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  1. rperlberg

    Digital ATSC RF Modulator

    Where? Details, please.
  2. rperlberg

    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    Oh, please, please, please let Dish try that! Can you say class action suit? I'm sure the courts would have a field day with a company taking away a feature they already sold you.
  3. rperlberg

    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    You live in a VAN down by the RIVER! Well LA-de-FRICKIN-da! :)
  4. rperlberg

    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    This is a real peeve of mine regarding the NTIA's CECB requirements. I can understand them wanting to limit the functionality of a CECB so that the coupon could not be used for something other than a converter box, but how would adding analog tuning capability create a problem? The NTIA is...
  5. rperlberg

    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    Why, because they're a big scary company that has the power to ruin your life? I'm tired of Americans cowering in fear of these bullies. Stand up for your rights. When you give in you only make the problem worse. And VOTE for Pete's sake.
  6. rperlberg

    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    I hear you, brother. It's a constant source of annoyance to me when my bosses are so hard on me about minor problems in in-house systems that are only used by a handful of people and then I see far worse errors in major products. It sounds like they couldn't have spent more than 10 minutes on...
  7. rperlberg

    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    I have an idea for how software updates could be done without having to rely on the availability of an OTA broadcast. The vendor could distribute a DVD containing a video signal with the embedded software update data. Then, if the box was designed to accept OTA updates, you could just play the...
  8. rperlberg

    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    That is unacceptable. You should report them to the government. They are probably going to get their $40. You owe it to yourself and all of the other taxpayers to report this and make sure Dish doesn't get away with it.
  9. rperlberg

    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    War is peace, freedom is slavery, distortion is quality... Let me see if I understand what you're saying: you prefer watching a picture with distortion because in your mind it's an indication of high quality? This is the kind of guy electronics salesmen live for.
  10. rperlberg

    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    Re: My DTVPals just arrived this morning Someone else also indicated he received his boxes from Dish the same way over on The Forum That Shall Not Be Named. Maybe next time you should ask how much for the shipping without the handling. (Yeah, it's an oldie but a goodie.) It sounds to me...
  11. rperlberg

    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    Here's how I see it. If someone has not been sufficiently trained and does not have the information on their computer, they have only 2 courses of action: 1) Say "I don't know". 2) Lie. Personally, I hate salesmen. I wouldn't believe a salesman if he told me it was a hot day in August.
  12. rperlberg

    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    Thank you for the clarification. A lot of the people posting here have been censoring themselves unnecessarily. Let's hope this puts an end to the "chilling effect".
  13. rperlberg

    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    Oh, Miguel, you just don't get how things work here. Maybe if we lived in some godforsaken communist country people could just post store names willy nilly to an internet forum in some misguided concept of free and open communication. But we live in the good old US of A where capitalism rules...
  14. rperlberg

    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    Hearing from who?
  15. rperlberg

    First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

    Universal remote Sweet! Too bad about the remote not controlling the TV. How hard would that have been? I also live with people who are too tech-challenged to handle 2 remotes. Is there a universal remote that can control the DTVpal? I notice in the TVGOS instructions, it specifies to use...
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