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    Can I use the DVR Hard Drive in my comp ?

    Just out of curiosity , I have a DISH DVR 625 and I recently switched to Comcast . This thing is completely paid for and I have absolutely zero use for it. I was wondering if I would be able to take out the hard drive , format it , and use it as a regular computer hard drive ? If this...
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    Superbit movies on TNT HD ?

    I've noticed that TNT HD usually looks crappy when watching normal series . Like..the Pretender or The Lost World ( yeah..I know..old shows... ) But I was suprised when I saw the PQ of 'The Fifth Element' one day . It was by far the best looking movie , or for that matter , the best...
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    Underhanded money saving question....

    Awesome ! Thanks. Yeah , the stations that will be added are PBS stations and spanish channels , which I dont really need..... But cool ! VOOM here I come ! Also , I'll be able to see the Dish Demo channel . Woo hoo ! Thanks !!!
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    811 P285/P287 Software Update

    Maybe its only the dishes pointed to 61.5 that are getting that download. I'm pointed at 110 and I only have 284. ?
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    Underhanded money saving question....

    I'm planning on adding the 10 Voom HD channels . But I need to get an extra dish installed ( according to customer service ) which will cost 195 or 198 dollars . I just read on a different website that I can get the second dish installed for free if I just ask to get it installed for some...
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    "Fish at Nite". Can Dish update their Demo HD channel?

    Is this channel available to all Dish HD subscribers ? I tried 9443 but nothings there . Is the channel different in California ? In the Santa Clara , area ? I'm interested to see the aquarium thing. Thanks .
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    811 P285/P287 Software Update

    Does the reciever have to be hooked up to a phone line to recieve the download ? Or does it go through the sattelite...I'm still on 284 . In California, by the way....just in case that has any relevence on the order of release .
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    Voom: extra 5 dollars but 198.00 for the dish ?

    Cool ! Thanks for the feedback ! I actually am going to get it installed anyways , I cant pass up the Hi Def Anime ! I dont know if I'm becoming a Hi Def snob or WHAT...but 'regular' channels look so crappy . So the more hi def channels I can get the better . Again , thanks !!!
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    Voom: extra 5 dollars but 198.00 for the dish ?

    I just barely found this site and had no idea that Dish Network subscribers could now get 10 more HD stations . I am a subscriber to Dish's HD package . So , after I found out about the new stations I was pumped and called Dish right away to order . I thought 5 dollars more ? Thats nothing ...