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i thought i read in another thread here the cable companies own the local networks or something so basically i wouldnt get the cowboys games for example thru dish hd locals?

what is spotbeam...the more i read the more i know i don't know jack

Thanks again for all the responses. I have power cycled the 811, rescanned for channels, and confirmed direction of the OTA (the big 4 are all at 139-140). I don't think they moved the tower far I actually think he told me in yards. I also checked analog OTA channels and got 28 (vs 8 digital)...

thank you but that still does not explain why i need to upgrade. how come when i get HD locals OTA its mpeg 2 but all the sudden if I want it thru dish the SAME FEED is all the sudden mpeg4. I'm sure my local affiliates dont send an mpeg2 feed OTA locally and an mpeg4 feed to dish?? or am i...

No. Channels you pick up from an over the air antenna are and will probably be for decades in mpeg2. Hey thanks for all the great replies, I'll try power cycling the 811 and searching for the channels again. I think the comment above is the center of my questions: So your saying that the...

Thanks for the replies..I'm in San Antonio. When I stopped getting the HD channels I called local CBS and the engineer actually came to the house (i wasn't there) stood in the driveway and somehow measured signal strength. He called back and said it should be fine. He DID say a few years ago...

Great first post I know :) OK I have a dish 811, legacy top 120 + legacy HD package (only 5 channels) and an OTA for HD locals. I'm also paying for SD locals thru dish for the second room. Up to a year ago I got all HD locals fine then all the sudden the only HD locals I can get OTA are PBS...