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  1. putterboy

    lost the 119 signal

    Greetings, I have recently lost the 119 signal, showing all zero's on the signal meter. I'm in zip 01001, hr20 with 2 lines in, no switches. Would possible culprit be a faulty lnb, or possibly change in my LOS ? Dish still seems rock solid and level, pole mount. If the LYNGSAT info page is...
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    more sammy 1200 issues

    Greetings, I have a samsung bd-p1200 player and YES, I KNOW ITS A POS!! That being said, no spare $ for another player right now. It has actually been fine for quite a while, no problems. Sit down last night to watch "Brothers" from netflix, won't even load. Get the can't play this disc...
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    hd dvr recording issues

    Greetings, As of late, I have been having problems recording with an HR20-100. When I try to record a program and watch something else, unit tells me I have to tune to the station I want to record. Option to watch another program is to cancel the recording. Example- wanted to record Pacific on...
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    netflix 30 day delay

    Greetings to all, So, I tried to get a movie for the wife today from Netflix. THE TIME TRAVELERS WIFE. Netflix site says it releases 3/9, but it actually released today 2/9. Called Netflix, was told because of an agreement with the studio, they can't release it for 30 days. I have not heard of...
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    beezid.com

    Greetings to all- I saw an ad while watching directv, for an auction site called beezid.com. You can even use direct1 code when joining for extra bid credits. Avoid this site like the H1N1 ! Being a longtime e-bayer, thought i would check it out. WHAT A SCAM. Just wish I had thought of it...
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    strange hd local issues

    Greetings, first off, I am in NE-zip 01001. Have 2 hd recievers, hr20-100 in the living room and h20-600 in the bedroom. Last 2 weeks or so, the hd locals on the h20 come and go, become very pixelated or gone. Does not happen on the hr20. SD locals are ok on the h20, as is all the other hd...
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    hd locals in western MA.

    Greetings-- Had our locals in HD added a few weeks back, whuch was nice to see-sorta'. NBC and CBS are fine, but Fox( ch. 6, springfield) has poor pq, not HD, and ABC(ch.40, springfield) is badly out of sync between the audio and video. Anyone else in this area experiencing the same problems...
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    HD locals in Springfield, Ma area

    Greetings, Very happy to see the addition of hd locals in our area. CBS, NBC and ABC look fine, but the Fox feed, Fox 6 in Springfield looks lame. Doesn't look HD at all. Still watch Fox 61 from Hartford via OTA, looks so much better when switching between the two. Get the same Fox 6 signal via...
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    Comcast ad

    Greetings, Have seen a Comcast tv spot with Jim Calhoun, UConn bb coach, here in western Mass/ CT . Ad has been on quite a bit. What's interesting is part of the voice over states Comcast has more HD choices than satellite. Marketing ploy or what ?? How do they do this? Also, in a unrelated...
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    hr21-700 install

    Greetings, After deciding to go with hd dvr(got a good price) I have had problems with 2 different units in 2 week period-both hr20's. So today,another tech comes out and decides to replace the unit. The replacement, he explains, is a newer model, which turns out to be the hr21-7oo. Install...
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    Signals on the 99b

    GREETINGS, After reading Scott's post on the 103b ,transponder 11 activity, checked mine out .Getting 85 or so in western MA. In playing around, started seeing activity on 99b. Getting good readings (90's) on 8 transponders. I know they were not previously there. Any thoughts on this? thanks...
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    software update on h20

    Greetings, Sometime during the early morning hours, got the software update on my h20-600. Program guide looks a little different, and the signal strength glitch is fixed. Nice to see those mid 90 numbers now,even knowing the h20 was reading some 20 or so less than actual strength in the past...
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    MLB package on Directv

    Greetings, Received the e-mail from "D" on the half price MLB ,second half of the season deal and the free preview week-end. Giving it some thought. Curious about how much of MLB is HD? Could anyone who has the MLB pkg. currently shed a little light on that ? The amount of HD will be the...
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    Problem with Fox ota reception on H-20

    Greetings, I am having a strange problem with ota reception on one station only, Fox 61 1n Hartford, CT. I have the H20 and it has been performing flawlessly, ota reception better than my previous voom receiver. The last week or so, no...
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    D* pq at BB --any thoughts ??

    Greetings, Short time member, long time reader--just wondering. Not trying to start another D* vs. E* thread, more than enough of those goin' on. Iwas in local BB for some camera stuff, and being the fool that I am...
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    Fios in Home Theater mag

    Greetings to all, just a quick note. There is a very nice article about Fios in the latest edition of Home Theater magazine. I don't know if you can access the article from their website, but buying the magazine is worth your $$. Take Care:)