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One of us is strange - or (most likely) of limited capacity. I suggest a mirror. If you are truly that clueless (and there is more than ample evidence that you are) then ... read a history book or watch something other than "Biggest Loser" or ... something. I have neither the patience nor the...

You tell 'em, Twinkles - I am sure all of the families of Holocaust survivors (including mine) will be placated by your smiley face. Thanks anyway, Nancy!! :)

Thanks for the info which prompted me to check and find I was also just updated to L690. Owing to the phase of the moon and/or the expulsion of gas by a small, flightless parrot in New Zealand, mine only slows in the evening - time variable. L690 doesn't seem to have been a curative in some...

Yes, I would surely despise having any accurate data so that I might attempt a correlation with my own machine's behavior. None exists, but thanks so very, very much for the clarification. Mea maxima culpa ... :facepalm

The Lexus was idling rough so I had the leasing company swap it out for a Corolla ... :D

I assume you mean EDT, but I can say in any event that the only thing that restores normal operations for me (722K/L688) is the POR I mentioned previously. I can see where the multiple apparently contradictory/complicating behaviors would make debug a bear, but I would've been in daily...

Well, the trend is always more accumulated usage as the day wears on - sure, but I wouldn't have posited a memory leak if it didn't clear on POR. If it isn't a memory leak, it manifests in just about every way possible to appear as one. I suppose I could pay better attention to the timing of...

This bug, like manic depression, is a frustratin' MESS! It is manifesting exactly as a memory leak on my 722K/L688. It's fine early in the day and then slooooooows dooooowwwwnnn as the day wears on until by now (8:52 PM MST) the guide is nearly unusable. Reading some of the other posts, I am...

Just wanted to post back with confirmation that it appears it was indeed a failing 722 HDD at the root of my problems. To address my problem they sent me ... a *failed* 722. ;) Tech came out the same day with a brand spankin' new 722K and I am back in bidnezz once again. Nice machine, too...

If this was my own equipment or if I had a serious financial investment in it I might do just that, but this isn't worth it to me. I dumped the programming I was interested in to one of my backup enclosures and am just waiting to see if the swap is the answer. As to the other failures ... I...

Well, I'm sure! Fourth straight day of "No Info Available" and the nth of n+1 Check Switch reloads has done it for me. It is difficult to believe that this update exposed weaknesses in who-knows-how-many 722 HDDs, but I worked in the disk storage business for twenty years and I would never say...

Well, that does make some sense. Data checks/bad sectors/bad ECC/etc. could easily disrupt/corrupt a downloaded guide and mess with the internal s/w timer algorithms. It is absolutely getting worse over time. Is there any way to clone the HDD or is dumping to another external drive (the...

Sorry to hear that, but it sounds like we are in a similar L676-induced hole. In my case, the program guide showed six or seven shows in a row being recorded (with proper names), but the Schedule display showed a "No Info Available" episode recording for *three* hours in that same time slot...

For sure, but I have everything plugged into a surge protector so I am pretty certain the power supply for the switch was de-energized along with the TV and the 722 when performing the PORs. It is certainly worth another shot, though. This is an installation that I had no problems with for...

>> Agree this is frustrating. Thanks for the sympathy! Today it appears that the CST aftermath has resolved itself in a more competent manner as the scheduled shows have morphed back to their real titles (and recording durations!). Having to perform the CST and/or POR on an almost daily basis...

Ever since the last software update I am having nearly constant "No Info Available" in the Dish program guide and/or freezes that require a POR. For the last three days I have had: to POR, Check Switch Test to reload the guide info followed by POR, Check Switch Test (CST) to reload the schedule...

The other part of the problem is that many feel "they don't care - I won't bother". They can be made to "care" - if only in a superficial, bottom line kinda way. Taking (lightly, of course) the numbers in this poll, roughly half of respondents are disappointed to some degree. That number...

Yes, the operative term there is *HD*!!!! You know 1080, that actual *HD* resolution??!! Not "Reformatted SD" not "Crappy Downscale 720" ... *HD*!! The masses are idiots if this is what the masses want. Oooooo, reruns of "Froggy the Gremlin" in "HD" - wow, I can see why they want this...

Oh, goodie! Now maybe we can have the World Watching Grass Grow Channel and the World Paint Drying Channel and the ... rest of these monstrously boring activity channels. Some activities are lots of fun to do, but no fun whatsoever to sit and watch. I guess I just can't wait for the World...

No kidding. It's obvious that there is *NO* accounting for taste. Those were some of the few HD channels whose PQ was actually "high" definition. Much of the "HD" crap (and I use the term literally) is stretched out or downscale and may more properly be designated as something akin to...

OP already said he had 1080p ... 1080i *is* the correct choice. And as far as the User Manual goes ... IMHO it's pathetic if you want any real technical details. YMMV

No, the mast is 25' and the Dish 1000+ sits 15' up (just above the point that the mast is braced to the house). It's going to be relocated to a ground mounted pole soon just to rule out any possible movement issues (however minuscule). FX

I am about 10 miles southeast of you in the Rincon foothills. I've had the initial install and two realignments (neither of which actually resulted in changing the position of the dish) so I have to believe something else is going on. I have the 1000 Plus dish and am either going to take it...

Amen - they took good care of me with no language barrier. FX

Thanks, I think that's the direction I'm heading in. Wind is a problem here as well and while movement (if any) is slight enough to be imperceptible from the ground, if the alignment has to be that precise in order to ensure a signal from 129 then a second dedicated dish sounds like the way to...