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  1. Shadowtester

    522 problems, changes channels at random etc.

    Does that include all the mpeg artifacts due to the overcompression that they are doing? If so just pick a channel pretty much any channel at any time.
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    Confused now. Should I get 522?

    Well the dual tuners and the Name based recording are the reasons for the 522 over the 510 and honestly I am more than willing to live with the little anoyances and quirks on the 522 for those features. I do alot of prime time recording on both tuners during the week honestly I never watch...
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    Confused now. Should I get 522?

    jtravel That could be due to the way you use your 522 vs the way I use my 522 I use mine it single mode only trying to feed 1 TV in the past people using dual mode were having more problems than people using single mode. Also the more time used on the hard drive the more playback glitches...
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    Confused now. Should I get 522?

    I honestly think that the 522 is a pretty good box both hardware and software wise. Does that mean it has no problems No! I think most of the problems with the 522 is hardware related I do not think it has enough memory and or processing power to prevent the minor audio drop outs which usally...
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    Upgrade 508 to 522/625 - worth it

    Ok to use a single coax feed you will need a DPP system which is more expensive to than a Dp setup as for decreased picture quality I do not know since I have never seen the DPP setup in operation. The only current dish network receivers that allow the use of OTA signals are the dish network HD...
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    Help with Superdish 105 how to aim?

    Thanks Frank Jr. I have checked and my post is plumb so since 105 is the weakest of the 3 satellites I think I will try to peak it on that one. Also since the locals networks on 105 are the most watched channels a little loss on 110 and 119 would not be much of a loss as the gain on the 105...
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    Help with Superdish 105 how to aim?

    Thanks that was the info I was looking for as to which satellite to peak the dish for. I thought it should be the 110 but was not sure after I peak it on the 110 do you think a slight adjustment to the skew would help any for the other 2 sats especially the 105 which is only in the mid 60's on...
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    Help with Superdish 105 how to aim?

    I am lucky there are no trees in the line of sight for the Satellites I am pointed at any other good tips to help peak the setup. The problem using the receivers signal meter is that its about 60 feet away.
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    Help with Superdish 105 how to aim?

    Ok I have a Superdish 105 what is the best way to optimize the signal strength I have one of those cheap in-line satellite signal meters. Which satellite should I peak the dish on I would think after I have it peaked on one satellite I should tweak the skew to get the best signal on the other 2...
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    522 with 2.51 ... Caller ID still problematic

    My 522 caller ID works almost all the time its rare that it will have a problem it might be your phone lines or phone company that is the problem. Also do you have DSL maybe that could also be causing a problem with the caller ID. My phone company is SBC and I use a cable modem for internet...
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    Two new problems with 522

    Unless Dish could figure out how to have there recievers access the internet and retrieve the local weather info then generate the approprate local info and overlay it onto the weather channel when the locals are triggered by the weather channel. However that would be alot of additional...
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    Two new problems with 522

    The local Cable companies run a computer to generate the local weather info for the weather channel. I do not think it would be feasible for any Satellite provider to provide the same local weather info such as the local cable companies do. They would have to transmit a seperate weather channel...
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    DISH 522 with 2.51.... I LOVE IT!!

    Yes I have had a couple of audio drop outs now maybe one every couple of days which is much better than almost every time a timer fired in the background while I was watching a previous recorded event much improved.
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    DISH 522 with 2.51.... I LOVE IT!!

    I guess I am lucky I don't see as many of the problems are the rest of you are but I am using my 522 in single mode not dual so maybe that is part of the reason. I do record alot with it average 4-5 hours a day during the week. Most of the shows end up getting deleted after watching a couple of...
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    Another ongoing 522 issue

    maximum I would have thought you knew by now that was Dish Networks pre programmed response they have never heard of any problems before.
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    DISH 522 with 2.51.... I LOVE IT!!

    L2.51 is by far the best software version I have seen with my 522 in about 10 months of use. I have seen very few audio drop outs and also very few video pixelations/breakups that I could not contribute to weather. The new ability to set the default start and end padding is also nice. Now if...
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    Platinum remote and Sharp TV

    You might check the Dish Network web site and see if there is any additional codes for Sharp TV's that you don't already know they add new codes from time to time.
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    OTA antenna recomendations needed

    Ok here is my situation I live in a 1 story house and all my OTA HD stations are UHF. The problem is they range in distance from just over 2 miles away to almost 20 miles away and they are in a 180 deg arc. I really do not want to use a rotor so I need a antenna that has a field of view of...
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    522/625 Software feature would like to see

    kydigi I tried your sugestion last night I deleted my Stargate SG1 dish pass and then created a new dish pass for only new episodes on only Scifi channel at a high priority. The problem is that the dish pass added every Stargate SG1 episode new and old to the list it would not let me create a...
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    522/625 Software feature would like to see

    And to add to what mrschwarz said I know the series 2 and current DTivo boxes have faster hardware so the slower interface may not be much of a issure either you have to remember the Series 1 boxes are about 4 year 1st generation tech I am sure they have become faster as the tech improved. And...
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    Hard drive diag. evertime i open up DVR menu..

    Sounds like you may have a hard drive problem I would try to do a hard reboot unplug for 1 min then plug it back in and see if it ok when it finishes the reboot. If not you might also contact dish they might be able to force the unit to download the software again it could have been a bad...
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    522/625 Software feature would like to see

    I prefer the programming package on Dish and DTV has some problems with the locals in my area. Also DTV requires 2 different dishes where with Dish I can use a single Superdish 105. If you are trying to feed multiple TV from your DVR then dish has a advantage also the UHF is nice if the receiver...
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    522/625 Software feature would like to see

    I have quite alot of experience with both the Direct TV DirectTivo series 1 and the 522 and I would have to say that the DirectTivo is a more stable unit than the 522 the Tivo software has a better interface and is more user friendly. I think the 522 does have a couple of nice advantages over...