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  1. bearingman07936

    the new 9 favorite channel screen

    We really like it, on our HR21-700. So much so that I wish our H21-200 had it as well. Does anyone know if there are plans to add that to the H21-200 model? One other question - this December software update "appears" to have helped the frequent freezes tremendously, that use to drive us crazy...
  2. bearingman07936

    Woke up to "searching for satellite"

    We had the same exact thing happen to us on Wednesday night/Thursday morning. D tech was here today. The dish needed realignment. We've had D for about 15 years, 1 year with this HD dish and have never needed a realignment! Make sure that, if you have to wait a week, that you call them for a...
  3. bearingman07936

    splitting signal

    I'm not sure that this is the right forum for my question, but here goes. We have our main receiver (now an H21-700) that feed to a 5545 Channel Plus Channel modulator. We also have feeds from a Blue Ray player, and a VCR. This feeds to three TV's in the house. Out from the Channel modulator, we...
  4. bearingman07936

    frequent freezes

    among other problems that we've had with our HR21-700 since the software upgrade last month, we've noticed many more frequent freezes. They are short - only about 2 or 3 seconds but they happen about every 30 seconds or less. This is not happening in bad weather, either. Anyone else seeing this...
  5. bearingman07936

    channel jumping

    Thanks, I did check it out and there are others out there (at least one) who is also getting the 1296 channel surprise. I blocked all adult channels a few days ago and thought it was solved but this morning it was on 1296 again. This is only happening on the HR21-700, not my H21-200 which did...
  6. bearingman07936

    channel jumping

    Sounds like a good idea. Because there are no children in the house, I've never had to do that. How do you do that?
  7. bearingman07936

    channel jumping

    After switching remotes, the TV did not change yesterday morning. But when we got home from work it was again on channel 1296, the Adult swim on demand channel. So it appears that this has something to do with the remotes. Is it possible to change the frequency for the RF? I had to buy these...
  8. bearingman07936

    HR21 Pixelation since 0290 Update

    Since the upgrade, I've had it on both our receivers. And the weather was not bad.
  9. bearingman07936

    channel jumping

    I took batteries out of only the upstairs remote (because where it sits in the kitchen, the downstairs one is not in range). The TV did not jump. So...tonight I will switch remotes and leave batteries in. I am testing to see if the downstairs remote will not cause the TV to switch channels.
  10. bearingman07936

    channel jumping

    Okay, okay! Batteries will come out tonight, and I'll report in the morning!
  11. bearingman07936

    channel jumping

    Okay. I should explain. The house is big. The distance from the kitchen to the box upstairs is more than 100'. (aothough the RF remotes use to work much better a few years ago when we had Sony boxes) My spouse never touches the remotes because of not being technical! There is no one else that...
  12. bearingman07936

    channel jumping

    Kids are all grown up in houses of their own with their own kids. No one else lives there but us. Taking the batteries out of the two RF remotes seems a little extreme to me. I want to understand why this is happening.
  13. bearingman07936

    channel jumping

    Well it happened again tonight when we got home. And after thinking about it, it can't be a neighbor because we have three TV's hooked up to that one DVR, and two RF remotes. The one downstairs in the kitchen is on the side of the house where my neighbor lives. The remote won't work from the...
  14. bearingman07936

    channel jumping

    Yes, I also have RF enabled! So, what this thread is telling me is that whether lights are on or off, the recorder is still "on"...so why is it now jumping channels? (I don't believe that any of my neighbors have garage door openers.....)
  15. bearingman07936

    channel jumping

    For about a week now I've noticed that the channel has been jumping somewhere during the hours that the TV isn't being used. We keep the HD DVR on, and when we get home from work I usually just have to hit a button to get it off of screen saver. Well the screen saver is gone, and I have been...
  16. bearingman07936

    HD....or not?

    OKAY! You got me!
  17. bearingman07936

    HD....or not?

    I agree with you there. What got us last year was a stroll through Best Buy, not even looking at the TV's and we walked past an HD set-up that was showing Blue-Ray demos. What they had on was Chicken Little. That sold me. To me, the cartoons are right out there in front, when it comes to...
  18. bearingman07936

    HD....or not?

    Okay, now last night our receiver did a new software download. Afterwards it told us that now it was ready for us to see HD movies in 1080p. I don't remember our model number, but we have the most recent HD DVR - the one that Costco "sells". I thought I was already getting 1080, but I suppose...
  19. bearingman07936

    HD....or not?

    We have two Sony Bravia's one 40" and one 46". They aren't a year old yet, and I did my homework.
  20. bearingman07936

    HD....or not?

    Thanks, that helps a lot! It explains why some programs look so much better than others, both being HD. Before we upgraded to HD we bought two Sony 1080p (or i?) so it isn't the TV. I use to think that digital was the same as HD, so I guess my education goes on! Thanks again!
  21. bearingman07936

    HD....or not?

    I was enjoying FNC in HD this morning, and I noticed that the receiver only went to the 720 resolution (looking at the box, where the lights are). It does that sometimes on other shows, too. What does that mean? Are there levels of quality in HD? I ask because the show is obviously in HD versus...
  22. bearingman07936

    Fox News HD - DirecTV thank you thread

    I'm just glad that they woke up to the best course in business... give the customers what they want!
  23. bearingman07936

    FOX NEWS CHANNEL HD 10/17 6 am

    I'm thrilled that FNC is now in HD! I'd like to think that we have some small part in this. I know that I sent a few emails and got some friends to do the same. I also called from work. We have the option to change to FIOS at work (we have their phone and internet) and so asked if FNC was in HD...
  24. bearingman07936

    Annoyed with wating for new HD

    I'm reposting the email address again. The more people who write, the better our chances of getting them to move on this. I just got back this message from my post to this mail addess (see below) "Thanks for writing us back. I have forwarded your request to DIRECTV management. Please stay tuned...
  25. bearingman07936

    Annoyed with wating for new HD

    Anyone who is annoyed about DirecTV not carrying all of the HD channels that are available, please write them and complain. Especially Fox News HD! You can write them here directvcustomercare@directv.com