Recent content by SeattleVoomer1

Thanks for all the info. Have learned a lot in the past 24 hours. Will look into the suggested AV receivers. Would like to go with SPDIF over optical as I'm a audionut and prefer this way of transferring digital sound info. Apparently, neither Dish or Direct offer SPDIF anymore but many...

First time back since we were Voomers back in May 2005! Looking to get back into satellite TV. Our old Voom STB and its Samsung replacement both have audio outs via coxial/SPDIF which have worked great for OTA reception. Can't find info on Direct STBs in the form of a pic of the back to...

Nope, VOOM had 21 exclusive channels of their very own. Enjoying(?) OTA HD under dark and cloudless Seattle skies, Gill

Check out the VOOM forum. It's all there. Still sort of enjoying OTA HD under starry Seattle skies, Gill

There have been several posts on the forum... from people on the West Coast that are getting the VOOM 10 already. Not here because we haven't signed up yet. And after getting and reading the special offer from Dish to former VOOMers it is still unclear exactly what we'd have to pay. No...

You can get the VOOM 10 on the West Coast if you can... see 61.5. Darrell in Portland, Oregon area has been getting them since yesterday morning. Still enjoying just OTA HD under cloudy Seattle skies, Gill

Read through the threads. Some are not paying the... $100 for the extra dish. Still enjoying OTA FM (but OTA HD later) under cloudy Seattle skies, Gill

Hey, Darrell, thanks for the info. Now just need to figure out what we need to set up for HD. Looks like another antenna, some type of switcher and another wire through the wall. Suppose a local installer could do all this for us. Then Dish would supply an HD STB? And "authorize" us to...

Thanks, riffjim. Will check them out tomorrow. We're just interested in the cheapest way to get HD. We have no interest in SD. Still enjoying FM this PM under increasingly cloudy Seattle skies, Gill

No Skeeters on EquatorHD!!!! But if there are no Skeeters... how will we be able to enjoy and the great outdoor shots on Equator? Thanks again, Darrell, for your perspective even if you do live in Western Oregon! Still enjoying OTA FM under mostly cloudy Seattle skies, Gill

Thanks, Darrell. This is important info in making our... decision. At this point the signal is from Rainbow 1 I assume so PQ should be great. We'll see what happens should Dish decide to transmit them off of another sat. However, rather than watching HD this AM just listening to OTA FM...

And thank you, Jim?, for all you people did. No doubt... Lori is going to miss training you all as well. Listening to FM this AM under mostly cloudy but warm Seattle skies, Gill

Vicki, you're still up! Thought you'd be under the table by now. Yep, sad indeed but was a thing of beauty until the last. Will be sorely missed. So, still a little bit enjoying OTAHD under cloudless Seattle skies, Gill

Still have OTAs here in Seattle at 12:20 AM. So, at least no immediate kill for OTAs. We'll have to see what the long term brings us. Until then sort of enjoying OTAHD under clear (but rain promised tonight!) Seattle skies, Gill

Should have known they would get the PQ up to... the "DarrellP Standard" right at the end! At least for the Dish 10 they might want to put their best foot forward. And have the remaining channels up to "DarrellP Standard" as well to sell to other potential buyers. Still sort of...