Recent content by ZandarKoad

Just wanted to drop in and say congratulations on the big new site design roll out! I know that's no small task. I think it looks great!

Like Claude said, they can make up any reason on the spot, so yes. But they are normally highly motivated financially (whether employee or contractor) to complete each job. So when it does happen, the installer must have other more powerful (to them) motivations that overcome that incentive to...

A cheaper solution may be to buy a 50' length of good coax, and use that as a test jumper to and from different points on the coax network. Connect it to a different receiver, etc. That may also help narrow things down instead of buying a meter.

I don't see your link or image for Amazon. I'm used to mostly professional grade meters like the Applied Instruments XR-3 or DirecTV's own AIM meter. Those two would absolutely work (the AIM would be a bit better in some respects, but limit you to mostly DirecTV analysis).

Well I am looking forward to the hilarious / horrible stories of recursive false commands being sent and heard by this new system. http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/san-diego-anchor-accidentally-orders-dollhouses-for-viewers/183798 Unlike in the story, the Hoppers will be responsible for not only...

A professional calibration on a capable set (true 120Hz) should be able to eliminate all interpolation (which leads to the soap opera effect) for all media formats - 24, 30, and 60 fps.

Should this be a sticky in the war zone?

Hey Claude, what's the best way to find a local DirecTV dealer? Keep us posted, Chris_R, I want to hear how this turns out. I know you can contact independent installers (see my signature) for on-sight advice, but I would be better to go with a local dealer since you'll be buying receivers...

So... Did these dongles ever come back in stock (sorry, Google show's this as the #1 result on the topic).

LOL I just re-read the title of the OP's article. My understanding was: "DirecTV will now become AT&T's primary video platform..." I missed the capital N on "Now." :D I see what you mean!

I'd like to speculate on what happens in 5 years, but man... That is an eternity in the tech world. I feel like I'd be just as qualified to talk about how people will be living in 1,000 years! lol

I wish either provider (or ANY provider) would just ONCE actually LOWER all subscription costs across the board. Has it ever been done before? I would think it would attract a lot of customers and/or positive PR... The price increases are so formulaic and boring. (And I'm not talking about a...

Nothing is cheaper than delivery than DBS. It literally has zero added network load for delivery, and can put through terabytes of data per day, per user. IP internet network can't even come close. But of course the IP connection is critical for an upstream path, so the TV providers can learn...

I agree 100% with espaeth. He used way to many zeros though. lol I recon that 80% of the people watch the same 20% of the content out there. DBS is perfect for delivering the same identical content to millions of people. The IP network is not. It's the same reason people ONLY talk about...

I'd hate to be a technician today... I gather trouble calls on newly installed systems hit a record high. So much for that bonus...