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Ah my Dish Network receivers had a "mini-guide" then. My wife calls it the "browse" feature because it lets you browse other channels in a small translucent banner under the live TV screen. Needless to say, she misses it terribly in the Directv receiver. I have R10 (Tivo), D10 and D11 and I...

Hate to be such a n00b but WTH is a mini guide?

Just so I understand it correctly, I can purchase another DVR six months from now and that would be eligible for rebate? And when I activate that one, they would extend my contract for two years starting on that day? So I would end up with a contract for 2 years and 6 months. Is this correct?

Hi, I just got a new DirecTivo R-10 in one room and a non-tivo D-10 in another. I was wondering if I should buy another Tivo unit for my other room since it is free after mail in rebate. I think I saw a limit of two mail in rebates per household and I have not yet sent in the first one...

Sorry I don't know the answer to that.

Most DVD players do Component out over SD and it looks better than S-Video. However, I have not seen any cable/dish/directv box that does standard def over component out.

Thanks a lot.

I got my two tuner R10 installed this weekend. I have gone through the manual but have a few questions. 1. Is there a way to skip 30 seconds for commercials? The only things I found was the fast forward button which is very VCR-ish in that you have to watch the screen closely with a finger...

R10 does have an optical sound out.

Incaico, I discovered that the hard way. My tech spent two days at my place trying to figure it all out. First problem: the flex-port described above. The tech said that even though the documentation asks him to use the first flex port (as mentioned in a post above) some other techs told...

Thanks. So should I ask for signal in the 90's for the 95 satellite too?

Installer is pretty sure he is locked onto the 95 with a signal strength of 39. He says 36-40 is normal for 95 and he has never seen more on that sat. I don't know about the model of the multi switch but I will pass the info on to the installer when he shows up next. Thanks for the help...

I have one Tivo unit and three D11 receivers. I am in 01824. sksat, that did not work. I have it all hooked up I have tried to run the auto check with oval 2 LNB's and round 1 or 2 LNB's choices. The only choice I have not tried is the oval 3 LNB's. I will do that as I have nothing to...

I am writing to get some opinions on this weird problem. My installer came today with a big oval dish and spent 11 hours here but he could not get the 95 satellite to work in my set up. He is getting 36-40 signal strength from the 95 sat when he measures at the LNB (the 101 sat shows up at 90...

deezoneezo, Asking for directions is perfectly cool but it is what happened aftewards that makes it look like a bad sign. In fact the same day a contractor (for my bathroom) came and he asked me for directions all the way. I didn't get on a message board to post about it. And the previous...

I had my Directv installtion scheduled for today and I had to cancel it because of the [lack of] quality of the tech. First off, he called twice while on the way to ask for directions because he could not find my address on his map. That sounded ominous but I cut him some slack there. Then...

Thanks Mike, I will look it up. Are there any side effects to chimney mount that I should be aware of? I was talking to a friend and he was saying that if I am not careful some cracks in chimney might cause structural damage to the house.

I spoke with the installer. They confirmed that it *is* possible to mount the international dish on a pole and the installer would carry the stuff required to do so. But they wanted $75 extra for it and could not give me specs for the pole so I could do it myself. They said the installer...

Mike, Thanks so much for such a wonderfully detailed post. I appreciate it very much. Unfortunately, I could not find a 2-3/8" pole at Home Depot yesterday. Also, I think I will call up Directv today and ask them if indeed they would mount to a pole. Otherwise, it would be a shame...

Oh good! I have the pole mount option with a large oval international dish. I will probably get the 2 inch pole and put it in myself. I have seen the post about installing the normal dish on a pole (it is in the FAQ) but any clues on installing the oval dish on a pole would be appreciated...

Installer came and said that pole mount is not an option because the dish is HUGE. It is an international channles setup and the dish is a big oval one. It will have to be mounted on the roof. Then I had to reschedule the install since I wanted to go to the roof with him and it was raining...

Hadn't even thought of snow. I think I will have to go with the pole option now. How much is the recommended height of the pole? Well, maybe that depends on the line of sight, but assuming a clear view, how long a pole should I buy?

My Directv installer is coming out tomorrow and I am torn between having him install the dish on my roof (its a single family house with only one floor so accessing the roof is not that big of a deal) or on a pole in my yard. I have a clear view of the south west sky from my yard and putting in...