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    VIP722 Overheating - any way to fix

    If you think it is the fan, you can get a similar sized fan that hooks up to the USB port for power and try bracing it at the opening to replace the internal fan. If that does it then you could most likely hot melt glue it in place or velcro it in place and be done with it.
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    622 on it's last legs

    I hope you moved anything you wanted to keep to an external since the unit is dieing.
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    Is this a good TV deal? Which TV is the better deal?

    What I hear on another site devoted to repairs is that as a Vizio gets older you can't get repair parts.
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    Are you using a Laptop or Desktop Computer? Do you think the desktop pc is dead?

    I use a laptop twice a month for bill paying/online banking. Then it gets put away until the next time. Desktop gets 99+% of the use. Laptop = Less durable, no upgrade on the screen size. More expensive to repair and slower than same dollar$ desktop. Spill some water in the desktop keyboard...
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    Buh Bye Charlie, Hello DirecTV

    That sort of thing could be avoided easily. However some users feel a need to post I just switched from .. to .. instead of just asking the question. So in effect they invite comments since both satellite services seem to have their fans. Both services have their good and bad points...
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    DVR crashes 38 times in one month, 5 units replaced so far

    All it takes is a momentary blip in the power to cause the problem you are seeing. Forget the surge protector go get a uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). I wouldn't run my DVRs without one.
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    Strong rumors TV 2 soon to be unlocked on 922

    Ah, the Jenny code for the dishplayer and if I am remembering right the second one was to download guide data. Cheers
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    Why isn't Standard Definition (SD) quality better?

    Simply put: A SD signal to a SD TV will always look better than the same SD signal fed to a HDTV. The fact that you are using the lowest form of connectivity to your SD set helps smooth out the video along with losing sharpness. A Analog Monitor has no native resolution and will look just...
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    1.DNLA streaming quality / 2.Tivo vs 922

    Hello Scott I've been toying with getting the 922, unfortunately it doesn't quite appear ready to replace a reliable VIP series DVR. You piqued my interest with the ABC Australian comment. How does one find that content to watch? Thanks RT
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    Eastern Arc Dish Info & Install Guide

    AS long as you aren't on the Eastern Arc you do not need the G3 card yet. Once the encryption starts to change over in the near future you will slowly lose channels until you do get the G3 card. This is the same thing that happened during the last card swap. Think about it this way. Even if...
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    Eastern Arc Dish Info & Install Guide

    You should call Dish now. When you need the new G3 card they won't be sending it to you since as far as they are concerned you already have it. Report the installer as he stole from you.
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    Letter from dish - MUST UPGRADE OR LOSE SERVICE

    When I call I'll be telling them no Lease fees and no DVR fees since the two they are replacing are owned and no fee DVRs.
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    Letter from dish - MUST UPGRADE OR LOSE SERVICE

    Just my luck that both of the SD DVRs I use along with the HD DVRs are being dumped. The 7100 and the 721, Whee, Whoopee! :(
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    Letter from dish - MUST UPGRADE OR LOSE SERVICE

    If you were right about it having to do with the Tivo lawsuit it why would the replacement be one of the named in that lawsuit receivers, the 522 is named too.
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    $2,000 - this weekend

    My own feelings on the subject are that you need to view the TV and decide what you like the look of. If you are a member of Costco then buy there, they have the best return policy. Before you buy think about what your wants are. VGA input for the computer? How many Component and HDMI inputs...
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    Eastern Arc Dish Info & Install Guide

    The bigger question for any provider is: Even with MPEG4 will they be able to provide the same amount of channels in HD that are now SD? At some point in time most of the TV sets in a house will become HD through attrition.
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    Eastern Arc Dish Info & Install Guide

    I suspect that by the time they get to the mpeg2 turnoff the majority will have mpeg4 boxes and that they will work some type of swap for the mpeg2 only customers left.
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    Eastern Arc Dish Info & Install Guide

    You can use the receivers for either Eastern or Western arc, The dishes will work sort of. My best guess is that the EA dish won't see all the WA satellites. OTOH if by moving you physically moving from NJ to Calif. then the dishes don't matter as the old dishes stay behind. If you mean moving...
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    Recovering Deleted Pictures From a Memory Card

    Done it for a customer, 100% since she hadn't written anything to it. I used a program from Ontrack.
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    Eastern Arc Dish Info & Install Guide

    DVDpatcher to 720 by 480, add to TMPGEnc DVD Author 1.5 or 1.6, Patch back to 544 by 480 and edit in TMPGEnc DVD author. Author, Burn watch in every DVD player I have including a Sony 400 disc changer. Same quality as broadcast by E*. No encoding needed.
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    Eastern Arc Dish Info & Install Guide

    Last time I looked it was mostly 544 by 480 a DVB resolution.
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    Eastern Arc Dish Info & Install Guide

    I wonder if a existing customer that gets tree'd out for 110 & 119 with other peoples trees will be able to go eastern arc earlier? It would seem to be a no brainer, OTOH.
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    dial bar soap:(

    In My case it might just be beard hair and not that other hair. You are worried about a hair in the soap and yet I'll bet you use the same toilet seat as others. Do you also worry about the water droplets that get into the air from inside the toilet when you flush that could be landing on...
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    Saga ofa Fallen tree

    It all sounded to me as if he had someone at a tree service that was going to pad the bill and do a kick back in $$ It also sounded as if he was angling for a free new roof. It sounds suspicious that he came over twice right after you left to me too. If I'm wrong then apologies for my...
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    how will you protect yourself from some thing this

    Bob you should have done what my brother did when that happened. He Refused to pay, they said we'll call the police, he said call. They called, the Police came, he showed them the owners manual that had a stated capacity of the fuel tank of less than the pump showed was dispensed. Problem...