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Ah, I see. Thank you!

Topic. The DiSH programming says "100% digital quality", and I'm not sure if they're as ugly as the 240x320 resolution international programming like on DirecTV, which I'm completely unsatisfied with. DirecTV says nothing about digital quality in their international programming lineup. Anyone...

Are you saying DiSH offers better international programming? What of the quality?

I must, say, this looks really, really bad... I'm talking old 240x320 resolution bad. I think it's time to cancel the international programming channels.

My Mandarin channels are SD, but looks awful. When I subscribed to cable, SD channels looked very good... well, at least the ones that were 480p/i. The source/etc looks to be much lower definition than that.

They're mostly all blocky and blurry (though still watchable). I was under the impression that DirecTV stating they were "100% digital" meant everything was in HD. That is my fault for not paying attention... I think. Not only that, but I'm being charged for a few channels that are actually...

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I would like to add that our installer seemed to be new to his job... he actually asked me how to do some things. I didn't have a problem with that, and was happy to help... everyone has to start somewhere. Despite this, he did an awesome job. We're pretty happy about it.

We had a storm recently, and the sun wasn't shining at all. The picture quality was still going strong, and I don't even know what rain fade looks like. :P Overall, we are very happy with it, more so than with Time-Warner cable. Our picture quality and stability are both pretty great. I just...

We just got DirecTV, and it's really nice. Much better than cable, and our signal strengths were all in the high 90s, with some at 100 (one of the transponders was at 68-70, however). We have more options and channels than cable, better signal quality (our cable was severely pixelated and...

I am using Windows 7 x64. :( What's wrong with it? Is there something else I should get then?

I saw one for $59.99, and wasn't sure if I should pick it up or not.

Should I buy this for FTA use? Will it handle both C and Ku band dishes? Quality is somewhat of a concern, but I just want something that will *work* nicely.

I just think it's somewhat hypocritical to act like a jerk to someone, and when they retaliate, you act like a victim. It's like going into McDonald's and mouthing off at the manager.

So we took the plunge and went with DirecTV. They gave us some crazy discounts for some really nice packages, and we'd be saving tons over what we currently pay for cable. FTA is still on the agenda, but it will need to wait a little. I'm gonna go full blown c/ku band when it's time.

I want to win the new SG9120 Heavy Duty DiSEqC Motor & The WS9036 36 Inch Dish

"Wacky Races", because of Muttley's laugh and how ridiculous the entire show is. I find it ery funny and entertaining.

Thanks! Looks like I will need to subscribe to DiSH (it's cheaper, offers more international programming than DirecTV) and forget the FTA thing for now. The stuff on Galaxy 3C is in english, french and spanish (other than the one station actually broadcasting in Mandarin). I specifically want...

Thanks a lot, Anole! :) Now I have some other questions... these ones need to be answered before I can make any purchases, because I'm trying to make this as legal as possible. Some of the FTA channels are listed as "encrypted", as in they have Nagravision, Digicipher, Digicipher 2, DVB, DSS...

I'm very thankful for the responses! I realize the problem with small DTV/DiSH dishes, I was just thinking of jacking an LNB from one of them. I could have worded it better, but I've yet to sleep in a long time. And I think I ran into another problem on the motorized dish setup... I do...

It looks like we've decided on the motorized setup from Sadoun, and instead of buying it later on, it will probably be purchased very soon. We have a problem though... it seems I'm not trusted to install this. I may need to find someone in the area to do it.

Thanks again! Now, I know you guys don't recommend having newbies convert dishes, but I consider myself pretty experienced with computers (hardware) and other electronics; I'm just a newbie to satellites. From what I understand, if I were to get a hold of a cheap DirecTV dish, I could simply...

Ah, that's good to know. I am thinking of getting one, but we'll see. I do think I have another issue... that issue is that I'm in the woods. There are only a few acceptable line of sight positions near my house. Thank God one of them is the Galaxy satellite with CCTV. :) So if I ever wanted...

Excellent! The main problem I had with the sponsors was the... designs of the website. I'm actually a professional web designer, and I guess I automatically assume "scam" when I see a website that isn't really up to par. But with all the testimonials I've found on the internet, I'm definitely...

Thank you very much! I am thinking of just buying this kit here: Free To Air Satellite TV system These are high quality stationary satellite packages.  Use this satellite system to receive Free To Air channels from one satellite.  Excellent choice for all the ethnic channels on Galaxy 25 (aka...