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From an enthusiast point of view, my biggest question is why should I believe 4k will amount to anything? Anybody who's into FTA and has had the privilege of seeing backhauls would say that pay TV today is bitrate starved for HD and hugely bitrate starved for SD. Why should I believe they will...

Try several different channels, both SD and HD, and see if the problem appears on all of them or just one or two. There's a list (I think in the technical discussions sub-forum) that translates channel numbers into transponder numbers... you can use that information to check signal strengths on...

When I first got D*, caller ID would not work on any of my receivers. I have DSL and I had been using individual in-line DSL filters on every phone (including D* receivers). When I dumped these and installed a DSL splitter instead, caller ID began to work on all of my receivers. It's still a...

Is it possible to force download it tonight if it isn't targeted to hit me automatically?

I listen to XM on D* frequently. The fact that D* has XM and not Music Choice was one of many deciding factors to dump cable in favor of D*.

Sounds a whole lot like my experience, except there was no possible way I had any line of sight (so the story went) and they got halfway through the install before they came to this conclusion, having already drilled holes in my fence :mad: In my case, the installer cancelled the order (which...

I have HD audio problems too, although not nearly as severe as what you're describing. Mostly on the Discovery channel the audio is frequently stuttery. Hoping a new software release will fix it :D Is your receiver a DVR? Try pausing for a few seconds and then playing again. Once in a while...

Some of these are showing up in my list but are grayed out and don't work quite yet on my HR21. Any idea which bird these are on? I would love to ditch the separate dish for the 72.5° :D (I'm in Cedar Rapids)

aaaaaand it's fixed about 25 min later.

Anybody else notice this? It was just about to the end of the second period in the MN/ND hockey game and the feed on FSN North switched to Best Damn Sports Show and then switched to FSN Wisconsin. I tried changing channels and even rebooting the receiver. What the heck is going on here...

My question in short: Is an access card tied at the hip to its receiver at the time of activation, or can it be moved between receivers? The back story... It took me two tries to get DirecTV installed. On the first try, a national contractor got about halfway through the install and then...

If you have any preference of where the dish should be placed, discuss it before he/she starts. I couldn't tell your location from your post, but one thing to consider if it's appropriate where you are is that it's nice to have the dish within reach in case you need to clear snow or freezing...

First answer: Driving all your TVs from the RF out of one receiver will work fine. If you don't already own an RF amplifier, I would try it as-is first and make your judgment on picture quality before you run out any buy one. You won't hurt the receiver. I'm assuming that the coax from the...

If possible, ask around for a reputable installer before you place your order. The first installer who came to my place got about halfway through the install and then ripped everything out and left, saying we didn't have line of sight. :mad: We re-ordered through a local dealer and we're all...

I had something similar happen on NHL Network a few days ago. Two teams from cities that are nowhere near here, and it didn't show up as being blacked out on D*'s website. Tonight's game came in fine, though. :confused:

Any chance the same computer may have been used recently by someone who is a D* customer? I found that when you register/log in to their site, it sets a cookie that hides the ordering options. Try deleting all cookies and see if that helps.

I hadn't thought to mention, but I will now... I'm not in it to "sweet talk" something for free that would normally be a value-added service. I just want to make sure that I don't come across as a pain in the ass, so I can get the installation done the way I want it, whether that means free or...

Not sure whether this belongs here or in the Installer forum, but I'll give this a shot. D* installer is coming out on Thursday morning for a three-receiver installation. In the interest of both time and getting things the way I want them, I've got most of the interior set up with both phone...

I'm a brand new DirecTV subscriber (not even installed yet) and I signed up for the HD+DVR tier. Could someone clarify exactly what channels we're talking about here and what an SD simulcast has to do with it? I wasn't able to put it together by reading the thread.