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    Different resolutions on premium East/West HD channels. Why?

    First off, there's no effort or angst. I said at the outset that I wasn't complaining about this, just wondering why it was happening and wondering which was the 'better' or 'more accurate' feed. And you say the resolutions are the same, but resolution, by definition, refers to how many lines...
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    Different resolutions on premium East/West HD channels. Why?

    A. I think you're wrong. B. Why are you being a troll? You spent more of your post talking down to me and being a smart ass than you did explaining your answer. Not sure if I rubbed you the wrong way somehow or if this is just your general demeanor, but I'd appreciate it if you not post in this...
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    Different resolutions on premium East/West HD channels. Why?

    Thank you MaryB! TG2, I kind of understand what you're saying but I don't think that's what's causing this. Even if you're right, the dimensions of the picture should not change. One feed might have more artifacts, or a different bitrate, etc. but the dimensions should always be 16:9 or 2.35:1...
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    Different resolutions on premium East/West HD channels. Why?

    Thanks for your help MaryB! Yes, all of the channels are perfectly clear. It's really not a picture quality problem, it's more of just an oddity I noticed last year and always wondered about. I wish you could see the screenshots I posted as they are worth a 1,000 words. Are others able to see...
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    Different resolutions on premium East/West HD channels. Why?

    I'm sorry but that makes no sense. The different satellites/transponders should have no bearing on the final shape/size of the image. I mean every channel is on a different sat/tp from every other channel, but they're not changing the dimensions of the image on all the channels are they? And how...
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    Can I make 2 remotes both control TV1?

    Yes, you can do exactly what you were hoping to do. I have similar setups as what you're describing.
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    Different resolutions on premium East/West HD channels. Why?

    I started a thread about this last year, but I didn't have any pictures to demonstrate what I was talking about and I think the respondents didn't really understand what I meant. Anyway, since I had my camera out to take pictures for another thread, and since there are now official Dish...
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    Dish is forcing banner ads on premium channels.

    I didn't know this was already being discussed in the Epix thread when I started this one. I checked the front page of the forum and didn't see anything about it and thought maybe I was the first person to notice what was happening. The Epix thread has since been bumped to the front page, sorry...
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    Cancelling TV2 timers

    Deleting the TV2 timer from TV1 will also stop the recording on TV2, but if it's a recurring timer you probably wouldn't want to do that as you would have to remember to keep going back to TV2 and recreating the deleted timer(s).
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    Dish is forcing banner ads on premium channels.

    Hi ZachS (and others), Thanks for the quick replies. I forgot to mention that I have a 722K receiver (two of them actually, and they both do this now). I have, and have always had, the TV Enhancements turned off. Also, I do not have the Platinum package, I have the "Everything." (which I feel...
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    Dish is forcing banner ads on premium channels.

    I just noticed that when I tune to any of the HBO or Cinemax channels, there's a huge banner across the bottom of the screen that's pushing DishOnline.com. I have the banner set to "Off" in the guide format preferences, but it makes no difference; the banner is still there. I know some will...
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    722K remote stops working after stopping a recording.

    I have called Dish, they're clueless. They tell you to reboot the box no matter what the problem is. We have two 722k's and they both do what I'm describing so maybe you are not doing the same thing I am? If you start recording a program, then stop it by pressing the stop button twice, the...
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    Different resolutions on HBO East/West HD channels?

    Can you please clarify this? Are you talking about when I mentioned the "white flickering"? Because I'm not seeing that here with the HBO channels, I just mentioned that as kind of an aside. You mean like 16:9 vs. 4:3? The picture on both channels looks the same to the naked eye (16:9), it's...
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    722K remote stops working after stopping a recording.

    Bump. I posted this thread a few months ago and there have been software updates since then (I'm on L669 now) and this bug/problem has yet to be fixed. Stopping a recording with a double tap on the stop button renders the remote buttons dead until you press guide, cancel, or live tv. Very...
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    Different resolutions on HBO East/West HD channels?

    Hi, I just noticed that the resolutions are different on the HBO East and West HD feeds and was wondering if anyone can explain why. I watched a program on HBO (chan. 300) and then realized a few hours later that the same program on HBO West (chan. 303) had a few less lines of resolution. You...
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    Lots of "Event Stopped by STB reboot"

    I don't believe there's any correlation between the reboots and the OTA module/antenna. We have OTA modules in both of our 722K's that are being fed from the same antenna with a splitter and the reboots don't happen to both receivers at the same time. Also, I can fake losing OTA signal at will...
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    Lots of "Event Stopped by STB reboot"

    Over the past couple of days six different recordings have been ruined by this problem on our 722K's. When you look for a recording in the My Recordings list, you see that it's been broken into two pieces and there is a 5 to 10 minute gap between the recordings where the receiver reset itself...
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    722K remote stops working after stopping a recording.

    Hi, We have two 722K's with software version L667 and both of them don't respond to the remote controls after you stop a recording. The channel number buttons don't work and neither does the rewind/pause/fast forward functions. Once you hit the cancel button the remote seems to work again, but...
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    Aaaaaargh: 622 Nuked 9 Months of shows

    Protecting the recording isn't enough, it means nothing unless you also lock the receiver. The original poster would have been asked for a password before the recordings were actually deleted if the receiver was locked. It's a very nice insurance policy for those times when we all do something...
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    Any way to stop recording on tuner 2?

    But be careful with this method. I don't know if it was fixed/addressed in a software update, but a couple of years back (again, on a 522) I did exactly what you're describing with the mode change, and when I went back to dual mode, ALL of the TV2 timers had been switched to TV1 and wouldn't go...
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    Any way to stop recording on tuner 2?

    Hit stop twice on the TV2 remote. You can't control TV2 from the TV1 remote in dual mode (at least not on a 522 and I imagine it's the same on your receiver). But I think you can do it with the UHF/IR thingy they recently came out with: The Dish Store - Powered by Metro25
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    Adding new HDTV to VIP722

    Thanks for all the help and info, KAB.
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    Adding new HDTV to VIP722

    Ah, I get it now. I had looked at it on Dish's site and it's pictured with a DVR remote so I was kind of confused as to why he said there wouldn't be a fee. Would it work exactly the same as a factory installed DVR once you added the external drive? Could you set up Dish Passes and recurring...
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    Adding new HDTV to VIP722

    Thank you bebop. What's so different about the 211 that makes them not charge the fee? Is it a single tuner model DVR? Thanks.
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    Adding new HDTV to VIP722

    Hi dishstaller, can you please explain this further? I thought it was $5.95 for each receiver that can DVR. And are you saying they don't charge the $40 external hard drive fee for the 211 model? Thanks.