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    USB Antenna

    Lots of the USB Wireless network adapters use the same chipset. A common chipset vendor is Realtek and one of their more popular chipsets is RTL8187B. If someone finds an adapter (or adapters) that works, it would be good to find out which chipset it uses and this would help in identifying...
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    Bait and Switch

    No, the website does not mention the OTA feature but if one did their homework as others suggest, you could download the 222k manual from the site to get a full description of the features including OTA and learning remotes. I apologize for the confusion, I was trying to make it clear that the...
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    Bait and Switch

    I've read the terms of service agreement and I've asked earlier in this thread if someone could show me where it says they can provide equipment that differs from what they are advertising on their website and I did not get a response. If you're saying that they can do it just because they don't...
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    Bait and Switch

    There were two items that he mentioned. 1. Learning remotes - he has at least one remote that there are no built in codes for and he wants the learning remotes so he can use just a single remote rather than two or more. He is aware that these can be purchased separately but doesn't feel...
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    Bait and Switch

    I don't know if the Chevy truck with a Z71 package is a very good anlaogy because say you paid for a truck with the Z71 package and for some reason you did not realize that it did not have it upon delivery but did notice once you had it back home, I'm sure you could still go back to the dealer...
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    Bait and Switch

    Wow, I didn't realize you could get them for that cheap and I'm sure he didn't either because I'm sure he would have ponied up the extra $20 to own it and not have a contract extension. Dish wanted $400 to purchase the 222k. At any rate, it's too late for him to buy it now because he already...
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    Bait and Switch

    Scott, Thanks for your replies and I apologize if I'm being dense but I don't see anything in the agreement that would permit them to advertise one model and provide you with another. Perhaps I missed something. The user agreement does say that the equipment they provide can be refurbished...
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    Bait and Switch

    The state AG office has a consumer protection division that deals with stuff like this all the time. Some time ago my wife bought a camera online that was advertised as new and they sent a refurb. I called the company about this and they were pretty beligerant. I filed an online complaint...
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    Bait and Switch

    Even so, if I lease a car, I know what I am getting because I am agreeing to lease a specific model. With Dish all you have to go on is what is shown on their site and they do not show the older receivers so anyone reasonable would assume you are going to get one of the models listed.
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    Bait and Switch

    A friend of mine recently upgraded to a Dish HD package to take adavantage of his HD TV. As a loyal customer he was unable to take advantage of any of the offers being laid out for new customers so he had to fork out $100 for a HD receiver. After reviewing the choices available for HD packages...
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    FOX NEWS HD - Where are you?

    It would seem to me that if the poster's objective is not to discuss politics, per se, but to discuss the exclusion of a certain channel for reasons that may have a political component that such a discussion should not be curtailed. That is to say, politics are not the focus of the discussion...
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    Possible to record HD on a HTPC?

    You mean like THIS? Looks like it would work although these are still pretty expensive. Perhaps I could live with SD recording until they come down in price a bit. I wonder if since the component DVR goes to an analog signal and is then converted back to digital if you could then record...
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    Possible to record HD on a HTPC?

    OK, I guess I was asking for too much. Is there a bad way that would work? If I could get this to work it would be a pretty nice setup as I could also add a $110 Blu-Ray drive and have a combo internet browser/HD-DVR/Blu-Ray player all in one system.
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    Possible to record HD on a HTPC?

    I have a VIP222 reciever and was thinking about building a HTPC so I can use the TV as a computer/internet browser and a DVR. The motherboard I would use has HDMI output but I need a way to get a HD signal into the HTPC to capture/record HD programming. I could build a pretty nice HTPC system...
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    map-down not working after move

    What is strange is that I'm only getting the Washington SD channels mapping down with my current receiver settings, not the Harrisburg SD or the Washington HD. The setting on my receiver that I thought would control this is set to "Both HD and SD" but I do not remember finding a second setting...
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    map-down not working after move

    Yes, I'm getting all the channels in the 4-digit ranges . Here is a listing (local channel number shown first): HARRISBURG NBC-WGAL 8 6295 HARRISBURG CW-WLYH 15 6297 HARRISBURG CBS-WHP 21 6294 HARRISBURG ABC-WHTM 27 6293 HARRISBURG PBS-WITF 33 6298 HARRISBURG FOX-WPMT 43 6296 HARRISBURG...
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    Why are many new shows not in widescreen?

    I've heard of the bar burn in happening on plasmas. I had also heard that LCDs aren't typically succeptible to burn in like the plasmas.
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    map-down not working after move

    Yes, it is a Shippensburg address so I think it is in the same market as Chambersburg. The 4-digit channel ranges are the ones Derwin listed. I tried a hard reset last night and there was no change.
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    map-down not working after move

    The markets are DC and Harrisburg. Initially, I did get SD mappings for both markets but not HD. Now I only get DC-SD map downs. I tried changing the local channel display options in the receiver's setup menu but this had no effect.
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    map-down not working after move

    I changed my service location yesterday and only some of the locals are being mapped down. My new area is in an area where two sets of locals overlap so I get both and one set includes HD. However, as of yet, only one set of SD locals is mapping down and none of the HD. Does the mapping...
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    Dish Billing issues

    Why don't you try telling them to put their money where their mouth is? You are certain you've paid and have verified it multiple times. It is up to them to prove otherwise. Propose that they give you 6 months credit if you can prove they are the ones at fault. If they can't offer that, they...
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    Hoa

    I would think that an HOA that singles out one homeowner as a form of retribution because they lost the FCC/Dish battle would be opening themselves up to all kinds of legal problems. If they were just measuring one person's lawn height but not others and such activities occured after they got...
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    Dish & a PC TV tuner card

    I also have a PC Tuner card hooked up to my TV2 feed so it is just SD programming. My tuner card is a Happauge with a dual tuner ATSC and NTSC/SD. I have had the ATSC tuner hooked up to an OTR antenna and that works fine but one thing I have been wondering is if I would be able to hook up the...
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    Quick Facts for 622 and 222

    Any word on the status of being able to make use of the USB port to attach an external hard drive for DVR recording on the VIP222? I'm also curious as to how Dish will treat this. Will one just have to pay the one-time activation fee or will the monthly DVR fee also apply after this feature...
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    Dish Network ViP222 HD Dual-Tuner Receiver: A SatelliteGuys.US Review

    The only problem I've had thus far is that the unit could not re-establish a satellite link after losing it in a thunderstorm. Once I reset it, it linked up without a problem.
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