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    AEREO TV using ROKU

    Just by looking at their website, Aereo tv looks like it's just a bunch of locally available channels (maybe 1 or 2 others) that are not going to look near as good in quality over the internet, as an OTA antenna. What's the point?
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    Bill credit. Really?

    I got the normal 3-mo free Showtime promo when I signed up last May, and had no intentions of keeping it. Went to cancel it a couple of weeks early, and the service rep said I would be getting a few dollars credit on my bill for the remaining portion I did not use. Huh? Does this sound right? If...
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    Switch to RF remote link on HR25/100

    OK. Thanks for the link. I do now see the jack for it on the back of the H25. I did manage to find the IR/RF select buried in the advanced settings for the remote control setup menu.
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    Switch to RF remote link on HR25/100

    Are you talking about a USB type antenna dongle? I thought I saw somewhere on the DirecTV site that the H25 has an internal RF remote antenna. Also, the first time I went to the menu-settings-remote menu, there was an IR/RF setting selection, but I did not select it (yet). Now, whenever I go...
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    Switch to RF remote link on HR25/100

    Hello. I have a H25/100 receiver & RC65RX remote, which is currently set for IR mode, by default (I guess). How would I go about switching the mode from IR to RF? Do I need an antenna, and if so, where would I plug it into on the receiver. I see no remote-antenna inputs on the receiver. I'm...
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    DIRECTV brings you unprecedented coverage of every Grand Slam match - Featured Event: 2012 French Op

    The pq in some of the feeds is not hd, but a good sd. Seems like I did see a feed or 2 in hd, that was not the main ESPN2-hd or Tennis Channel-hd feed, just one of the sub-feeds. I agree about the crap bottom line. Tennis is viewed as an "up & down" sport, not a "left-to-right" sport, and it...
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    Cancelling showtime promo

    Hello, I just signed up online for the Entertainment package, which comes with Showtime free for 3 months. I have no intention of keeping it after the 3 months. The question is, can I cancel it (within the 3 months) online through my online account, or do I have to make a phone call and go...
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    Tru TV Online

    I was thinking of starting a subscription to Dish's America's Top 120. I noticed that it does not include Tru Tv. My question is, would I be able to use my Dish subscription credentials to log in to Tru Tv online to watch streaming episodes (even though my subscription does not include Tru Tv).
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    Thinking of a switch to Dish, but got some questions..

    Hello. I currently have Cox cable, and was thinking about switching to Dish (new customer). I have a few questions for the forum. Thanks in advance for any help. 1) I went to a couple of "build your system" websites, and got conflicting charges on receivers. I want 1 722K (no dvr), and 1...
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    Receiver for OTA HD only

    Yes I do have an HD tv, but I'm wanting it for my stand-alone DVR for recording locals, which only does analog, and no digital tuner. I have cable, but the analog locals on it do not look as good when recorded on the DVR. I did get one of those converters for $10 plus govt coupon, and it worked...
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    Receiver for OTA HD only

    I cant find the list of DTV receivers which can receive HD OTA without a DirecTV subscription. The old list I looked at a while back is a dead link now. I was going to get a cheap one off of ebay. Does the H10 do this if it has the card in it?
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    OTA only question.

    Hello, I was thinking of picking up an H20 or DST3000 receiver cheap on eBay to use for OTA only. Will this work, or do you have to activate the receiver through DirecTV just to use the OTA part. I do not care about any Guide info or anything, I just want to receive OTA HD/Digital (ATSC)...
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    DVR and Dish Network

    I think the OP was referring to a "stand-alone" 3rd party DVR, like a Panasonic, Sony, or Phillips. Usually these DVR's have an "IRD Blaster" which will change the channel on the Satellite Rcvr or Cable Digital set-top box, when required by the programmed event. Many of these units however...
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    Dish Network VS. Time Warner

    Same old argument: A good analog signal will whip an over-compressed digital picture any day, for sports!
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    Should I Switch to DirecTV?

    If you are watching sports on SD channels with a big screen, it will not look as good on satellite (over-compressed digital) as a good analog signal on cable. Maybe you need an amplifier on your incoming analog cable signal. If you have the cable signal split into more than 2 TV's where it...
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    Dish Treatment

    danielsurfs: I have been considering switching from cable to dish, mainly because of the great deals new subs can get, if you dont need too much. A basic 2 room (I have my own dvr) with AT120 would be comparable to what I have now, and would cost me about $9 per month less than cable. But...
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    Dish Treatment

    danielsurfs: No appology necessary, all cable systems differ, and yours may or may not be all that great. I also was getting my local HD off OTA antenna, but when I discovered that I could also get it right off the analog cable, I stopped using my OTA antenna. The resolution is identical on...
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    Dish Treatment

    Dont hang it on cable too much. I mainly watch sports, and my cable analog pic will beat that over compressed dish pixel junk any day for sports (SD). I have a good strong analog signal, and I also get HD (1080i) for all of my locals (abc, nbc, fox, pbs, upn, wb, cbs) free, by using the built-in...
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    Dish vs Comcast

    Kind of makes me wonder why you dont hear more complaints on these msg boards of pic quality on big screens with the compressed pic. More and more people are buying big-screen TV's, and the pixelation apparently shows up quite noticably. Maybe everbody is watching their "endless loops" HD...
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    MPEG 4 Encoders

    I don't see what all the hu-bub is about concerning MPEG-4. From what I've been hearing, the end user will not get a better picture from it. It only compresses the signal more so that E* can jam more channels into the bandwidth. I'm wondering if the picture will actually degrade some (at first).
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    Dish OTA Antenna

    boba, You're suggesting that they will install an outdoor antenna (probably a clip-on to the dish) that is not any better than indoor rabbit ears?? If you use their OTA ant, does their receiver decode the OTA HD, or does your tv have to have the HD tuner built in?
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    Poor quality using 625 for non HD on new Samsung 56" DLP???

    This is the exact reason I'm keeping my analog cable. My 36" HDTV looks pretty good for watching sports on analog cable. I added an amp to the cable coming into my house, and the analog picture is quite good on sports. Unless you want to shell out some serious jack for a few sports channels, you...
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    Poll: What are your future television provider plans?

    I was thinking of switching from cable to Dish TV, but 80% of my TV veiwing is sports, and after hearing all the comments about how the compressed digital picture is not as good as analog for fast action content, I'm pretty sure I'm sticking with cable. I still get 4 TV's with no extra fees, and...
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    need cable wiring expertise

    Update. Got the box open with some needle-nose pliers. Turns out it was just a simple F-type terminator screwed on like a normal cable connection. Managed to install my amp using one of the 4 cable runs into the house (was only using 3 of the 4 runs anyway) for the power to the amp. Placed the...
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    Cable PQ vs Dish PQ

    I'm thinking of switching from basic analog cable service to Dish Network. I'm a little confused about the Picture Quality of Dish Network. I'm talking only about SD picture, not HD. The promos for Dish always claim "Pure Digital picture quality", but yet I read posts from others who say a...
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