Recent content by SundayTicketRocks

Well unfortunately my 1TB Seagate Showcase got overwritten again over the weekend. Not much else than to try to return it and get a replacement.

CFB, Thanks.....ran out to the local Fry's and they did not have SIIG's eSATA cable but they did have Link Depot's. So I got it, reinstalled, recorded a couple of shows and dowloaded the SW per your explicit instructions..... AND IT WORKED!!! The recorded shows are still there. I can't...

Happened again last night. SG Showcase works fine as far as recording/playing goes but this is incredibly frustrating as all my recorded shows are deleted when the SW gets refreshed. Any ideas from anyone on what I can do about it? I'm wondering if the fact that I'm on an old grandfathered...

Seagate Showcase Issues So I installed a 1TB Seagate Showcase this summer, but whenever DirecTV sends an update it wipes my drive of all recorded programs. After it happened Sunday night for the 3rd time in 4 months, I reverted back to the original. Any suggestions on possible solutions...

The Acutrac does not tell you which satellite you are pointing at, but since I just need to tweak my existing dish position, it was ideal, since it allows you to align both signals at the same time. Obviously I have nowhere near the skills of an installer but I got enough to get the job done...

Got the AcuTrac 22 Pro, hooked up both LNBs, tuned one to 55.2 and the other to 53.1 (best that I could do). Came inside and the signal strength was 96-97 on both satellites. Awesome - thanks to all of you for your posts in other threads - really appreciated the suggestions and ideas...

Thanks for the replies.... I used to get a fairly clear signal of 89 to 93 on both LNBs but have since come down to the 60's. The post is wood, and some have claimed that 'wood twists' but I had wanted to put something in that was somewhat aesthetic. The heavy rain sometimes interferes with my...

Thanks Newsposter... I have the old 2 lnb dish, not the 3lnb. I have no problem running out and buying a compass - a couple of the threads posted some info about Walmart compasses and others, but I just found a signal finder that seems to do the trick. www sadoun com...

I have a poor view of the southern sky, to the extent that I have to mount my dual LNB dish on a pole as close to the street as possible to get the best angle. My question is, how can I adjust the dish position? I have read that all I need is a compass, but are there actually metrics that...

Thanks to all... I made the mistake of trimming two trees - and one of my neighbors called it in. Now I have to pay for the removal of the cut trees plus replanting to re-establish the tree canopy. Ugh. Worst of all the signal to the 101 satellite is no better than it was before. I did...

Thanks for all of your responses. I guess I can read between the lines and none of you would consider installing a tower and raising the dish. I completely understand, but thought it was worth asking the question. Perhaps I can get someone willing to trim the trees at night "under the...

2nd option Okay, assuming that I am SOL without line of sight, how can I find someone who will install a tower (24' & above) and put my DirecTV dish on top of it? I live in Bellevue, WA just outside of Seattle.

I have a dual LNB 20" DIrecTV system with 5 receivers. Recently the trees uphill from me have blocked my signal to 33 on LNB 1 and 25 on LNB 2. I already have my dish mounted on a 12' pole, and was bout abondom hope when I found the attached from a google search...