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    What are my options?

    I have a Bravia 1080p TV coming tomorrow and I'll be moving the existing HDTV into the basement. I currently have a HR10-250 and a SD TiVo. I'd like to see what the upgrade/option path is for me with the pending arrival of the new TV. I've got about 9 months left in my contract. The...
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    Chicago DMA, HD locals available?

    My Dad has a Dish 500 with a 510 receiver, I believe. He's getting a plasma soon and we're trying to figure out the best HD service to get. I see the 622s are "out". Could he get one or is the wait really long? Are HD locals out for Chicago? I don't see much on E*'s website. Does the 622...
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    Why D* for my Dad?

    So my Dad has finally decided to step into the 21st century and get a HDTV. A Pioneer Elite 50" plasma to be exact... Lucky guy! He wants to get some sort of a HD DVR with his HD service. He currently has E* with a Dish 500 and no contractual committment to E*. Three TVs in the house...
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    HR10-250 just died.. Got it from VE. Now what?

    I'll contact Robert directly and get an exchange, but it seems my HDMI just crapped out. I turned on the TV and the colors were all psychedelic... Nothing was even remotely close. So I quickly switched to some component cables and the picture is perfect. Is this color issue a typical...
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    How can I tell what will be in HDTV in advance?

    My Dad is coming over for lunch this Sunday and is expecting some HDTV for his viewing pleasure. I see the U.S Open (tennis) CBS will be on as well as West Virginia vs. Syracuse on ABC. Any way to tell if either will be in HD? Or the golf on NBC? Hopefully the NY feed is good for CBS HD...
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    What's going on with my HD TiVo???

    It seems like I'm having some issues with my new HD TiVo. If anyone has any ideas what is going on, I'd love to hear your thoughts. I have a Sony RP LCD, using HDMI and optical audio to a receiver. 1) The TiVo menus and button response is incredibly slow. I don't know if it's because...
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    720p or 1080i question

    My Sony LCD has 720p (1280x720) native resolution. I was watching both MNF (720p) and the Cubs on WGN (1080i) last night and the both looked GREAT!!! OTA, btw... It seems that when you configure the HD TiVo, it asks you what is should output to. So I'll obviously select 720p. But what...
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    Prepping for HD, satellite question

    Eagerly awaiting the HD TiVo from Robert at VE. I already have the triple LNB dish and have two lines running into the SD TiVo that will be replaced. So I'm all ready to go. Question about seeing the satellites. Right now, I am getting 90-95 signal on 101 and 90-95 on 119. Is there a 110...
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    Maybe a dumb question about local HD channels.

    My understanding is that you can receive national feeds of the major networks through D*? Or is that not the truth? I'm in the Chicago market and could probably get the channels OTA, but I prefer not to. Even if I don't get the true locals for the time being over the dish, I rather have...
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    Will all HD boxes (even non-branded D* boxes) get an upgrade?

    There are obviously HD STB choices out there other than the D* Hughes boxes... If I went out today and bought a Samsung D* HD STB, would I get an mpeg4 upgrade like it's rumored Hughes people will receive? Or would I be out of luck?
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    Alrighty... Is it time to take the HD plunge?

    So I have the HDTV picked out... And I'm even willing to purchase the HD DVR. But then I've read that things "may" be coming in early August? So do I buy now, or wait and see what happens in a couple weeks? Or... Should I just get a DTV HD receiver (non-TiVo) and piggy back to my...