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Can the Slingbox control an HR20 that is running in rf mode? On a side note, is there a Slingbox FAQ on Satguys? Looking to get one, but curious about the quality of the "Turbo" or Wireless option. Laptop will be accessing via wireless router - will that be decent quality?

To the OP: Remember don't just fold. You need to fold & crimp, fold & crimp. Check your tin foil hat for gaps in the seams.

> D* engineers were using "m" for miles - Boeing engineers were using metric and dialed in the beams using meters. D*10 is fully functioning, and the CONUS beam extends from Ellsworth, KS all the way to Kanopolis, KS. Northeastern Kanopolis is receiving the Burlington, VT spotbeam - Southeastern...

Mine was adamant that you had to hook up the composite audio along with HDMI in order to get any audio. So I left it unhooked from the TV - then showed him the ends after we started getting some sound.

13) There is no problem. D* is adopting the Turner definition of HDTV. Set your STB to output 1080i and set your Format to stretch. Now all channels are HD channels. D*10 and D*11 will be re-tasked to handle the rollout of interactive two-way dating and shopping services.

I need a second button push to turn off the TV. [D* & TV Power - OFF] first press turns off the STB, [D* & TV Power - OFF] again then turns off the TV. Then slide to AV1 and [PWR] turns off the A/V Recv'r.

Jimbo must not understand what dual live buffers are if he thinks the "back" button accomplishes the same thing.

Exactly. I'll take a full bitrate CBS NFL game over any 720p presentation. Much more detail.

The first part of the complaint is standard practice. If they transfer you to a close game at the end of your scheduled game - they'll keep you with that game until it ends. Close endings are better for keeping butts in the seats than the first few minutes of a new game.

I do. And we're comparing the HR20 to the HR10. The HR10 has DLB and a "Back" button. Many are series that are short run cablenet shows like Atlantis, Battlestar, Burn Notice, etc. so most are not all active at any given time. Many others are just filler shows (House Hunters, Punk'd , etc.)...

Over the years it has saved me a fortune. I call it the DirecTV Upgrade Plan. My DTC-100 was upgraded twice (Samsung>Hughes) before I got my first HD-Tivo. A Samsung TS-160 was replaced with an H20. One of my HD-Tivos was replaced with an HR20 a couple months ago when it kept locking up. Sunday...

Depends which way you're facing. ;)

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Good news: Give it time and you'll find many advantages over Tivo. Bad News: If you're like me, all those advantages will still result in it being a step below the Tivo. The 3 biggest problems for me. 1) No dual live buffers - recording two shows in order to flip is a half-assed...

We all know it's true, it just never would be officially admitted by D*. If the sh** hit the fan for this CSR, it would be ironic that a CSR would get in trouble for being too knowledgable. :)

As much as possible. He's got the D* case #, all emails back and forth, etc. He also spoke to Dr. Don @ AVS a number of times. Very credible, and not much reason to take it to the extreme he did if it was some kind of hoax considering it came from a CSR. Now if it was an email from Chase or...

When I had NFL ST, D* regularly shut down my STBs that had no phone line attached. Eventually I ran lines to them to avoid the PITA of calling to get reconnected.

Same here, worse yet they are both the same company.

Whatever you do, get it in writing. I'm sure your apartment lease/rental agreement is in writing, so it shouldn't be a big deal. Last thing you want is to get stuck with an access card full of PPV charges when you leave - or have the $20 a month you reduced your rent by taken out of your...

Forgot the smiley - meant to be more tongue in cheek. It came off as a too harsh way to say that I agree that it makes it very hard to incorporate the posts into my reading of the thread.

I can't give any credibility to a poster who continues to modify the font to an annoying color just to make his posts unique. Thoughtful, insightful comments don't need "added value" or gimmicks.

I agree with you, once you have the top 30 or 40 markets, a better national lineup has to have a greater impact. I think we'll find out that D* agrees also, the question is, do they have national capability with the MPEG4 sats. If it isn't practical, they may as well add additional markets...

Assuming they have MPEG4 National capability, and it is a choice between say 10 HD-LIL markets (in the 40s or 50s) or 6 or 8 national channels, I agree with you - and I'd wager D* probably does as well. I'm not sure that is an option, however. On a side note, keep in mind that the HD-LILs...

Monsters HD is the only channel that E* has (& D doesn't) that I would really like to have. I can live without the rest of the Voom channels - for the short term anyway. But Monsters is a big one for me - when I had it, I watched it more than any other premium movie channel.

They'll let you know when they feel you need to know. Up to this point, the AT9 was used for HD-LILs, and only HD-LILs are available via MPEG4. Unfortunately, we would like to know ahead of time (of any actual need) so we can start planning wiring, etc. That has never really been the way D*...