Recent content by rufus

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    VIP 612 HDMI sucks

    Using HDMI interface I'm a directv subscriber but found your thread interesting, ..I had the same problem with picture freeze on the Direct Hr21 using HDMI so tried component video and problem went away. I attributed it to the fact I had to use an adapter to convert the HDMI to DVI and run a...
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    Changing default SD/HD channel selection

    hd to sd channels Have you tried setting up a new favorites list and just check the SD version of the channel, then use your new favorites as your main guide.
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    My DMA finally got locals...well..sort of

    As far as I know the only Harrisonburg local channels are channel WhSV , PBS, My valley , and My valley fox. I have them up on Directv in SD, but cannot get the guide info. I kept my DNS from NY for NBC,CBS and Fox so that I can get High Def. Cannot get ABC HD out of Ny because WHSV will not...
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    HD distant networks from All American??

    I got fed up with paying AAD 12 bucks for the crap and switched to directtv now I have my networks in HD for half the costs. Don,t know what took me so long. Rufus of west va
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    DIRECTV Adds 23 More HD Channels

    Got my direct tv up and running two days ago. Great, don't know why I waited so long to dump Dish and best of all, I got to dump All American Direct and get my distant networks in HD at half the costs. Rufus of WV
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    SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Discussion- Week Ending 10/13/2007

    My only problem with E is that I have to get my networks from the dreaded AAD, for 12 bucks a month I get to watch Standard Def with a pq I use to get in the sixties with rabbit ears. If I can get HD distant nets I would stay with e, but I havn't seen any light around the corner. Rufus from W.V.
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    NASCAR on TNT HD Stinks up the Joing

    nascar on tnt I thought tnt was a little better than Fox, which has yet to show me the front of the pack when they go green...I get nothing out of watching cutaway cars, in car cameras, and one car at a time go around the track. Just back up the camera and show us the pack. I usually turn the...