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    Channel map for 1080i/720p

    Is there an existing channel map that lists the native format (720p vs. 1080i) of each HD channel that DN has?
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    Epix3 on DishOnline.com

    Very funny. I once argued with a Cable Tech support over a problem. She wanted me to put the TV on channel 3 when the HD Box was connected via HDMI. Not joking!
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    shipping from Canada back to US

    I think that the higher the value, the higher the brokerage fees and chances to get hit by them. My preference is UPS/Purolator but my last 530 cost me 45$ in broker fees. The value declared was 300$... When my mom tried to ship my 630, the guy behind the Purolator desk would not have...
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    Shaw Direct HDPVR 630

    It is true that some have reported problems. Mine has worked pretty much flawlessly for 2 weeks... The deals that SD has been giving make it definately worthwhile to upgrade: 99$ if you send your 530 back or 200$ to keep it. For the subscribers in the US like me, it makes no sense to pay...
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    Wading into the gray market - help me find flaws before Shaw does

    Yes I subscribe. Using a broker, I think the procedure is you receive the dish, hook it up and make sure you receive signal, then get in contact with the broker so that they proceed with the activation. In other words, they make the call to the service provider. At least that's how it was 10...
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    Wading into the gray market - help me find flaws before Shaw does

    Or is it that you find f1R first on 299, get it activated then look for F2? I can't remember it's been a while. There are lots of threads and post on the proper sequence.
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    Wading into the gray market - help me find flaws before Shaw does

    You get the receiver activated AFTER you install it and find both birds. Otherwise you will miss the hit and you will have to do it again. French premium channel Super Ecran sends a magasine every month and I can't opt out. In my case it's OK since it goes to my mother's house. Not sure if...
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    3 LNB --> 2 coax?

    Sorry if the first post was not descriptive enough. Since I'm not familiar with LNB's, all saw was 3 LNB's. There is a big TWIN imprinted in the double with sats 110 and 119. The small one is sat 129 with a DishPlus logo. So I suppose it's a wing setup. Thanks all for your help. I think I'm...
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    3 LNB --> 2 coax?

    the single LNB labeled 129 loops backinto the twin LNB bracket into LNB IN.
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    3 LNB --> 2 coax?

    There is no connection that I see. Should I disconnect the LNB from the arm?
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    3 LNB --> 2 coax?

    I live in N. Texas and have the Everything pack with all the HD channels one can subscribe too with a 722 and a 622. I have a brand new VIP211 in a box. So the project is to add the 211. The receiver shows I'm connected to 119,110 & 129. The dish has 3 LNBs with 3 rg6 coming out and 1 of them...
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    622 Internet Connection

    Consider ethernet over powerline... Works like a charm with both my 622 and 722 and many other devices in my home.
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    does a dish deteriorate?

    Peaking signal on a ShawDirect 75cm dish is not easy!!! You might be a millimiter off on one of the 3 settings and that could be it... Wind can do that or movement on the surface on which the dish is installed.
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    Shaw Direct 605 & 630 receiver update

    Well it's not pretty! Do a google search on it and find for yourself, But there is good news. I bought a new 530 in February. My second. Compared to my first one it has been much more reliable and stable. I'm convinced, altough I have no proof, that something changed in the hardware or maybe the...
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    Questions about equipment...heck questions about A LOT of stuff!

    You are much braver than I am. When I call from the US I make sure my caller id is blocked. Today SD wanted to call me to dicuss a deal I wanted for the 630. They have my mom's phone # in Quebec so I had my mother forward her phone number to my cell here in the US... I'm probably paranoid but...
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    Shaw Direct 605 & 630 receiver update

    Won't be hard to do.
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    pico 5/8 switch - diplexer question

    I have a powered Pico 5/8 switch for my Shaw Direct satellite. I'm ready to use the HD antenna input on that switch to distribute the OTA signal. I was wondering if any of you use this switch and if so which diplexer you are using. Just trying to get the best fit. I understand that each...
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    211 with external hard drive

    Found the answer in another thread. If the information I found is still valid, 1TB (self imposed Dish limitation)
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    211 with external hard drive

    At some point there was a limitation on the size of EHD. Will the 211K work with a 1 TB or 2TB?
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    Denon AVR-3311CI

    Done! $880 incl. shipping, no taxes of course.... Pretty excited right now!
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    How about the AV Rack?

    Do you see problems with dust from an open rack? Enclosed racks with proper ventilations run at and well over 600$. Kind of expansive! Does it boil down to esthetics? I suppose rear access is a must for any closed racks?
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    Denon AVR-3311CI

    Great thanks for all your answers... One click away from owning that bad boy!
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    Denon AVR-3311CI

    I read so much about everything AV/Home Theather in the last weeks I guess this line didn't register. I figured everything had to be outputed via one of the 2 HDMI output but kinda got surprised with the other output options. I suppose not everyone has an HDMI TV. Thanks!
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    Denon AVR-3311CI

    Looking to buy this receiver. Something about being 3D ready is appealing and the 6 HDMI inputs. It would be my first receiver ever and I have a silly question: Can all the input sources, HDMI, component or what have you, be outputed via the receiver's HDMI output? I couldn't help to notice...