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Such variations in signal are a key indicator of multipath interference. What you need is a new, more directional antenna. The omnidirectional antenna is evidently not suitable for your location. This is not uncommon; omnidirectional antennas often cause problems for those that live close...

Coax, s-video, and composite are all 480i-only SD outputs.

For those experiencing this problem, is it on both DVI and component? Also, what is your display mode (1080i, 720p, native, etc)?

I use the favorites exclusively (as my guide button), so that fact that the STB can move to the current channel in the "all channels" list is useless to me. I'd understand if the STB moved to the first channel when the currently tuned channel was not on that list; however, when I am on a...

riff, That's the surf bar, not the program guide. Is the surf bar the only menu that was made transparent?

Could someone who has received the new software please post screenshots of everything that is new / changed, including the options and transparent PG?

bitwise, FOX does not officially launch HD until September. Until then, all content is 480i or 480p upconverted to 720p. HDTV cameras were used for the All-Star game, but it was only passed in 480i/480p to most affiliates. There were a few affiliates that received a high-definition...

My VOOM receiver changes HD channels noticeably faster than my Comcast HD box. I never had a Dish 811, but the VOOM receiver also changes HDTV channels faster than my old 6000. If you add the time for the pixelization on the VOOM STB, they are about the same. The VOOM STB may be a little...

The VOOM STB changes channels faster than a lot of other receivers. Time to change channel + time of picture breakup = ~time to change channels on other boxes

cleaner, Just do what I said. Set the 3250HD to passthrough mode with 720p disabled. That will give you the best picture on your TV. If you enable 720p, the picture won't be as good on certain channels because of the way the Sony does its conversion.

cleaner, Yes, there is a significant difference between the formats. You need to be in 1080i mode to see true HD on your set. The best setup for the 3250HD on your Sony would be passthrough mode, with 720p disabled. That way, SD channels will still fill your screen, while you will see all...

cleaner, Keep in mind that ESPN only shows certain sporting events, plus the studio on Sportscenter, in HDTV. Have you watched one of these events? Have you confirmed that you cable box is in 1080i HDTV mode? Sometimes, HDTV cable boxes are set to output 480i by default. Look at the...

SD on all three satellite providers borders on unwatchable with certain sized displays, but it doesn't have to be. If supplied with sufficient bandwidth, the SD channels on VOOM could look pretty close to the upconverted 4:3 SD available OTA.

VOOM's SD quality is nowhere near as good as my local Comcast, although comparable or slightly better than what I had with Dish Network. Wilt H of VOOM has said on the Yahoo Group that they recognize SD quality is not as good as they want (although comparable to other satellite providers)...

Right, every HD-DVD player has to support those codecs, and the studio can choose which it wants to use for its HD-DVD releases. MPEG-2 was included for backward compatibility, I don't really think you'll see many HD-DVDs released in that format. As sampatterson notes, licensing fees will...

WM9 is currently going through the SMPTE standardization process and should be an open standard (VC9) like H.264 in the not-too-distant future. Microsoft says it will take about six more months. The success (or lack thereof) of H.264 will probably depend on its licensing terms, which were...

I voted no. It will probably take several months to install the H.264 / MPEG4 / WM9 module in all STBs. I expect VOOM to have the upgrade process underway by November 15, but I don't expect it to finish before January 1. This assumes that customers can install the MPEG-4 upgrade module...

lostcause, Can you take a shot of the screen that lets you remove locals from the guide?

lostcause, Nice shots.

At least to me, the move to current channel function is useless if it doesn't work on favorites. I haven't used the all channels list more than a few times in the past month, because it lists channels I can't receive (some locals), channels I don't watch (some locals and satellite channels)...

It's not a question of "letting." Other manufacturers aren't interested unless they are paid to do it, as VOOM is paying Motorola now. Sony quit producing their own DirecTV HDTV receivers a few years back (they've relabeled Zenith and LG models for the HD200 and HD300), because they felt it...

It sounds like the software on lostcause's box is the same (or very similar) being beta tested by some members of this forum. It's still missing some key functionality, like move-to-currently-selected-channel-in-guide on the favorites list (it has this in all channels list). With the current...

lostcause, Have you got a digital camera to take some screenshots?

The VOOM web site has a good article on the new software right here.

They are. :) Some members of this site are beta testers.