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  1. Pakbackr

    New Customer - Impression After One Week!

    I am a new DISH customer...well, my install was last Saturday, so it is technically a day short of a week, but I have enough time to feel comfortable with the post. Prior to making the switch to DISH, I had been a Directv customer since 2012. My Set-up: I have the Hopper 3 Sling connected to a...
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    Random Signal Issue Upon Start-up

    We've had the 922 going on 2 months now, and my only complaint is a random, yet all too frequent issue in which my Denon AV equipment doesn't register getting a signal from the 922 upon start-up. All lights are on, but Denon created image on TV says "no signal". This happens about every other...
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    Initial Reaction

    Night #1 with my VIP922, and overall, it was a positive experience. GUI is slick on 1080, and moving around the menu options is a breeze. The guide is lightning fast, and the 'info' screen is greatly enhanced...primarily because you can set up a recording event (one time or series) right from...
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    When do logos show up on new 922?

    Just got my new VIP 922 this morning. Love it, so far. Only issue; no channel logos. Is that something that loads over time?
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    HD PQ - facial artifacts (microblocking) on Major Network Primetime Shows

    I am currently a Dish customer, and posted this on that forum. Wanted to post here to see if any Directv folks experience the same thing. Thinking of making the switch to D* in the future, so your input will be appreciated. I recently upgraded to a 58 Samsung plasma, 1080p...one very nice...
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    HD PQ for primetime Network shows - facial artifacts (or microblocking)

    I recently upgraded to a 58 Samsung plasma, 1080p...one very nice TV. I have, however, noticed a huge variation in HD PQ from channel to channel with this set, seeing facial artifacts (or microblocking) that I never saw with the old Panasonic 720 dlp. This problem seems to be most prominent on...
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    Picture Issues Tonight?

    I live in Raleigh, NC and have lost picture (but not sound) on a number of my sat. channels...some local and some national. Oddly, some of my channels are not impacted. Anyone else having similar issues?
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    DuoDVR ViP 922 Availability?

    Anyone know when this product will be released? In Jan, they said Spring '09...its spring here in NC!
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    TiVo-powered high-def DVR?

    I read back in Sept '08 that this was on its way in 2009. Anyone have an update?
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    Will Dish allow you to have more than one 622?

    I love my 622 in the living room, and want another for our bedroom. I haven't called Dish yet, because I don't have 30 extra minutes to wait until someone can speak with me. So does anyone know on here if Dish allows you to have more than one 622 at a time?
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    If I purchase a 622 on eBay...

    I have a 622, but want to add a 2nd one. I have found several recently on eBay and am just wondering if it is as simple as purchase and connect. Is there anything I need to be concerned about? Will I be able to simply connect and call Dish to activate? Will there be any hidden fees?
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    NCAA PQ on Sunday

    Looks terrible today...like I am watching a live Internet feed. Is this a CBS issue nationwide, or just a problem with the WRAL feed in Raleigh?
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    Question from an E* Customer

    I was a Directv customer for 10 years, but left 2 years ago for DISH. One of the reasons I left was because, at the time, it took two coax cables from the sat dish to the HD receiver to take advantage of the dual tuners. DISH was able to use some sort of splitter to allow dual sat tuner and...
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    PQ on Saturday Night's Bud Shootout

    I DVR'd the Bud Shootout from Daytona Saturday night, but couldn't watch it because the pixelation was so bad. As the cars went around the track, they left steaks of pixels. Even slow moving items (like commentator's hands) were pixelated. It was painful to watch. I switched to live action to...
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    WTVD 11 Audio Blips Fixed...we think

    After months of trying to get DISH to fix the audio blip issues with recorded (or paused) shows on WTVD 11 ABC in Raleigh, and them saying its a hardware problem...then a software problem...and still no fix. All it took to fix the problem was an email to the station's lead engineer (the...
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    CBS Sports HD - Channel 152

    The picture quality on this so-called HD channel really is terrible. There should be some law against calling something HD when it really is not HD! Given that the original broadcasts of many of the games on this channel were broadcast in HD, how can the replay be so bad?
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    Sound Blips on ABC (WTVD 11) Recordings

    When we watch recordings of ABC shows (and only ABC shows via the DISH feed - WTVD 11 in Raleigh, NC area), we experience sound blips that are driving us crazy! We have a 622 and are using a HDMI cable into a high-end Denon receiver. We had the problem with component cables using optical audio...
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    622 Issue - Season Recording Schedule Disappears

    With the onslaught of new fall shows coming out this week, I set up several of my favorites to record each week (new shows only)...I suppose like Tivo's "season pass". I have done this before and it has worked fine. However, mysteriously, all my CBS shows that I set up to record this way...
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    TNTs 'Wide Ope Coverage'.....

    SUCKS THE BIG ONE!!!!! If you have a HD set with 16:9 ratio, you want the whole picture!
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    WTVD 11 Issues in Raleigh Area?

    My satellite provided WTVD 11 HD feed was a blank yellow screen this morning (not the typical, "sorry, we have lost reception" screen). I also seemed to have problems holding the signals of other satellite provided HD signals, but they all had the reception error screen. Just wondering if...
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    WTVD 11 News now in HD

    Great to see another news show in the Raleigh-Durham area go HD. WRAL now has some serious competition!
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    HGTV / Food HD Question

    Hey guys, E* customer here with a question for you D* customers. Recently, it seems that more and more of the content on our HGTV and Food HD channels is nothing more than stretch-o-vision. I think they recently started mirroring their SD channels. I was just wondering if you are seeing the...
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    Hallmark Movies HD in April?

    News released today says D* will debut Hallmark Movies HD in April (link), but also says any carrier could pick the channel up for free. My wife will be a lot happier about our decision to switch to E* if they find the capacity to add this channel soon. What are the chances mods? If bandwidth...
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    What will be the E* v D* "Threshold of Irrelavance"?

    With all the talk about which provider has the most HD content, I just wonder what the magic number of HD channels will be when your basic customer says "so what?". I mean, does anyone actually look at who is leading on SD channels offered? They both have more than your average person can keep...
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    Are redundant or mirror HD channels necessary?

    I keep my Guide in "HD Only" list mode most of the time, and its quite irritating having to skip over all those redundant HD channels in the guide (most except the Voom channels appear to be on two separate channels each). My question is why?...and is this really necessary? And by having the...