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    Weather drop outs

    Looks like going through the satellite menu that signal strength looks to be ok, it his a cloud free and sunny day here in Houston. S:popcorno is there a rain shield to not have the rain block reflections of signal?
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    Weather drop outs

    Can I check my sat. signal like the old days by going into a receiver menu?
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    Weather drop outs

    I am new to dtv and live in Houston. When raining the other day sat. went on the blink. Clouds were present but didn't seem to be very low altitude black tornado types. Rain was moderate to light. To me nothing out of unusual. my question what causes the interruption? The clouds, rain, or is...
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    HD Receiver number confussion.

    I know all of the acronyms, but when I see H25-500 how do I know who makes it? 500,300,100, how do you know who makes the stb? Some posts Ive seen prefer Thompson (formerly known as RCA), or some prefer Samsung, or some prefer LG. So I gather HR24-100 is made by Thompson due to the 100,so who...
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    Ordering AM21 tuner from D*

    Did the same thing to me too. The explanation I got was that expert installation was free so the 50.00 goes into dtv's pocket. DTV customer service sucks after you sign that 2yr contract. They will nickle and dime you any way they can. But if you consider buying a receiver from a out side source...
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    HD Receiver number confussion.

    Is there a list to tell? Any recommendations on best manufacturer? Don't want to get a lemon stb
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    HD Receiver number confussion.

    I was looking to buy a extra hd stb off of e-bay and I am confused by all of the different model numbers. I have the new swm system HR24-100 HDDVR just wanted to add a extra receiver. so what's the h24-100 difference than a h24-200 or h24-500? Like I said confused!:)
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    Actiontec MWTV 200 kit

    seems like splitters and wireless hdmi devices downgrade both audio and video signals to the lowest in the connection chain. Since I don't use surround in all rooms the audio drops to the lowest compatible signal 2 channel stereo. 1080p or I drops to the lowest resolution in the connections. Is...
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    Actiontec MWTV 200 kit

    Is there a specific hdmi splitter I should use? Want to insure I retain my surround on main tv. I have 4 rooms with tvs in them but rarely use some. so 1X4 splitter choices would do.
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    Actiontec MWTV 200 kit

    Hi everyone! New to all of this and from this site I found my system was set up wrong! Thanks for the info. Now to my problem,I have a H24 DVR STB. I tried hooking a actiontec wireless hdmi system to the dvr and through my home theater receiver which is a onkyo tx-sr876. With the H24 hooked...