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Yes, I could do that as well. I have some spare units. I've never seen a projector do that, but I suppose anything's possible. Thanks for the input.

Okay, here is one I've never seen. Sports bar installation, been in place for a long time. They have the current HD receivers which are feeding projectors. On one projector, the HD image has ghosting, just like what you would see with an analog signal and questionable reception. The extra...

Never heard of that. The people one these boards have done just what you wnat to do and no one had a 6 month wait. Sounds like someone is feeding you a line a BS. You might want to go ahead and sign up with DirecTV and get an installation scheduled, then wait until it is installed and working...

You also might want to run a 5th wire for an OTA antenna should you decide to put one in.

Is it the same? It is a satellite-based service, the same as DirecTV, but Dish is not affiliated with DirecTV. So, yes, you could cancel Dish and go to DirecTV, it would mean scrapping all your receivers and dish and having all new equipment installed. There are a great many discussions here...

The simple answer is no. Sat feeds cannot be split and work.

I've never heard of a signal harming a tv or blowing lamps and don't see how that can be possible. As directvfreak said, it sounds like a surge on your tv. As far as the lamp, they can blow before their expected life. I've seen that happen. Assuming your keeping up with your maintenance on...

You know, I accidentally hooked the wrong cable to my receiver one time. It was the terrestrial antenna. The receiver didn't like that, it reported a shorted line. I changed cables and all was well. Now this was an older Sony, do the current receivers not do that? The point of this question...

You haven't said what equipment you have. But with D*, in order to watch one channel and record another, you need a D* DVR and 2 sat feeds to it.

No, you got it right the first time. This model has tuners. Surprised me, I didn't know any of them did.

Charper's right. It has to be a problem with selecting the correct input on the tv. The tv (or plasma) has absolutely no control or anything to do with the D* receiver except to display whatever is sent to it. Check the connection from the D* receiver to the plasma, determine where it is...

The support arms aren't needed when pole mounting. They're used to help secure the short mast that comes with the dish.

LCD projectors can and will burn if left on a static image for a long time. What usually burns is the polarizing filters. And on most projectors, they are part of the LCD panels, requiring replacing the assembly, not a cheap repair. And I speak from experience as a repair tech, having done it...

As far as the notion of fade during cloud cover, that's a big lie perpetrated by the cable companies and their myopic supporters. It takes a really bad rain storm to knock out the signal on a properly installed and peaked dish. Cloud cover by itself won't do it. I am in Houston and we had a...

Oh, I can vouch for the total unreliability of TWC here in Houston. I have not had them since I signed up with D* in '98, but they were absolutely terrible then and friends who STILL have TWC say it hasn't changed. Not only that, but another friend has TWC Roadrunner and it is very...

Not only off, but it really should be disconnected from both power and dish feeds. But who really does that?

That statement right there is one of the reasons I refuse to have anything to do with TWC. That is one of the lies they perpetrate in their advertising. Heavy Cloud Cover, my ass!!! You know damn well that's wrong. It takes more than just cloud cover to knock out a properly installed...

I've seen that particular style of power cord before. It is used by some NEC digital projectors and Compaq laptops. You can get that cord at any Radio Shack. Check here. On side note, why was Dragon banned?

Unfortunately, this is not the only industry where techs lie to the customer. Several years ago, I had a monitored alarm system installed at my house through ADT. When I asked the tech for information on the controller so I could do updates myself, he told me that if I messed with my system...

Well, I had an R15 delivered and I've had some time to play with it. I am disappointed with the guide. On my old receiver, I had the option of setting the display from Numeric (by channel) to Alphabetic (by station). I miss that. Also, there is no easy way to go from a Custom display to...

As it turns out, I didn't have to touch it. My DVR was delivered today by an installer and since I had already done all the work prior to his arrival, he took a look at my dish for me. He used his Birddog and the tilt was adjusted from the indicated 66 to 70 and the azimuth and elevation were...

When I had 101 peaked in the 90s, 119 was in the 40s. When I peaked 119 (to the 60s), 101 dropped to the 60s. I wil be trying again today and let you know what happens. Thanks again for your help.

Thanks for taking the time, Charper. I will go back out tomorrow and try again. I know I can get 101 numbers in the 90s but only if I don't go and peak 119 as per the instructions.

No one? All I need is for someone to verify the coordinates for a triple lnb dish in zip code 77014.

Well, this is very interesting. The menu on the receiver told me AZ:204 EL:51 SK:66 However, I went to Sadoun's site and looked at the numbers. Of course, I had to choose which satellite, but they're all different. The highest SK is on 119 at 35! SO, do I use these, which one...