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  1. GaryPen

    Official SatelliteGuys CBS / DISH Dispute Thread

    It's available on Netflix outside of the US. If only there was some technology that allowed you to connect to the Internet virtually via a private network server in another country. Then, you'd be able to watch it with your regular Netflix account. If only such a thing existed.
  2. GaryPen

    Fido TV and In Country TV?

    No excuse at all. If the feed is 16:9, they should carry it in 16:9, regardless if it is SD.
  3. GaryPen

    Fido TV and In Country TV?

    Fido TV is SD. But, it's the worst kind of SD. It's a 16:9 image inside a 4:3 window inside a 16:9 TV screen. So, you end up with a small fuzzy 16:9 image with a big black border around it. Or, you can change Aspect to Zoom. But, it just looks fuzzier then. The fact that it's originally a 16:9...
  4. GaryPen

    Carbon UI Suggestions Thread

    Yes, with the intensity of a thousand suns.
  5. GaryPen

    Carbon UI Suggestions Thread

    It needs real color themes. Not just 50 shades of gray.
  6. GaryPen

    What do you think if Apple tried to buy Dish Network!?!

    You obviously haven't used Android in a while. The plain vanilla version from Google, and the only slightly altered versions found on current Moto and some other brand products, are perfectly usable without customization. Of course, the bloated versions one finds on Samsung, HTC, and the like...
  7. GaryPen

    What do you think if Apple tried to buy Dish Network!?!

    Getting back to the more appropriate area of discussion, which is Apple's business model, not their HW, SW, or OS. Their business model is keeping their users tied into a closed ecosystem, forcing you to source all of your content through them. And, that is simply unacceptable to me.
  8. GaryPen

    What do you think if Apple tried to buy Dish Network!?!

    Time Capsule. Time Machine. Time Tunnel. Whatever.
  9. GaryPen

    What do you think if Apple tried to buy Dish Network!?!

    Other than Marshmallow, I don't find that to be true at all. (KitKat and Lollipop were both better than Marshmallow.) Plus, Android is far more customizable. And, I'm not locked into the Apple ecosystem. Those last two points being my primary reasons for choosing it.
  10. GaryPen

    What do you think if Apple tried to buy Dish Network!?!

    Compare the cost of a WD external HDD to an Apple "Time Machine". (Their stupid naming conventions are just the icing on the gravy, for me.)
  11. GaryPen

    What do you think if Apple tried to buy Dish Network!?!

    ??? There are tons of comparable items available. We don't need to know the cost of manufacture, only the cost of purchase.
  12. GaryPen

    What do you think if Apple tried to buy Dish Network!?!

    I have owned multiple platforms, and currently have Windows, OSX, and Android products in my household. (I no longer own any iOS products.) For the equivalent HW, Apple products always cost more, often substantially more. And, I personally prefer Windows 7 over any version of OSX, and Android...
  13. GaryPen

    Channel apps that work in conjunction with dish

    With ABC, NBC, and Fox offering free streaming, it's amazing that CBS thinks they can get away with charging for streaming access.
  14. GaryPen

    HWS or H3? Upgrade now or wait 2 months?

    Scott is correct. It should be quite an awesome bit of gear. But, don't hold your breath for a February release. That date sounds overly optimistic.
  15. GaryPen

    Annoying Nightly Reboot

    Oh. I dunno. Because it's not just "some" receivers. And, it's almost 2016.
  16. GaryPen

    Annoying Nightly Reboot

    The thing I've never understood is why the EPG and SW updates aren't done via the Internet on connected receivers.
  17. GaryPen

    getTV On DISH Network

    I get all of those on OTA sub-channels. But, most of them don't have data in the EPG, like most sub-channels. That has always been a pet peeve of mine with Dish. The guide data for those channels exists. And, Tribune has them on its own TV listing website. But, Dish doesn't take it from Tribune...
  18. GaryPen

    Remote control compatibility question

    They used to let you keep the remotes. Weird.
  19. GaryPen

    siriusxm outlaw country sounds horible

    "We got both kinds. We got Country and Western".
  20. GaryPen

    RedZone/Multi-Sport Package

    You live in Saudi Arabia?
  21. GaryPen

    hey guys check this out we got 4 more siriusxm music channels

    They definitely sound better on Dish. They are pretty bad over the Sirius network. Not as bad over XM.
  22. GaryPen

    What would happen if DISH drops Viacom?

    I saw it in the theater, when it was first released. It really was a whole new type of space adventure film. (FWIW, it's not science fiction.) The effects, costumes, sets, and characters were all so well done. Somebody had finally done it right! I've heard stories that Lucas wanted to...
  23. GaryPen

    What would happen if DISH drops Viacom?

    Scott. You need to banish Hall. He's blaspheming.
  24. GaryPen

    What would happen if DISH drops Viacom?

    Nope. I just didn't watch it. It didn't appeal to me. In fact, I thought it kinda sucked. I doubt very much if it drew a huge audience from NYC, or any of the larger cities, in general.