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  1. nathan118

    Turbo HD Silver.....Loads of new channels!

    Alrighty....well at least I get something for that price increase, haha. Won't get too attached to the free previews.
  2. nathan118

    Turbo HD Silver.....Loads of new channels!

    Not sure if this is news or not...but I see a TON of new channels on my Turbo HD Silver subscription. FX BIO HISTI SPEED ENCOR STARZ STRZW SEDGE STZC SK&FM Anyone know if these are permanent changes? I'd basically resigned myself to getting the same HD channels until I finally...
  3. nathan118

    How much to add an HD receiver to a Two TV setup?

    I'd need like a 50 ft run...and then I'd need to always use the same remote, right? Not sure if $7 a month is worth it for just a little viewing. I'm a cheap bastard.
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    How much to add an HD receiver to a Two TV setup?

    I have one of the HD Dvrs that connects to two rooms (can't remember the number right now), but the 2nd set is SD. I know to add HD and DVR I'd need a second HD DVR receiver....but does anyone know how much it would cost to just add an HD Receiver? That way if I'm just watching a sporting event...
  5. nathan118

    New HD Channels Expected Today

    Wonder if we'll get any of these on Turbo HD!?
  6. nathan118

    Turbo HD poll...What to do now

    There's a glimmer of hope in this part: "Gary M: We are submitting the request for our customers so that the 7 new channels will be added to our Turbo packages." Whether anything gets done about it...
  7. nathan118

    Turbo HD poll...What to do now

    This is my conversation with a CSR in chat. Now I'm even more confused. (03) Gary M: Thank you for being a valued DISH Network customer, I will be happy to assist you today. Please give me 2-3 minutes to access your account and review the information you have already provided. (03) Gary M: I...
  8. nathan118

    Turbo HD poll...What to do now

    Add another to "I'll wait this out." It's super annoying not getting thrown much...but I'll wait.
  9. nathan118

    Does your remote make noises?

    My batteries rattle, but no clicking.
  10. nathan118

    True HD shows vs bad upconverts/stretch jobs..

    I don't think it's normal. HGTV HD looks good even though most of their stuff isn't shot in HD. The framerate is smooth and consistent though, and there are no repeated frames. Several things I've watched on both TLC and Discovery suffer from a terrible framerate. It reminds me of the 24p mode...
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    True HD shows vs bad upconverts/stretch jobs..

    I'm looking at 17 Kids and Counting now, and it's just like John and Kate +8. If I pause, and then use the skip fwd button to step through a horizontal pan, I get a repeated frame every 4 frames. So it would be like this: ABCDDABCDDABCDD So every fourth frame I would hit skip fwd, and...
  12. nathan118

    Possible to set timer for ALL new episodes, and a limited number of reruns?

    Great idea! That should do exactly what I was thinking.
  13. nathan118

    True HD shows vs bad upconverts/stretch jobs..

    Last new question for today, I promise! I'm on a 722. I'm watching John and Kate Plus 8 on TLC HD, and the framerate is driving me nuts. Horizontal pans are choppy. When I pause it and hit forward so it does a 1/15th advance, it will appear progressive, but every now and then there will be...
  14. nathan118

    Possible to set timer for ALL new episodes, and a limited number of reruns?

    I'm brand new to Dish and satellite on a 722. For the weekday shows we like to record. like Heroes and House etc, I've set up my timers to record all New, and set the priority high, making sure to use up my OTA tuner first before the sat tuners. But for shows like John and Kate + 8, I'm a...
  15. nathan118

    Horizontal Video Shift/Judder on New 722...

    And now I haven't seen any problems for the last half hour and watching on various channels. :) Guess I just have to get used to some of the quirks of satellite tv.
  16. nathan118

    Horizontal Video Shift/Judder on New 722...

    I just got my Dish installed yesterday, and so far I'm pretty happy. I'm seeing a strange video shift (which I think is only happening on HD channels). Specifically today I've seen it on ESPN HD. I'm on the west coast. On the Point Dish screen it says: Dish System: 500 Tuner Input: 1...
  17. nathan118

    Any tips before I sign up?

    I was thinking 1 ota, and 2 "locals" via satellite. In total that would be 3 "local" channels. Sorry if you misunderstood what I meant by OTA.
  18. nathan118

    Question about the Price Increase

    So they're gonna raise prices on everything...but make new offers that are better?
  19. nathan118

    Can you pull any video off an internal or external drive to a PC?

    I've been reading about transferring recordings to a PC for editing and saving them. I've read about how it's a Linux file system and people have figured out ways to read it on a PC. It seems the problem is that the .tsp files are encrypted (though some stuff I've read says they're not...
  20. nathan118

    Any tips before I sign up?

    Have the new promotions been posted anywhere?
  21. nathan118

    Question about the Price Increase

    Is there a new promotion starting february 1st? I haven't heard what those are. If they're really good I'll just wait a couple weeks.
  22. nathan118

    Any tips before I sign up?

    Could probably start a new thread, but I'll put it here. I've been reading about transferring recordings to a PC for editing and saving them. I love capturing the late night shows and saving the musical performances I like. I've read about how it's a Linux file system and people have...
  23. nathan118

    Question about the Price Increase

    So what is to prevent Dish from raising the price $15, or $20, or why not $100? If I'm "stuck" in a 2 year committment, am I helpless? How can dish just change the price whenever they feel like it?
  24. nathan118

    Any tips before I sign up?

    I still haven't made up my mind yet. I've read terrible things about the seagate drives on Newegg, so I won't be doing that. The drives that I've had die are Western Digitals. Couldn't tell you what number. After the first one died I got a replacement drive from WD, so it was probably a...
  25. nathan118

    Any tips before I sign up?

    Will I run into any problems if I use the Dish store? Is that the main referall for Satellite Guys?