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    HD channels moving in slow motion

    I've had this happen as well with my 622. In my case, whenever you go to guide or menu or whatever uses the small TV window in the upper right, the window plays fine. Go back to full screen and you get the "juddering" slow motion effect.
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    First Look: TV2 IR Converter Kit

    I was thinking they should have replaced the receiver since I thought you said the problem existed on two different remotes. Well, if the new remote doesn't fix it, then you have more justification for a replacement revceiver and still get a new remote out of it too.
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    First Look: TV2 IR Converter Kit

    I would call tech support and ask for a replacemtn unit before spending $ on an IR converter.
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    OTA Timer Scheduling Disappeared

    Ok, an update.... As myself and everyone else here knew, the replacement receivers did not fix the problem. When I called in the second time to activate the receiver, I got a better tech support guy who had marked my file with instructions to pass me onto advanced tech support if I called in a...
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    OTA Timer Scheduling Disappeared

    Thanks, I tried to explain the problem to a Dish customer service tech. He seemed clueless and sent me two replacement receivers that came in yesterday so I haven't opened the box yet. I tried to expalin how unlikely I thought it was that two receivers would go bad at the same time, but...
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    OTA Timer Scheduling Disappeared

    I live in the DFW area and just discovered I have the same problem. Right now I have 110, 119, and 61.5. In the past Dish took me off 61.5, then put up an oval dish looking at 3 sats, then removed one of those LNBs and put back the side 61.5 dish. ????? Anyway, does someone have a recommendation...
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    Remote control for the elderly

    I got mine off Ebay. It's now sitting in a draw where it will stay. You can have it for the cost of shipping to you if you want. Just send me a PM w/ details.
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    First Look: TV2 IR Converter Kit

    Got mine in and set it up to use an IR remote upstairs to controll TV2 functions on the dual mode receiver downstairs. Works great, so far has stopped the mother-in-law complaints, and all is well again.
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    Remote control for the elderly

    Rusty: Diagram A is for your situation and a receiver setup using Diplexers. Diagram B is for a Slingbox. I have a dual receiver downstairs set to dual mode. There is one coax from the receiver “distribution” output going upstairs to TV2. I used a modified Diagram A. Here is my story and...
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    Remote control for the elderly

    Here try this The Dish Store - Powered by Metro25 and this http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-forum/178038-first-look-tv2-ir-converter-kit.html
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    Remote control for the elderly

    One more post to go and I can include links
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    Remote control for the elderly

    I've spent this past week hunting down a solution for the same exact same problem. I tried a Dishnetwork 4.0 remote. UHF, simpler layout, but buttons too small. My next was to buy the Dish EZ Remote from Ebay ($10 w/shipping) and the TV2 IR Converter from the Dishstore (sorry I tried but I'm...
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    First Look: TV2 IR Converter Kit

    Ordered mine yesterday. Hopefully I will now have a solution to 84yr old mother-in-law's complaining about remote being too complicated and not being able to see the buttons. No need to offer other suggestions on how to stop mother-in-law complaints, at least not the illegal ones.