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    Hopper3 Largest External HD, Maximum # of Hard Drives? Latest Info?

    Hello, looking at these two links, it looks like I can add up to 20 TB, (see details and links below) (article says 20, but 3x7=21, so I wonder if it is 20 or 21 TB?) ¹ External hard drive capacity requirements:Connected to Hopper: minimum 320 GB, maximum 7 TB and -All models of Hopper will...
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    Search on H3 & searching on satelliteguys.us

    Hello, On Thursday, I searched for a show called Strike Back, and I found it "on demand" (I subscribe to Cinemax) and the Search function worked AWESOMELY! When I typed in the first two letters "ST", several listing for STAR TREK came up (I love ST, that is why I noticed), as well as STRIKE...
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    Hopper3 & Dish Remote 40.0 Cannot get TV or AUX coded

    Hello, I love my new Hopper3 (came from a VIP722k, which was great for many years, but was showing it's age). However, I am not a fan of the new 52.0 Remote, it is usable, but I like the older format Dish Remotes much better, or I am just used to it. (And I like a dedicated remote at each...
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    Dad still owns a Echostar 4000! Any chance of getting a 942 @ a 250 lease fee?

    My Dad has been a loyal DISH subscriber for at least 5 years now, and still has his Echostar 4000 receiver. He pays for his programming a year at a time, for the last 5 years. He recently got a nice HDTV ready 53 inch Hitachi wide screen tv and I gave him a HT system (not a "box" one, but...
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    Pioneer VSX 1015 Receiver works with 508 DVR Toslink

    This is a specific issue that the OLDER 6-8 month old Pioneer VSX-1014 had with accepting the Toslink fiber optic digital output from the Dish 508 DVR Receiver (and I read also that there was a problem with the 501 and 510, but since I only own a 508, I could only personally verify the 508)...
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    OTA HD signals decode from any Dish HD Receier is this true?

    Hi. Helping my dad buy a HDTV for his house, and, like everyone, we are trying to decide on "HD READY" or "HD with built in HD OTA Tuner". (Oh, BTY, I decided on the Panasonic PT-47X54, in case anyone is interested, check it out, a real good value!). We decided to go with The PT-47X54...
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    E-mail address for dish tech support?

    Does anyone know the address for dish tv tech support? I want to e-mail Dish about a contiuning problem, and do not want to have to go thr a level 1 tech support, then talk to a level 2 tech support etc. Thanks a lot. BuddTX
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    Video via A/V Receiver -Good, Bad or just Convienent?

    Suprised that there is not a thread on this already (I did a search with no results). What is everyone's opinion on running the Video signal through one's A/V receiver or pre-out? I have some observations, but no real answers. 1. More convienent, of course. One button changes the...