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Huh? You do know that film stock, even "back in the day", has a much higher effective resolution than 1080p, right? Some of the old De Mille epics would actually be pretty cool in HD.

D* most assuredly does not have Starz or Max in HD. If they were available, I would have them! One thing that Dish does have over D* is the bundle in its baseline Spanish-language programming! (check De Adultos!)

Possible, but he would probably open CVC and himself up to a tremendous number of minority shareholder lawsuits (not to mention a nice break-up fee I'm sure Charlie Ergen included in the sales agreement). In fact, given the recent board manuever, I would seriously consider dropping CVC's policy...

I'd think a call to an electrician is in order. That sounds vidictive at a minimum, and downright unsafe if it's as bad as it could be (note the bit about grounds staying outside...).

The 921 can be had for $600 for new customers? I definitely missed that one!

Apparently it was news to me that it was "plainly, obviously, and clearly displayed". To get to that page, you have to click Programming -> Overview -> Entertainment Packages. Since I thought I knew what I was comparing, I looked at Programming -> Basic Packages -> AT120. I then had to go to...

$34.99 + $5.99 = $40.98. :rolleyes: And yes, the pre-payment is a nice incentive especially if you can afford to pay for it all at once, and since you generally have to sign up with a one-year commitment for some of the other deals (DHA notwithstanding), it makes sense. As for leasing...

Given what TV Guide/Zap2It/et al. probably charge for the data, I doubt they make much money on it (revenue less cost).

Pays for the guide data subscription, I would imagine - since either TVGuide or Zap2It are probably selling Tivo/D* the data for a hefty fee. I'm personally pretty curious how Sage and Snapstream, et al., get away for free, but that's probably because they're small potatoes compared to D* & Tivo.

Gary - I don't need/want locals. My $20 4-bay bowtie and Channel Master pre-amp in the attic can get all but two HD channels in my market (including all of the major English and Spanish language network affiliates. You gotta lova Sabado Gigante in 480p...). For pricing, Dish offers a discount...

Thanks for the answers, guys. It's only "not much money" if you actually value the additional channels. The RSNs mean nothing to me, and I would probably not pay for satellite music in the home (my 1.2TB media server kind of makes that superfluous). Having to go with AT120 means that E* and...

Yet Another Newbie Question: In addition to PQ, the major draw of E* is the price. I could get by with the lowly AT60 plan, except for the lack of Bravo. Is it possible to get a single channel added to your package, or is the hassle/expense just not worth it? The $10/month price difference...

Cool, Thanks!

Has anyone used two Dish 6000 receivers in the same general area? Specifically, I am wanting to use them to feed my home-grown DVR, but I am concerned about IR conflicts on the remotes. Is there any way to differentiate the IR from the remotes (separate channels?) for each receiver so that I can...

I've actually got two of those! ;) I was more curious about getting HD streams for archiving, but if it is not possible, then so be it. I think I would need a 942 at a much lower price for the DVR functions (I can archive off of the HD Tivo with some straightforward software mods) and an old...

Oh, well. Here's hoping the 942 will be a compelling reason to get a new multiswitch, then!

I'm sure this is number one on the newbie FAQ list, but has anyone managed to find a way to extract shows out of the 921? Given that some of its core code is linux-based, I was curious. However, given how few of these are available, I am not hopeful (and is a big reason for me to go with D* and...

Sorry for the newbie question, but I think the title says it all. Are there any multiswitches out there that are compatible with both DISH and D*? I'm especially thinking of the 5x8 multiswitches (4 sat + 1 OTA). Basically, if I ever get unhappy with one, I'd like to minimize the impact to my...

Alright, how about the 942, then, for $600? ;)