (our cable was severely pixelated and...

I am using Windows 7 x64. :( What's wrong with it? Is there something else I should get then?

I saw one for $59.99, and wasn't sure if I should pick it up or not.

Should I buy this for FTA use? Will it handle both C and Ku band dishes? Quality is somewhat of a concern, but I just want something that will *work* nicely.

I just think it's somewhat hypocritical to act like a jerk to someone, and when they retaliate, you act like a victim. It's like going into McDonald's and mouthing off at the manager.

So we took the plunge and went with DirecTV. They gave us some crazy discounts for some really nice packages, and we'd be saving tons over what we currently pay for cable. FTA is still on the agenda, but it will need to wait a little. I'm gonna go full blown c/ku band when it's time.