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I'm sure some of the folks on the forum thought of this already, but I just want to put it out there clearly: Not only does Echostar lease all of AMC-16, they're using most of its capacity for their white-label IPTV service called "ViP-TV" (all MPEG-4 SD and HD for small telcos using the same...

Hi there, You can always subscribe to GlobeCast World TV. But most of the channels aren't in English. Most are a la carte or in language-specific packages. Here's the info: GlobeCast WorldTV - Whats on WorldTV Good luck, -Dan

The Voom channels frequently "faked" 5.1 by "synthesizing" (artificially creating it) for any show/movie that didn't have true 5.1. This is actually bad practice, because it does things like move the dialog around the soundstage so that it no longer comes from the center channel. It's much...

Hi all, Pangea Day is a 4-hour live broadcast from across the world that will be televised on Saturday. 24 independent films will be shown, along with live hosts and live musical guests, coordinated across multiple stages on several continents. It will be available in the US on several...

A good rule of thumb for MPEG-1 Layer 2 audio is that 256kbps for stereo gets you very high quality audio--that's what NPR uses for audio distribution to its radio station affiliates (or at least they used to). Remember that MPEG-1 Layer 2 is older than MP3, so it's less efficient and needs...

The 322 always outputs its picture in an analog state. To get the best picture, you need to have the receiver in the same room as your nice fancy new TV, and hook up your 322 via S-video. (That's the highest quality output on that model of receiver.) Here's a pic of the 322's back panel: Tech...

I should clarify: I didn't do a master reset. I bought the receiver from a surplus place, where it hadn't been used in at least a few years. However, X4 appeared as a choice the first time I plugged it in, so it already had maps in memory that included X4. But it seems like the specific...

Hi all, Just wanted to say that I was able to subcribe my 920 to the Ku-DigiPack from SRL (which is *very* similar to the Skyvision programming package for the DSR-410) with no issues. I got my 920 used last year, and it seemed like it hadn't seen C-band, channel maps, or the 4DTV guide in...

Actually, you can! Any shows or movies that you download via the Akimbo PC software can be streamed to your Xbox 360, as long as you have the new "Spring '07" free Xbox update. On any XP or Vista PC, download the Akimbo software, get a title or two, then share the folder that's holding the...

Dave, Thanks for the kind comments! I like your financial comparison...but the thing I'd like to stress is that Akimbo's value is different depending on what YOU like to watch. That's because the pricing varies between our providers. Only about half of our content is covered by the monthly...

I'm sorry to hear that you cancelled, but I'm glad to take the constructive criticism. I agree that the Media Center Edition experience is not as good as we'd like it to be. I think we all want it to look as smooth as MCE's built-in features, although the "Online Spotlight" plugins for MCE...

Disclaimer: Sorry for the salesman-like jargon below. I joined Akimbo a few months after registering here. It's great to see that the Internet TV services are being covered here...I'll stop back more often now! Yes, Scott's right. Akimbo is a download-and-view service, not a streaming...

NASA was great earlier The coverage of the launch was great earlier...not HD, but very free. E* has a "technical difficulties" card up in place of the NASA feed. Bad timing. Rather it be the TV feed than the shuttle though!! -Dan

I vote that Installs, Inc. cancel its contracts with local installers who are continuously late, cancelling, or rescheduling appointments. "3 Strikes and You're Out" seems appropriate to me! -Dan

I remember reading that it's up to the local PBS member station if they multicast PBS Kids or their other channels (like PBS You for continuing education). On the plus side, they are all up in the clear if you have a Ku-band dish and a DVB receiver. -Dan

There is one other 24/7 HD source: The PBS HD channel. True, it's available OTA in many places, but not everywhere. And, unlike the commercial networks (NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, UPN, WB), PBS HD is 24/7. Always widescreen, a mix of upconvert and native HD stuff. I wonder if PBS would agree to...

Cablevision analysts panel discussion on CNBC imminent...group discussion...6:14pm ET.

But, unlike the stuff on Auction HD or Gallery HD that was produced by/for Voom, Soundstage was originally produced by a PBS station. I've seen a few of those Soundstage episodes shown in OTA HD about a year ago on the PBS HD national schedule. Same thing with Smart Travels on Equator...

Hi Marty, First, thanks for your dedication to making Voom's PQ be as good as possible, and asking for feedback from customers! That's almost unheard of these days! Well done. When watching Lab HD last night, the encoders seem to be choking on scenes where there is a fade up from black...

1- Component YPbPr converted to Component RGBHV (STB set to NATIVE, so 1080i on HDs, 480i on SDs, and 480p on Music Choice) 2- Sony SuperData front CRT projector: no native resolution, inputs max out at 1250 progressive

After they turn back on the 5.1 on the channels noted earlier, maybe they can turn 5.1 OFF whenever they broadcast a mono or stereo program on one of the Voom Originals. It is freakin dumb to have the announcers voices on HDN or all the dialogue in a movie also coming out of the back speakers...

Maybe the encoder swap out is why Starz HD East/HD West/SD East and Sunshine Sports are ITC? (I'm not in the south --therefore ineligible for Sunshine-- and only have the regular Voom package, not VaVaVoom.)

Newsday: "The Dueling Doalans" Source: http://www.nynewsday.com/business/ny-bzvoom024162112mar02,0,3472142.story?coll=nyc-business-headlines The dueling Dolans: Feud over Voom reveals fractious family relations, clouds Cablevision’s future BY HARRY BERKOWITZ STAFF WRITER March 2...

Europe has HD via Satellite The thing that's throwing us off here is that there's no terrestrial (OTA) HD in Europe. BUT, from what I've read, there IS satellite delivered HD. Looks like there may only be one provider, called Euro1080, that now has 4 HD channels broadcasting...

"...the animal-centric Animania [channel]"???? The article author isn't exactly tuned in to the service! Interesting piece nonetheless. -Dan