Recent content by unc8185

It is great. You can listen to internet radios in places that you can't have a computer. The major problem is incompatibility with some streaming protocols (e.g. Liquid Compass). I would love to be able to listen to PGA golf while cleaning the pool.

Hi, Has anyone heard any news about the national rollout of the SWM-Slimline dish? I am eagerly awaiting that news. I hope to get DirecTV and the installer to give me a SWM-Slimline dish. Running a second line to the DVR is not an option. My wife is very eager to lose the wire running in...

The Ultimate TV receiver still functions fine as a SD receiver. It isn't able to receive the Game Lounge channels and lacks some of the interactivity of the recent tunners. The DVR functions with the program guide still work well. I haven't used the WebTV functions in years. I am looking...

As an informed enthusiast who happens to live in the #108 market, I think that users' positions may be influenced by whether they have access to HD locals. Your zip code has HD channels; my zip code doesn't. Thus, I am more concerned about OTA tuners. When the SWM arrives, I will likely look...

The other option is to make the national HD programming available throughout the country to all subscribers. Waivers would not be required. I also think that the pressure on the local affiliates with such a system might cause them to increase their quality and programming choices on their...

I wish that the FCC and Congress would relax the rules that restrict consumers from purchasing local programming from other metro areas. I have moved to a small market (#108). SD channels are available here, but HD locals are not on the horizon to my knowledge. Waivers are not likely to be...

Thanks for the information! Seb

Hi, We are getting ready to schedule our installation of DirecTV. We brought an Ultimate TV DVR and a DRW490RD with us. The house currently a 3-LNB Phase III dish. We subsequently purchased a HDTV and are now ready to upgrade our system. Our desired system: - HDTV in family Room...