Recent content by StevenZ

Thanks, but I get the same disappointing result when bypassing the AVR: 720p looks better than 1080i

I've had a Hopper with Sling for a few years, connected through an AVR to an LG OLED TV: Hopper outputs 720p -> AVR scales that to 1080p ->TV scales that to 4K I watch mostly broadcast content, occasionally VOD catch-up, never PPV, and I have plenty of non-Hopper Netflix options. I tried...

Two Dish reps were unhelpful today (Newsflash? Not!). I have an OTA tuner on my Hopper. I can get WBTS on Dish channel 10 and on OTA channel 60. The guide info for Ch 10 is good, and I replaced my old Ch 7 timers with Ch 10 ones. But the guide info for OTA Ch 60 is all multi-hour blocks that...

Thanks. That's a little more regulatory and a little less science/physics than I'd hoped, but it might do.

Didn't see anything on Wikipedia that fit my description. Did you?

Maybe not the best subforum, but I figured some technically inclined reader might be able to assist me. I'm looking for a good-sized (at least 3'W x 2'H) poster of the ELF to Gamma radiation spectrum that has enough detail to call out satellite communication bands. I'm thinking of an...

Did this ever happen?

From Logitech support: To move the Dual View window: With the Dual View window enabled, move the mouse cursor over the Dual View window. Click on any one of the four corner buttons. To resize the Dual View window: With the Dual View window enabled, move the mouse cursor over the Dual...

Thanks, Scott. So the Revue shouldn't have any hardware difficulty to pass through the frame-compatible signal, though it might need some software work to get the metadata from the STB to the TV. Seems promising, though I wonder where adding 3D support sits in Logitech's list of possible...

I've seen lots of discussion of 3D video formats. For example: Frame Packing 1080p/24 (via 3D Blu-ray) 720p/60 (video games) Frame Compatible (via STBs) 1080i/60 Side-by-Side 1080p/24 Side-by-Side or Top-and-Bottom 720p/60 Side-by-Side or Top-and-Bottom DirecTV is using some...

How?

Got no useful info from today's CSR. He confirmed that they can't project a shipping date, just acknowledge a date after the fact. He also confirmed that he has no way of knowing whether any Revue units have shipped to any customers. The Dish site still reports not-yet-shipped, with no...

I've spoken with 8 CSRs from the first order to the latest helpful guy who sadly had no info but sent a promised follow-up email. I've been disconnected 3 times; twice by CSRs who promised "I won't disconnect you". I've been told it would ship Friday, didn't ship Friday, would ship Saturday...

Classic Dish BS Around lunchtime Friday, I try to log on to the Dish store to order the Revue, but even after a few minutes, the webpage won't load. So I call the 800#, find a CSR who tells me "since you're such a great customer, I'm going to waive the shipping cost -- I'm even going to send it...

I have a D300 aimed at 61.5 and a D500 aimed at 110/119. I'm not willing to sacrifice the 61.5, as it has local Boston HD channels. If I want AMC HD, I think I need to see the 72.7 or 129. Not that AMC HD, alone, is worth changing out my hardware, but which dish would I replace? And with what?