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  • HAPPY NEW YEAR! EXCITING CHANGES COMING IN 2026!
    Thank you for a great 2025 and we are so looking forward to 2026!
    PLEASE CLICK HERE to find out about some of our plans for 2026 including our BRAND NEW NAME we will be moving to in 2026! Exciting times are ahead!
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    Free Viewsat Max HD for anyone in the Seattle area. ( not spam :) )

    Hi guys, not really been here lately, just havent had much time, I was cleaning out the garage and found a viewsat max hd box that I used to use if anyone wants it. I am on the eastside and can meet up around there if need be. JR
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    Just installed the new HR24 HD Gui, and it's painfully slow!!!

    So I have an HR24-500 installed the hd gui about 2 hours or so ago. Now using the receiver is painfully slow. If I hit guide it takes about 8 seconds for it to show up, if i select a new channel in the guide to watch it takes about 10 seconds to change. I understand that this is still CE but...
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    HR24 stuck on 0x4d

    So I had some issues with one of the national avail firmwares with the guide being slow etc, so upon reading these forums I found out that the CE ver was much faster and it has been great, however now that the HD GUI is out I was thinking of switching to that firmware, I tried running a system...
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    iPad streaming with new app missing channels?

    Why do I not have all the channels that I have on my receiver? Just tested with fox soccer...while I still have it :(.
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    Moved Dish Now can only get 99 and 101?

    I moved from one end of the house to the other due to fact we are going to be adding on to the house. Very similar view, but no matter what I try to adjust I cant get anything better than 20-25% on 103 and nothing on 110-119. I have spent about 3 hours on this and it's baffling me now. I have...
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    Got a Viewsat Max and have a few ?'s regarding programming

    I was wondering is there any way to pick up NY feeds of locals with one? I am a NYG fan and would like to see more games. I wont pay DTV (I dont pay for TV I just use my OTA here in seattle.) And on top of paying DTV I would pay $250 or whatever for football. If I could pay just $100 for the...
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    New VS MAXHD stuck on.

    Well guys I know I haven't posted or been here in forever however, since I get my locals (plenty in seattle in HD for free and yet I have been wanting more (FREE). I got a VS MAXHD setup and aimed it at AMC 3 I figured PBSHD would be a good starting point for me. I got all that setup good...
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    Looking for a HD OTA Box with good receiving ability

    Any reccomendations is anyone selling one? I want to spend around or less then 100 bucks if possible. How is the US Digital from walmart?
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    I have a 42" GW RPLCD and need some tech assistance...

    Well the other day my tv turned on but no picture. So I called sony and told them and the lady says you need a new bulb. I said ok but my lamp failure light isnt on. She says it can still happen. Is that true? I took the old bulb out and I see the 2 conenctors where the bulb gets power. I...
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    Cancelled Dish Now they want me to send them the LNB as well???

    I Moved into a house that already had a DP dish from the previous owner it was self installed I can tell. So when I moved in it was nice I just brought my boxes from my house and I was all set to go. Well I recently dropped them casue charter made me a offer that was just to good to pass up...
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    [CHARTER] Update for Services In Vermont

    Just got done changing over from my Dish, was like 89 bucks for HD,Voom, HBO, top 60, WPIX, DVR. I had 3 boxes from them. I had dsl from my lec Fairpoint NE. 1.5/512 was 45 bucks a month. I now have charter at 115 a month for one year then goes to 135 for HBO SHO CIN STARZ, one DVR and 2...
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    Better to run 300 ohm or 75 ohm from antenna?

    I am going to try out a CM-4228 and if it works whats better to run from the roof to my basement distribution block? 300ohm is the flat wire stuff right? I have RG6 for my 75 ohm. Thanks guys.
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    So what channel is the OLYMPICS HD going to be on? 9426

    Since I dont get NBC in HD. I heard there will be a HD channel. ?? Thanks.
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    Does the 6000 pick up OTA HD?

    Just wondering.
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    About how good are pre amps specifically the radio shack one?

    I live in the sticks in vermont I have a radio shack UHF antenna only and from a town about 35 miles away I get about 60% or so on my dish network 811 I am wondering will the radio shack preamp I bought put me up into the 80% range and help me get a better signal from some other stations or no?
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    SPent a better part of 2 days reading around and cant find anything about HD DNS

    So what is going here? I am waiting for this and come FEB 1st since thats when the HD LIL are going in IIRC then people should be able to get HD DNS right? I mean I qualify for all channels but CBS and my CBS affiliate wont give DISH a waiver cause dish wants a forever waiver not a timeline...
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    Anyone have a real person in Vermont to talk to?

    The stupid lady that I talked to doesnt even know what HDTV is in our local office. I was wondering when charter was going to get HDTV service in our area considering Adelphia already has it here.
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    Just got hosed by DISH!!! Sorta...

    ad been debating on getting another HD box to add to my leased 811 and leased 511 and owned 311. So I start reading around on DISH's website and basically all it says about buying a box from someone else is that if there is any charges left on the box your going to be liable for them. So after...
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    Looks like some changes been made to the Qualification software for DNHD

    I just decided to run the qualification again at DTV website and for once my address is correct(sorta). About 3 months ago when I typed my address in for Vermont they said I could pull NBC and ABC from manchester NH. About 65Miles away and 2 big mtn ranges. There was no way in gods green...
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    Need help Making DVD Covers For home movies

    I need a software that has tons of templates to make DVD covers for like my sons xmas concerts and my wedding I made the DVD's all nice with menus and bought some blank cases but Icant find a software that makes nice DVD covers easily. Thanks.
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    I found a flaw in the Individual Location Longley-Rice (“ILLR”) for Vermont at least

    I went to directv site again to see about distant networks (kinda bored here at work today) and when I put in my address I get 2 elegible 2 not. ABC which is broadcasted from 75 miles away and going btw about 3 decent sized mtn ranges says I can get a A strength LOL. For one the A i could...
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    Just got my 61.5 dish ordered up.

    I moved recently and there was a dish already there so dish offered to put up a 61.5 orbital for me. Now I currently have DP34 does my install come with one for free? if so I can ebay mine off :). Also I added in the voom channells since my install is on the 21st and the new voom will be...
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    When is there anything on NFLHD?

    I just upgraded to the top 120 form the 80 package just so I could have music and some other channels we would like. WHen I found NFLHD in my list I was like wow cool but I have yet to see anything broadcasted on it? Theres alo a HDDEV channel what is that for? THanks guys.
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    Need To Have 2 remotes control 1 501PVR

    I have the box downstairs but I have the coax split to upstairs and downstairs so I can watch TV or DVR upstairs and watch the DVR downstairs (I have a 811 downstairs I wont buy a 942 or anything :) ). Now my question is I can take the remote it came with upstairs and use the UHF to control...
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    DP Question for mult sat.

    Ok I have a 811 and a 511 now with a DP twin. Im moving to a new house that has a DP twin on it as well. So im going to take my dish with me and aim the second DP twin at 61.5. Now my Question is this. Can I take and run one lead from the 110,119 sat to a DP21 and then a lead from the 61.5...