Recent content by TrinaTrina

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    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    Cards cost very little to produce; more of their initial cost would have been in research & development. Even so, I doubt they're really all that much of the value of the unit, or even of what they'd charge for a replacement. The reason they charge what they do is because people will pay it...
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    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    Just a note; I had 2 coupons I did the Digital Stream 'order at Radio Shack to be delivered to my home' thing with one (hasn't arrived yet; due anytime), and waited till the very last day, finding it very difficult to decide between the currently 'buggy' DTV Pal or a Zenith. I finally decided...
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    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    A Guy . . . Thanks for the thoughtful response. I appreciated hearing your opinion. BTW, I recently had to buy a new universal remote, but it's not a 'smart' one. Do you recall roughly how much your learning remote cost?
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    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    Hi from a new person I'm a perfect example of this; I'm on Soc. Sec. disability plus a bit of extra income, have DSL and previously have had cable internet, cable tv, though never satellite tv so unfamiliar with that technology. At this stage & perhaps always, I'll only be able to afford OTA...