Recent content by sjpvt

Thanks to everyone who replied. I just found the solution on another forum. Apparently, it is a rather common problem with the 9200. The solution is as follows: Disconnect the two satellite lines from the 9200. Hold down the power button for 10 seconds. When the receiver restarts with...

Thanks for the suggestion, miguelaqui. I just connected the second satellite line to my old 6100 and it worked fine, as well. Interestingly, I checked the signal strength on the 6100 and it was very good for both the 82 and 91 satellites. But, when I checked the signal strength on the 9200...

Hello all, I came home from work yesterday to find a strange problem with my BEV 9200 and I am wondering if anybody here has seen this before. When I turn on the TV and reciever, the "Please wait while we connect to the satellite".....or something like that, message appears, along with the...

Yes...that is what is frustrating. Dish has HD-DVR's right? It seems like it would be easy for BEV to start offering that equipment.

I subscribe to BEV from the US. I got it primarily to get the HD channels, particularly the US HD Networks which are years away from being availiable OTA in my area. But, I am frustrated by the fact that BEV still does not have a HD DVR and now Starchoice does. I am thinking of switching to...

Are there any significant new features with the 6100 versus 6000 receiver? Maybe upgrading to the 6100 would be a way to solve the problem. Of course, I don't suppose it would be the most economical solution.

Woops....my mistake. I have the 6000 receiver, not the 6100. As far as my broker is concerned, I would be very surprised if this is the cause of the problems. I know it is a reputable company that many folks on these forums have used. I just pay the broker $50 per year for the Canada address...

Thanks for the responses. Actually, everything worked great for the first year. It wasn't until the new Smart Card issue came up, that I began to run into problems. The broker does not pay my bills to BEV. My credit card is charged directly by BEV. Supposedly, all the broker is doing is...

Hello all, I am wondering if anyone else has run into a similar problem with BEV. I live in Vermont. Back in October, I emailed my BEV "broker" in Canada regarding the new Smart Card. He said he would watch for it and get it to me as soon as he receives it. Then, in late October, I lost all...

Ah....I see. Then if a movie has an original ratio of 2, in order to avoid cropping it on a 16:9 HD display, they would have to have black stripes on top and bottom. Is that correct?

Hi, I am an HDTV newbie (in fact, my new HDTV is arriving Monday :D ). Anyway, I have seen quite a bit of dicsussion on here regarding VOOM cropping some HD movies, as opposed to showing them in OAR. Does OAR stand for "original aspect ratio?" I am not sure if I understand the point of...

Sparkman, thanks for the info on ExpressVu. Yes, I would be interested in any other Web links you have regarding getting access to this option.

So, if I understand this correctly then, when I get VOOM installed, there is no point in running the OTA antenna cable into the VOOM receiver, right? So, how do I watch VOOM programming and also have access to my local analog stations? This is a bit depressing. As much as I know that I...

Thanks Sparkman for the TitanTV link. I gave it a try and, as I suspected< there are currently NO digital OTA stations in the Burlington, Vermont area. I then checked the "Stations coming soon" button and the local NBC affiliate is due to go digital in May 2004. CBS and ABC received "FCC...

Hi all, OK...I am slowly learning the jargon. I have survived for many years on a simple roof antenna, so now switching to an HDTV and Voom is presenting a lot of new options. Anyway, as far as I can tell, here in northern Vermont, we do not have any digital channels, yet (let alone HD...