Search results for query: *

  • WELCOME TO THE NEW SERVER!

    If you are seeing this you are on our new server WELCOME HOME!

    While the new server is online Scott is still working on the backend including the cachine. But the site is usable while the work is being completes!

    Thank you for your patience and again WELCOME HOME!

    CLICK THE X IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE BOX TO DISMISS THIS MESSAGE
  1. S

    Just Ordered Cox HD DVR

    Well, Kabota, thanks for a dose of reality here. I just got my 8300 yesterday evening and have already wasted way too much time watching it. The experience at the Cox office as well as the ease of setup was the quickest and most effortless experience I've ever had with them (in 11 years). The HD...
  2. S

    Harmonic Encoder Improvements? (Feedback Need it)

    ptech: please explain Huh??
  3. S

    Harmonic Encoder Improvements? (Feedback Need it)

    d151b: Try This http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=47525
  4. S

    Harmonic Encoder Improvements? (Feedback Need it)

    Sean, maybe you have some insight into this... instead of re-encoding all of the VOOM originals content every time it's aired, why can't they just serve up an optimally encoded version each time instead? Is the issue one of tweaking the new encoders to get the best possible quality from a...
  5. S

    My Take on PQ with the Harmonic Encoders

    Don't see how the Surf Bar lettering changed. This is solely generated by the STB and has nothing to do with the signal received. Are you still seeing this?
  6. S

    Harmonic Encoder Improvements? (Feedback Need it)

    A few notes... World Sport - MPS/MAC basketball game... all sorts of compression artifacts with heavy motion, flash bulbs, scene changes. More pronounced then on previous Euroleague games. Equator - Seems a bit softer than normal... compression artifacts more pronounced on scene changes...
  7. S

    Harmonic Encoder Improvements? (Feedback Need it)

    Okay, while the rest of you debate whether or not VOOM will be around come April, I'd like to discuss the impact that the "technical upgrades completed" had. I don't only consider it a placebo at best, I am positive that the picture quality is not better, but worse. Of course that's just my...
  8. S

    Channel 304 (ESPNA) and 308(ESPN2A) HD?

    The Ocho! Too bad it's not ESPN 8 ... I could stand to see some dodgeball in HD!
  9. S

    VOOM Deinstall -- What I Got To Keep

    Oct. 1 is exactly 6 weeks from today. If that's the day when the 18" dishes become obsolete, then that's the day 99% of us won't be able to receive a Voom satellite transmission. Some folks are waiting close to that just to get their initial install! So, when's the real date the second...
  10. S

    Voom increases illegally collected sales tax.

    riffjim4069, I agree... I'm up here a couple counties north of you and am getting a $1.80 tax. Problem is it doesn't make sense... Voom: $39.90 Box Lease: $9.50 Total: $49.40 Let's see $1.80 is 4.5% of $39.90 - so they're only charging me tax on the service? Isn't that the opposite of...
  11. S

    Yes, you can lose scanned OTA channels

    While it doesn't appear you'll ever lose any OTA channels that were pre-determined based on the off-air map that you are associated with on installation, I have lost OTA channels that were found during previous scans. Don't know if it happened during the update to V 6.2 or during one of the...
  12. S

    Sony Commercial

    Isn't it "watchin' the game?"
  13. S

    Monday Night Football Problems?

    Speaking of "worst I have ever seen", my local ABC affiliate in DC broadcasts Wheel of Fortune in a way that is rendered worse than a 20 year old VHS tape dubbed several times in EP speed.
  14. S

    CONFIRMED: New version 6.10 has arrived! (Please post your observations here)

    Sorry, I take that back... now nothing I do will get rid of consistent audio and video dropouts. Satellite signal power/quality is 71/94. DVI and component same thing (even unplugged DVI). Unplugged and soft rebooted... no luck. Anyone have any ideas?
  15. S

    CONFIRMED: New version 6.10 has arrived! (Please post your observations here)

    Randy, I'll consistently get video and audio dropouts now that I have the new software until I do a reboot. Sure, the reboot takes care of them, but doing ANYTHING in the settings menu afterwards brings them right back!
  16. S

    Do all VOOM Originals have the same bandwidth?

    Whenever I stop at 999 (INVOOM) for a few seconds and see a promo for something I've already seen on one of the VOOM Orginals channels (like and Equator HD show for instance), it seems that the PQ is better than on the actual show. It's a bit sharper, with less mosquito noise and with less...
  17. S

    New Software Coming Or Not?

    Right! I guess it'll never happen then.
  18. S

    phoning in

    Please don't jump on me for asking this, but why do you even want to do this? Other than for curiousity, I'm confused at what is the benefit or need of calling in from the STB. Just wonderin'.
  19. S

    POLL- Voom at the FIGHTS

    Also noticed that it wasn't even a buck. Anybody else get their invoice yet? Shows a line item with text "Don King Boxing Event Only $1.00 from VOOM ($39.95 value)". Right in front of that is the amount.... 0.00 Bring on the fights, baby! :yes
  20. S

    TNT-HD being narrated?

    I'll admit it... I'm thoroughly confused. What is "the new TNT HD channel"?
  21. S

    POLL- Voom at the FIGHTS

    I, for one, was very impressed with the whole event (especially for only paying a buck!). PQ was outstanding. Yes, the audio was lacking, slight synch problems and the low levels from the handhelds when interviewing in the locker room. Completely impressed. Maybe I'm too easy to please, but...
Top
Back