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    Trying to decide between Uverse and Direct --need help with recording limitations

    Current Time Warner customer (complex didn't give me much of a choice when they bundled my cable with the rent, I used to be happy with Dish and their 722 DVR), so I plan on moving in the next couple months. Trying to decide between either DirectTV Genie Whole Home DVR (1 Genie with 2 mini...
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    Military Channel now included in Silver 200?

    I was browsing through my program guide last night and noticed I'm now picking up the Military Channel (channel 195). I have the Classic Silver 200 package. Is this a free preview or is this channel now included in the Silver package? According to Dish's website, the Military Channel is still...
  3. thowe21

    PS3 Premium Online Services

    The rumor is PS3 will soon start charging for online services (similar to Xbox) but will keep the online gaming part of it free. The premium part will come from: PSN full game demo access, extended warranty, Netflix w/out the disk, Facebook. Here is a proposed chart that is floating around out...
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    Verizon Droid....iPhone killer??

    Just wondering what some of your thoughts are on the new Droid coming out on 10/30. So far all the commercials are touting it as the next iPhone (how many times have I heard that before :D). Although I'm locked into a family plan with AT&T for now, the phone actually looks pretty promising...
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    "Hard Knocks" Cincinatti Bengals

    Caught the new season last night on HBO and I have to say, I've never been much of a fan of OchoCinco but he had me LMAO at times ("Child Please"). In terms of the show itself, I can see why the producers chose the Bengals, I lot of good story lines going into this season......Marvin Lewis on...
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    Odom re-signs with the Lakers

    Looks like we just punched our ticket to the NBA Finals again! Reports: Odom agrees to re-sign with Lakers - NBA News - FOX Sports on MSN
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    Who actually reads the Ending Credit Rant?

    Since I watch Big Bang Theory played back from my DVR, I usually pause on the end credit for the producers little rant about his musings from the episode or other little tidbits. Just wondering who else reads these and what you guys think?
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    No ESPN NewsHD this morning?

    Sorry, tried to post this under the other thread but got an error message trying to access the second page. Anyway, according to Scott we were suppose to get ESPN NewsHD this morning along with Direct but when I tuned in today nada. Yesterday ESPN News said at the end of their broadcast only...
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    300 movie out today- who's buying?

    This movie is what High Definition is all about. HD-DVD camp has been advertising their special features on the disc all over the place. I'll being pick-up Blu-Ray for my PS3, can't wait. What about everyone else?
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    Question about unlocked cell phones

    My wife has a Moto Razr with Cingular/AT&T and seems to text message more than she actually talks on it (easier to text at work I guess). She wants to upgrade to something with a keyboard for easier texting, but after looking at the cingular website, the only thing that was of interest to her...
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    This Pie Chart explains it all. HD-DVD in trouble.

    Pie charts indicate Blu-ray victory over HD DVD assured | Crave : The gadget blog Not looking good for HD-DVD.
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    4900 receiver only sees 110 sat.

    I have a 4900 model receiver which I've had since I first signed up with Dish in '99. I've eventually put it into my daughter's room as I have upgraded to 501 to a 721 and now to a 622. Last night she told she was getting a error message on screen, I went and took a look and noticed she had a...
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    New PS3 Firmware 1.80 - DVD Upscaling - Media Center!!!!

    http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/05/23/firmware-1-80-to-include-1080p-upscaling-for-games-and-movies/ Latest PLAYSTATION 3 Firmware Update Provides PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and DVD Upscaling Remote Play on PSP (PlayStation Portable) via the Internet and DLNA transfer of media content also...
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    New FSN HD schedule is up. Kind of disappointed.

    http://msn.foxsports.com/name/HD The May schedule is up and I'm disappointed. I live in the LA area and no programming at all on FSN West or Prime Ticket in HD. So far only like 5 games have been broadcast since E* flipped the switch on HD RSN's. What's the point???
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    Can you trick a PS3 to display Blu-Ray at 720P?

    I have a Vizio 42" LCD that displays 1080i/720p. I just got a PS3 and noticed that the games are mainly displayed at 720P and the Blu-Ray movies at 1080i. I am looking to eventually upgrade my Vizio for a 1080p model (I'm under the old Costco return policy:) ) but for now I would like to watch...
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    Pre-order DelaHoya/Mayweather fight?

    Going to a friends house for the fight and he was asking me how he would pre-order the fight using his remote control I said there should be a pre-order channel that you could order from since I was once a Time Warner customer but am now w/Dish (Dish has a pre-order channel). He said there...
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    When's the new Tech Chat?

    I seem to remember Charlie saying it was going to be in early April, but do not remember when. Anybody got any ideas?
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    Is this CSR wrong?

    I recently "Dished it UP" to a 622 leased receiver. I was asked if I wanted to purchase an equipment maintenance plan for like $5 per month. I asked her if since this was a leased receiver, then wouldn't it be covered under the terms of the lease to be repaired/replaced free of charge (similar...
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    501 deleting recordings

    Just in the past few weeks my 501 has been automatically deleting some recorded programs. I e-mailed tech support and got the following: Thank you for your e-mail. We are aware of the issue with this receiver. Our engineers are working on the problem. It will be corrected in a software...
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    Dish / AT&T Homezone - New 1022 receiver

    Just saw the news to today. Dish Networks answer to TIVO/Amazon's Unbox. Looks pretty sweet. http://www.att.com/gen/general?pid=7910 What does everyone think? Looks like it's only available to new Dish Customers through AT&T. Where is the 622's VOD features that we were promised? Is...