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  1. truecrimson

    Official DISH Channel Request Thread

    DISH isn't listening DISH promised me ESPNU-HD years ago. By my count there are 21 posts in this thread with over 75 likes about ESPNU-HD. Still, no ESPNU-HD from DISH. DISH isn't listening and it won't happen.
  2. truecrimson

    Roku Introduces New Line of HD Streaming Players Starting at $59.99

    Very nice. I might consider one if my PS3 didn't already handle everything I need.
  3. truecrimson

    Terrible First Impressions

    I know this topic has ventured into other areas, but just to give you guys an update on the OP... The supervisor / QC guy came by and looked at the installation. He said the mounting location was ok, not preferred, but ok. He applied a little more sealant around the mounting points and was...
  4. truecrimson

    Terrible First Impressions

    Not trying to take either side here, but what I understood the QC as wanting was a double line run to the grounding rod. I am no electrician, but I am guessing he means coax and not the ground itself? So that would be less than 20' of actual grounding cable but would consist of about 120' of...
  5. truecrimson

    Terrible First Impressions

    You know I never thought about that Joe, but what you say makes sense. I guess it really depends on the motive of the QC guy. I guess I should explain more about the "tricky" part. Basically there were two issues the 1st installer was worried about. 1: The ground rod is on the opposite end...
  6. truecrimson

    Terrible First Impressions

    He never showed me signal strength. I did sign, probably shouldn't have without doing some more investigation... but it was 9:45 PM. My 6 year old really needed to get to sleep and she couldn't with him there and it was too dark to even inspect the work he did. I hope I don't have any...
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    Terrible First Impressions

    UPDATE: Different installer came last night and got everything going. This guy was clearly a sub (personal vehicle, wearing shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt, smoking like a freight train), but he got the job done. DECA was still not included, but I knew that would be the case. They are...
  8. truecrimson

    Terrible First Impressions

    FlyingJ: Hey I was at the game and I know it didn't turn out the way you would like, but I couldn't have been more impressed with the Penn State fans, trainers and coaches. I was lucky enough to make my way into the Penn State locker room before the game and hang out near the team before the...
  9. truecrimson

    Terrible First Impressions

    Thank you SC. Hopefully today will be better and I will finally get everything installed. I will keep you updated.
  10. truecrimson

    Terrible First Impressions

    After many years of being a DISH customer I decided to make a switch. I have been really satisfied with DISH and I really like their receivers, but when the issues with ESPN Classic, ESPNU (No HD), etc... continued to pop up it was just too much. My impressions with DirecTv so far haven't...
  11. truecrimson

    DISH Network Launches (Then Removes) The Weather Cast

    GOOD. The Weather Channel rarely shows weather.
  12. truecrimson

    External Hard Drive Disk Check?

    Thanks for all the help. I have tried to restore it to the local DVR with no luck. It starts the copy process but will never finish. I am going to try the other suggestions and post back my results.
  13. truecrimson

    External Hard Drive Disk Check?

    Is there any way of running some type of disk check on an external hard drive using the Vip722 receiver? I have only one football game stored on the external hard drive [Bama 36 - Auburn 0 - :-) ] and it will play until about halftime and then the system just locks up. I would hate to lose...
  14. truecrimson

    Huntsville, AL Locals Question

    I just received an email from the General Manager at WAAY - 31 and he said that WAAY should show up in HD on DISH sometime this week. I hope he is right.
  15. truecrimson

    DIRECTV and DISH Network Not Ready For DTV Switch

    According to the DISH web page, it is nothing to worry about. They state they will be ready and not to worry about messages during the tests. You can see the message under DISH News on the home page of the website.
  16. truecrimson

    Remote lag, intermittently nonresponsive

    Make sure there are no fluorescent lights nearby. I just ran into a problem with this.
  17. truecrimson

    Question for the DISH experts

    Picture as promised. I realize this question has been answered, but I thought I would include the picture as a reference to what I was talking about. http://www.nafeco.com/misc/dish.jpg
  18. truecrimson

    722 Remote / Sleep Problem

    SOLVED ---- No more problems I have found the problem with my remote controls. I have four Compact Fluorescent lights in the adjoining room to my Receiver. Since it is dark when I get home from work or when I wake up in the morning, I always turn these lights on. With these lights off or...
  19. truecrimson

    Question for the DISH experts

    Thanks RandallA and mdonnelly. That makes sense. I just assumed the LNB would be pointing close to the satellites location. I love this forum because you guys are educating me well. I will still post the photos for reference.
  20. truecrimson

    Question for the DISH experts

    Yes I will get a photo this afternoon when I get home. I have a very steep roof (12/12) and it is no where near the peak. It is on the lower section of my roof. I haven't climbed up there to see if it might be pointing over the peak, but from looking at it on the ground it appears like there...
  21. truecrimson

    Question for the DISH experts

    I recently upgraded to a 722 receiver and HD programming. With the new receiver and programming I had to have an additional dish installed on my house. The new dish points directly at my roof. It is mounted on the back of my roof and points directly at it. I have no problem with the HD...
  22. truecrimson

    722 Remote / Sleep Problem

    Well after a couple of days of testing, it makes no difference if I leave my TV off and try to turn on the receiver first. It still has the same problem. Nothing I can't live with, but very annoying. If anybody else has a suggestion, I will definitely try it.
  23. truecrimson

    722 Remote / Sleep Problem

    My TV is a Toshiba 65H81 TheaterWide Projection. That is a good thought though. I will try to turn the receiver on before my TV to see if it makes a difference. I think I normally power on the TV first.
  24. truecrimson

    722 Remote / Sleep Problem

    I do not have my receiver inside any type of case. It is sitting on top of my TV with nothing in front of it. I have a cable modem and wireless router but both are upstairs and my 722 is downstairs. I have tried three different remote controls (all DISH remotes) with the same results. The...
  25. truecrimson

    722 Remote / Sleep Problem

    I have recently upgraded my receiver and programming to HD (LOVE IT). With my upgrades I received a new VIP722. I am having a problem and I would like to see if I am alone, or if anybody else is experiencing the same thing. When I leave the receiver off for a few hours and then try to turn it...