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  1. bigblock468

    622 Remote question ?

    I have a leased 622 and TV1 remote buttons are becoming less and less responsive. Is there any way I can change the addresses of the remotes and use the #2 remote to control TV1 ? Any help would be appreciated. BB468
  2. bigblock468

    New Dish Customer ?

    How long after you leave Dish before you can become a new customer. My Sister left about 2.5 years ago and is considering going back. BTW she was a Dish customer for 9 years. She finally joined the 21st century with a 42" Vizio 1080P LCD and I've been singing Dish HD DVR praise to her for years...
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    622 OTA Tuner

    I have a 622 connected to my antenna and it will only find about half the channels that my Olivia's OTA tuner will pull in. Is there any way to improve the 622's tuner? Any help would be appreciated :confused: BB468
  4. bigblock468

    Look at this

    Check out this link I found while surfing about. Has DISH lost its mojo? - Top Stocks Look at this response, I wonder if this is a Satellite guy :confused: DISH won't make it in the long run because they don't offer anything special that its competitors can't. Like the article...
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    HD Theater PQ Sucks

    :mad: Is it just me or did HD theater PQ suck this weekend ? I was watching the Mecum car auction and the picture was constantly pixelating and macroblocking. Was almost unwatchable. I switched over to NFL HD and the pic quality was some of the best I've seen that wasn't OTA . What gives ? If...
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    Free OTA Antenna

    :) WOW, I just received my FREE antenna from WRAL in Raleigh NC. I'm about 64 miles from the tower. Much to my surprise they sent me a CM4228 AND a CM7775 preamp. Can you say JackPot:D If you live in the channel 5 viewing area and send in a application with a receipt for a recently...
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    Pre amp and distribution amp?

    I just installed a Terrestrial Digital 91XG and a Radio shack 30db pre amp for my OTA set-up. I'm splitting the signal to three TV's. Actually 2, and my Dish 622. Can i add a Channel Master CM 3044 22dB Four Output Indoor Distribution Amplifier and eliminate the splitters? Will this increase the...
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    Raleigh locals

    :confused:I have a dish 1000 and a 622 and get 110 119 and 129. My question is how do i get 118? I live about 65 miles from most of the local towers and have problems with OTA drop out. I have a 39 element UHF only and a 30db booster but sometimes still lose my locals:eek: Not good with football...
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    Dish Help ........NOT!

    :mad: I called Dish Tech yesterday about my HDCP issue. see http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=93130 2 different times and was amazed with the lack of product knowledge. Their screencaps of the 622 haven't been updated for L4.01 so they couldn't even see the HDMI reset screen. After...
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    How to ungray HDPC on 622?

    HELP Here is my set-up 622 via hdmi to a Monoprice 5-1 switcher to Panny AE900 projector. PS3 via hdmi and Oppo 971 via hdmi. With L3.66 I never had an issue switching between any of the sources. Now with L4.01 if I switch from 622 to Oppo or PS3 and then back to 622 I lose hdmi from 622. I have...
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    HDMI Loss after L4.01

    HELP :mad: Here is my set-up 622 via hdmi to a Monoprice 5-1 switcher to Panny AE900 projector. PS3 via hdmi and Oppo 971 via hdmi. With L3.66 I never had an issue switching between any of the sources. Now with L4.01 if I switch from 622 to Oppo or PS3 and then back to 622 I lose hdmi from...
  12. bigblock468

    622 Hard Drive Upgrade

    Does any one know how to add a second or larger HDD to a 622 so I can increase the available space for HD recording? I just signed up for HD Silver package and I'm quickly filling up the Hard Drive with some awesome jams off Rave channel. Thanks bigblock468:) ;)