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  1. hdhead

    Cinemax for 1 year for .01 w/ autopay/paperless billing

    I'm just a guy that likes good deals and HD and wanted to share the with everyone. I pretty much have been a lurker for 3+ years, but visit the site every day. I did get a good laugh about being a plant though....
  2. hdhead

    Cinemax for 1 year for .01 w/ autopay/paperless billing

    I was just on slickdeals, there is a thread that you can subscribe to cinemax for 1 year for .01. Call dish, got to billing, sign up for auto pay or paperless billing and they will add cinemax for .01. I already did this it took 2 minutes.
  3. hdhead

    DISH HD Vip622 Menu Setup

    If you choose to use the yellow/red/white as a component cable, don't use that as a permanent solution. The impedence of a video cable vs. an audio cable is different (video cables are 75 ohms) I would definitely go for the cheaper HDMI, the only difference you will see is in your wallet.
  4. hdhead

    DISH HD Vip622 Menu Setup

    Your set's native resolution is 720p, so you will want to leave it set on that.
  5. hdhead

    DISH HD Vip622 Menu Setup

    Most likely. It depends on the native resolution of your TV. Most DLPs are either 720p or 1080p. Do you have the model number?
  6. hdhead

    DISH HD Vip622 Menu Setup

    What type of TV do you have? If you have a CRT you will most likely want to set it to 1080i. If you have a fixed resolution display (i.e. plasma, lcd) you will most likely want to set it for 720p to match your displays native resolution. I am surprised your installer didn't set up your 622...
  7. hdhead

    Surge Protector?

    Electricity will always take the path of least resistance. If you don't have ALL wires going into your satellite/cable boxes and TV plugged into a surge protector, you have NO protection. This includes all coax cables (in and out), phone lines, ethernet cables, etc. With todays modern equipment...
  8. hdhead

    Where is USB External Storage for the 942/ViP622?

    This summer...... (translation from dishspeak: as soon as monkeys fly out of your butt):rolleyes:
  9. hdhead

    Where is USB External Storage for the 942/ViP622?

    Bummer.... I have a 500gb external waiting in the wings for this to be activated, the people at dish are such teases.
  10. hdhead

    Where is USB External Storage for the 942/ViP622?

    This may be a stupid question, but has anyone tried to hook up an external hard drive to their 622 lately? There is now an option under record plus to turn on external recording so I was just wondering. Thx
  11. hdhead

    simple question I hope...

    Be careful to get a lower powered amp (10-15dB max). Too much signal creates the same symptoms as too little signal. The rule of thumb is to have enough dB's of boost to account for your longest run of cable. The closer sets may require a drop tap, which will cut down the number of dB's of...
  12. hdhead

    622 only produces Zoomed SD

    Bottom lefthand button on your remote (I think it is called format) will give you four or five different options (Normal, Gray Bars, Zoom, Stretch, etc...).
  13. hdhead

    Help! Chicago LiL HD Question

    Are the Chicago HD locals CONUS or spotbeam? I am considering a "move" to Chicago from St. Louis and want to make sure I will be able to pick them up before I pull the trigger.
  14. hdhead

    How painless and quick was your "move"?

    Does anyone know if I "move" from St. Louis to Chicago, will I be able to pickup Chicago HD LiL's? I was trying to determine what satellite they are on and the spotbeam coverage. Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks
  15. hdhead

    Recordings from my 942...

    I have the same setup as you and just hooked up the 942 on another input and I am watching the recorded shows I want until I have to send it back. It will come up Searching for satellite, just press help and then press cancel on the next screen and then hit the DVR button on your remote and you...
  16. hdhead

    8 bay channel master antenna

    I originally had a four bay up there, but switched to the eight bay and got improved gain, but a more narrow pickup. I traded stronger signal levels for a couple channels and am hoping to get all of the channels. If I turn the antenna 10 degrees, I can pickup the other stations, but lose two...
  17. hdhead

    8 bay channel master antenna

    Quick question, If one were to bend channel master's 8 bay antenna (essentially two four bays connected side by side) into more of a wedge shape, would that widen the off axis pickup ability? Thanks
  18. hdhead

    UNIHD on

    Olympics For the olympics then gone
  19. hdhead

    Help in picking an antenna

    Been a lurker for a while... I live in 63070 and have no clear line of sight for most of the St. Louis stations. I am using a CM 4221 4 bay with a wineguard AP-4800 28db preamp into a dish 942. I am able to pick up sikeston and padukah stations with 60% reliability and would like to improve...