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    Holy hell! 3net's gone!!!

    Looks like I left out some "not". 3d is not for everyone. The thought one would junk you present TV just to get it would be foolish so they should have planned on a slower acceptance period especially in a sluggish economy. This what I was trying to say.
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    Holy hell! 3net's gone!!!

    Actually the voom analogy is quite good. Unfortunately it is good because I got it late, liked it only to have it pulled out from me with few choices. Voom had its own programming and it was quite good but it got stale. It was ahead of its time. 3d tv is not just a gimmick this time around...
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    Statement from DISH - Not Getting the New HD?

    Anyone from Calif changed from 61.5 to 72.7 A change is needed for the 9 new channels? I understand I have to leave the 61.5 sat for the new 72.7. I have 110, 119 & 61.5 I have been getting very good signals with this set up and I am concerned that 72.7 will not be as strong. Have anyone in...
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    Now here is a read...

    I signed with Dish to get Voom Channels I signed with dish to get Voom channels as well. When they produce movies in HD they do the best job around. I remember Voom had the Birds an it was sharp. Latter on one of the Cuban channels they had Birds and other movies of Alfred Hitchcock and they...
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    External Hard Drive Archive Bug Thread

    Same problem with Seagate 750 ever since the upgrade :eureka Ever since the upgrade my seagate 750 G EHD works erratically. Once in a while I can get one show copied to it and often watching payback is cut short. Before the upgrade it worked great. Suppose to have 160G left. I also notice...
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    External Hard Drive Archive Bug Thread

    Seagate Freeagent EHD 750 GB overheating Ever since the last software update my Seagate Freeagent EHD 750 GB has been overheating and not functioning correctly. My Seagate Freeagent EHD 500 GB drive are not overheating and function much the same way as before but some times I have to...
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    Some Paramount titles for $9.98

    What is the deal on the $10 off. I'm always concerned about those type of discounts locking me into something else. Let us know how it works out. :hatsoff:
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    External HD results: Drives Working Properly

    Western Digital 500gb My book Std - many issues Everytime I go to use it I have to completely reboot the system for it to get recognized and even then it takes about 20 minutes. I checked if there was any updates in web site but found none. Seagate Freeagent 500GB, no problems here! I have...
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    The Godfather on A&E HD

    A & E looked terrible I agree. TNT used to look th way all the time but now looks better most of the time. Lets hope A & E improves itself in the near future. :p
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    OFFICIAL External Storage Information

    I have one THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA. I'M USING ONE FOR MY COMPANY NOTEBOOK WHEN WORKING AT HOME. I ONLY WISH I BOUGHT TWO AS THEY WER HALF PRICE LAST WEEK. THANKS :eureka
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    OFFICIAL External Storage Information

    My Book Problems my fault I'm probably the last one to realize this is and maybe the only one with this issue. My Book would work for a while and then not be recognized thus facilitating a full boot up and a long delay before being recognized again. The problem was that in the other USB slot...
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    External Hard Drive Archive Bug Thread

    Same WD 500 Drive Everything worked fine the first two days. Went to it last night and the 622 reports nothing is attached yet no cords were disconnected. I sut down the 622 and rebooted, I don't know if this cured the probem as I went to bed. I'm reading about sleep modes on various...
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    OFFICIAL External Storage Information

    Just signed up and it took 5 min. The charge will be added one time on my next bill. Thye said it would be working in about 5 minutes. He said I was only the econd one he has signed up for this. He probably just started his shift. I just thought I would mention this becuase some of the...
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    Some Interesting Dish Info

    I'd rather pay a one time fee than $5 a month as previously stated. I'd rather pay a one-time fee than $5 a month as previously stated. Have I heard it correctly that there is no monthly fee? If this works well it is a bargain. I think of it as recovering R & D. I’d like to think they feel...
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    Netflix.....Both

    Netflix & Blockbuster Netflix you enroll for HDDVD and/or BR. When you do you get an option to have preference for the HD DVD or BR disk over std DVD. I like this feature as I would prefer to get the the high def version if available. It also means I don't have to do a lot of searching to see...
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