Recent content by sgilbert

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    FYI on New HR20-100s D* Upgrade

    After nearly stroking out fighting with D* i finally got a HR20-100s and H20 to replace my current receivers for 19.95. Just wanted to let peeps know that the first HR20 he hooked up was defective almost let him go but there was issues with the 2nd tuner intermittently working. He got...
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    Want HD DVR, need help getting it for $99

    Dude is mental, Let me tell you my recent story. I just purchased my 2nd Hughes Tivo about a year ago. I have had HD since its availability and have spent a lot of money on equipment to do so. I get tired of hearing the commercials talking of 70 HD channels and 100 by the end of year, so I...
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    The New Channel Poll...Which Channels should VOOM now add?

    Hi guys in new to the forum and plan to get voom within a few days. I would have to say that Sci-Fi and FoxNews for SD channels. and History and National Geographic for HD but what is really hurting my decision to go Voom is lack of PPV whether in HD or not. Sgilbert
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    Help with my HDTV and Voom upgrade,please

    god lord your fast i got more info in a few hours than i expected in a few days!!!! only one bad thing now i will have to wait 3 weeks to get it installed heh. :)
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    Help with my HDTV and Voom upgrade,please

    First let me say thx for everyones help, Im pretty excited about playing around with all this man i finally tuned in the will smith Mohammed Ali movie on CBS in 16:9 1080i the other day for about 20 mins before it dropped out and that sh*t looked great!!!! OK, recap seems like i will...
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    Help with my HDTV and Voom upgrade,please

    whoa never expected a response this quick(especially on Memorial Day). ive read alot of your post you do a great service here and its people like you that i believe are key to getting fence sitters( Like Me) to commit. Thx for the info right now the cheap little RS 1890 indoor antenna i got can...
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    Help with my HDTV and Voom upgrade,please

    i have been reading in here a while, first i must say what a great forum and there are some very kind and knowledgeable people in here. Let me say my goal is to acquire HDTV for an acceptable price. I have a 57" Hitachi HDTV that just pretty much broke me to buy, i also grabbed a SamSung SIR-150...
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    Help with upgrading to HDTV

    I recently purchased a 57" Hitachi HDTV and im looking to upgrade, first thing i did was get a little OTA antenna and SIR-150 to play with, but now i would like to upgrade to an HDTV satallite service. I currently have DirectTV with about 2 months left on my commitment, i have a TIVo and 2 hughs...