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In my area, I'll still need to use the OTA antenna for HD locals, but the HR10-250 has 2 inputs for this and can record from the antenna. I'm hoping this works out well - I may have to get an outdoor antenna because some of the local stations only come in at 65-75 signal strength. They have...

I decided to switch to D* and get the HR10-250 HD-DVR. Though it was more expensive than the 921 ($550 vs $800), it came with a 5 yr warranty that is transferable to a replacement model when the current one is outdated. I've had my share of bugs with the 522 I've been using for the last year...

Thanks for the help, guys. My dish is on the roof of the house - how do I go about removing the lnb? Is it easy to remove? I have no problem removing the receiver and switch myself, but I don't even know what the lnb looks like. Also, if I switched to D*, would they be able to use the...

I'm nearing my 1 year commitment with Dish and I'm thinking about cancelling and perhaps switching to D* or cable. I'm on the DHA plan with the 522 receiver. When I cancel, what do I have to do? I assume I have to return the dish, the switch, and the 522 receiver. What about the wiring...

Here's an idea.... maybe I could buy the 921 now for ~$500 or so and use it until the 942 comes out (which may be a while anyway for existing customers). When the 942 is available to me, couldn't I just sell the 921 on Ebay? Obviously, I'd lose a little money, but at least I'd have a HD DVR...

Thanks for the advice everyone. My impatience would have me buy a 921 right now just so I can try recording my HD OTA channels, but $550 is a lot of money to spend when it might not even work well, when the 942 is looming on the horizon, and when there is no clear upgrade path to MPEG4 for Dish...

I'd appreciate any advice you guys can give on what a new HD user (me) should do to enjoy HD programming. I purchased a 50" DLP HDTV last week and currently have an indoor OTA antenna hooked up to it for local HDTV broadcasts. Though this works very well, I work 2nd shift and unable to watch...

So I can't go by the information reported when I press the INFO button my HDTV remote to know what resolution the current show is in, right? For example, if I press INFO when viewing my local FOX HD channel, it shows 16:9 and 720p but the current show I'm watching is likely 480p unless it is an...

Ok, I got the RCA 50" DLP today and hooked up my 522 to it via S-Video. Though the SD quality is certainly not great, it's actually better than I expected it to be! The locals that I get through the Dish programming look the worst (the compression really stands out on the HDTV), but the rest...

I know exactly what you mean. The problems on the 522 seems to be a lot of hit and miss as well. I'm sure the new 942 will be full of bugs and problems when it is first released too, though one might think it would function somewhat better than the 942 since they have more experience now. Of...

Thanks for replying, very helpful. A few followup questions if you don't mind: 1) So you can record from the OTA HD but you have to fiddle with the timer to get it set to the right OTA channel. Can you still set a recurring timer with an OTA channel so that it records an OTA HD channel...

Sounds like that will be the route I'll need to go, thanks for the advice. I still need to decide which TV I'm going to get though. The JVC HD52Z575 that I've been looking at has very nice picture quality, but does not have a built-in tuner. So if I got that one, I'd basically have NO high...

How do I know if my local HD channels are analog or digital? And how would I know before getting the receiver if it will work with my OTA locals or not (or can I)? (scratching head) Recording HD to DVR is almost a necessity for me since I work 2nd shift and rarely can watch the shows while...

Thanks for the reply. If I do decide to upgrade to a HDTV Dish receiver, will I then be able to record from the antenna if it is hooked up through the receiver? And will the program guide also be able to set timers and recordings for the OTA signal or not? My main problem is that I'm at...

I currently have Dish ATA 120 with the 522 receiver and a 36" CRT TV. I'm planning on getting a 50" HDTV some time this week that has a built-in HD tuner. At this time, I'm not really interesting in getting the Dish HD package because I don't watch the channels that are available in HDTV on...

In terms of features and usefullness, the 522 is a terrific device: having two tuners in one unit not only saves money (you avoid the $5 charge if you have the phone line plugged in), but it's also very convenient since you can modify timers from both TV's and/or watch DVR programs from both...

I'm waiting for this switch too for Sky Angel! My local dealer told me that when the switch comes out, they will install Sky Angel for free because I had asked for it during my initial Dish installation last month (when I signed up). We'll see if they follow through with that... Travis

(shrug) I know next to nothing about that. I only know that a couple of weeks ago (because of the nudging of you guys here in the forum), I wrote an e-mail to the dishquality@echostar.com e-mail address addressing my concerns about picture quality on my local channels. About a day or two...

Thanks for some clarification. Sometime soon I'll try them both and see if I notice any difference... my guess is that I probably won't really see much difference. I already have S-Video on Video 1 on my TV, so I'll just hook the RCA jack to Video 2 and I can switch between them with a press...

I was right! As I said in my previous post, the local channels got much better in the last few days in my area (Quad Cities). I also got a reply back from the DishQuality e-mail address with the following: "Thank you for your patience as we troubleshoot and work out the issues with the...

It could be my own dillusion, but it seems to me that my local channels have noticeably improved the last few days.... close to the national channels, in fact. I almost didn't write this because I thought maybe it is all in my head. But my wife actually noticed too and she's never wrong! ;-)...

Just for the record, I'm using the 522 and have never seen this with LiveTV. However, I have had an ocassional dropout/video glitch during playback of recorded material from the DVR (usually when I have recorded two programs at once while watching something on the DVR too). Travis

According to the online programming guide at Dish's website, there is already a channel named "GSN". Apparently, it's the "Good Samaritan Network" on channel 9416. It's not in the guide on my receiver, but it's on the website... what kind of channel is it? Travis

You might want to check your paperwork just to make sure. My contract has one sheet for the dealer that clearly stated a $500 fee if I cancel before 1 year is up. This probably varies from dealer to dealer, so don't freak out until you check! I already had decided I would keep it a year no...

Yes, that's true (I've done it). However, when I put this much load on the DVR unit, this is where I have ocassionally encountered audio/video glitches. For example, of of the shows that was recorded might have an audio dropout for a second and/or a video glitch. It's not frequent, but it has...