Recent content by samijubal

In Windows? No.

Can I use a Dish formatted external HDD with Direct TV? I get error code 75-137 when I try. I formatted the drive in windows and still get the same error code. I'm using the USB not SATA if that's the problem. I know the drive is good. It's a 320GB drive.

I was told by the installer that the signal was weak and that was the problem. I tweaked the dish and got the signal up to what should be acceptable so we'll see what happens. I never watch live TV. I record to the DVR then burn to DVDs. It doesn't look like a HDD problem to me. There are no...

I thought it just started recently but I watched a movie from July last night and it had the same problems. The recordings don't have HDD errors. I can move them from the receiver to an external drive and back. It's the sat signal that's the problem.

It's audio/video both. I see it in DVD recordings made from the DVR. If I go back and play straight from the DVR the same bad spots that are in the DVDs are on the DVR recording. I've called support, they think it's the HDD which I don't think it is. I'm on my fourth 722K now. If no one else is...

I keep getting bad spots in DVR recordings on my 722K. Sometimes there's an audio hum followed by the audio/video cutting out for a second or two and sometimes the A/V just cuts out without the buzz. It happens on multiple channels. There's nothing blocking the dish. Does anyone else see this...

Got Platinum a couple of weeks ago. Got Starz today. I looked through the guide at Starz channels for a couple of days, didn't see a thing. Hopefully they will have something better in the future than what I saw.

I couldn't get Starz, they claim it's coming for whatever that's worth, but I did get Platinum free for 3 months. There's more on there than there was on HBO/Showtime.

Newegg has HDD/docking stand combo deals on a regular basis. Just watch bensbargains.net.

The new Panny plasmas properly calibrated use about the same amount of power as a comperable size standard LCD. The days of high power consumption for plasmas are gone, at least with the Panasonics. Here's a 50" 1080p Panny for $800...

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I've heard that surge protector blame many times before, I've yet to see it actually be true. Maybe if it's a cheapo and not functioning properly.

HDTVs definitely have audio sync issues. Usually not so much when using the TV's internal speakers, obviously the TVs have an audio delay to compensate for the video delay, but when using a receiver for audio there's always audio sync issues, at least with every HDTV I've used and that's been...

A receiver with adjustable audio delay does work. After a while you get to know where it needs to be set for different inputs/channels. That's where the adjustable part comes in. It can be a pain in the rear constantly adjusting the delay but it beats the alternative. I've pretty much just found...

A receiver with adjustable audio delay is a must have these days. Especially with HDTVs that have a slight video delay due to the video processing.