Recent content by Sharaya

- There appears to be a lot of good stuff on Galaxy 25. I'm not sure I liked the new age channel that much, but with other possibilities, it seems worth the investment to 'play' - 90cm. I'll go along with that suggestion. Couldn't hurt! - We have both D* and E*, but if there's other music to...

I was wandering around tonight with multiple Firefox windows open when I stumbled upon something very nice. Lyngsat shows that the Music Choice audio channels (which the evil-doers at DirecTV dropped in favor of XM - yuck!) are available on Galaxy 25 for free. So if I've got this right...

Greetings to all. Home owner in Snowflake-Taylor, Arizona. DTV customer since April 1996, E since late 1999. Slimline + HR20, 1000.2 + 148 W + ViP 622. DVD-RAM and ATI All-In-Wonder junkie. Long-time resident of KABQ prior to the big move. Jack of all trades, master of being extradordinarly...

This 150 channel thing is going to be a real bad marketing failure if DTV10 or 11 fails to reach orbit, unfold its solar panels, uplink, downlink, stabilize in geosync orbit, etc. I wonder how their confidence is doing given that annoying incident with Sea Launch. DirecTV 11 might want to carry...

Supply and demand. NAB demands protectionist policies, Congress supplies it. 20+ million satellite subscribers obviously don't have the power to effect the outcome, so the sharper ones figure out ways to work the system to their advantage. Yeah, it's blah blah blah blah. But it illustrates two...

And for something tangible to add to this discussion... D* accused me of providing false information when I tried to activate a second account last month. Our physical address is a non-USPS registered address, because we don't have mail service to the home. I hung up and used my "A-List" number...

Mr. DirecTV, I have a question. Was D* affected by the ruling that forced E* to turn off the distant nets? I know of some 1996 vintage D* customers out here who still have their NY/LA nets. They haven't been turned off, nor have they been notified that they will be turned off. Just curious...

You are all unethical and immoral bastards! How dare you suggest that Ze NAB could be wrong on such an issue. Think of all the local advertisers that would absolutely DIE if they weren't afford their God-given right to whore their wares to the LOCAL audience. What would the world be if a...

Round. :D Goodyear Fortera?

Crazy not to use two monopoles for the Slimline dish. That thing is like a kite, even in a moderate wind. The AT-9 can't be much better with that LNB contraption hanging off the side. Using four bolts on the base is a good idea, too. Any sarcasm you might think you sense in my post has...

I wondered if such. Well, at least the next cocktail party, I'll have something to make me sound more intelligent than I probably am. "Excuse me, ma'am. Would you like to look at my quad-shielded trunk?"

(Hiccup) Mphfff. It's all good at House of Sharaya. Phoenix HDs look good and sound good. I checked the 103 W when I got home (natural curiosity, it will wear off in a few days, I hope) and T6 was reading 97. Only one real problem, though. Refrigerator is empty.

For many years, while doing tech work in Albuquerque, I would only use RG-6 Quad cable. Supposedly, Albuquerque has serious issues with signal leakage due to the use of very high-power transmitters on Sandia Peak. The excess power just leaks into cables, fittings, and tuner modules. I have no...

You're right. That wasn't very clear. Let me try again.... DTV tells me I need a 5-LNB dish. Whatever. Send the stuff and get it installed. I just want HDTV from Phoenix. If you want to put a 9-LNB dish on the house, cheers to 9 LNBs! If the installer leaves and I don't have Phoenix HD, he...

HR20 is good. No issues so far. I basically had it five days after ordering it directly through DTV. I didn't realize there were still shortages...