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  1. J

    Sorry to say but I won't be Vooming anymore! (Edit: Totally Back)

    You may be right. Scanning is definitely a step in the right direction as the OTA stations will be received. The weak link is the complete and accurate database for the program guide. If each OTA station has its own program info and the software would use that info for the guide, there would...
  2. J

    Sorry to say but I won't be Vooming anymore! (Edit: Totally Back)

    Will this require mapping? If so, will we have the same problems we have now? How will the software detect which channels have been scanned in order to provide the guide? If each channel has a unique identifier will the software detect it? Will we again be relying on a complete and accurate...
  3. J

    Sorry to say but I won't be Vooming anymore! (Edit: Totally Back)

    Do you know if the new software will provide a program guide for the OTA channels along with the scanning feature, will it populate the guide with program data received from each digital OTA channel?
  4. J

    Need some expert voomers, doing the install right now

    My installer didn't use the tune-up screen. He also forgot the remote and the OTA antenna, which he delivered the next day. He just said the satellite icon on the Voom box was the right color. I maxed the signal with a BirDog after he left.
  5. J

    Need some expert voomers, doing the install right now

    If the dish comes with a dual LNB (the thing that sticks out in front of the dish) it has 2 connections for a cable to EACH receiver ( 2 cables total). No need for a multiswitch.
  6. J

    OTA and Apartments

    I have a Tandy (Radio Shack) Mini-State. It looks like a flying saucer, 22'' dia 6'' thick. The antenna elements are inside a plastic case. It is very unobtrusive. I get HDTV 50 miles away as well as analog. It has a small built in rotor. It has a amp. It mounts on a 1-1/2" dia pipe. I...