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  1. goober22

    Cable Splitters?

    Good = Probably Overpriced = Definately!!!! Just buy quality items, not over inflated "gold plated" hyped crud!!! I would never buy a "Monster" product. Over-priced crud!!! Check out monoprice.com
  2. goober22

    28 HD Channels now live in Southern NH (32 inc premiums)

    19 channels here: Comcast Sux!!! 202 ESPN HD 203 ESPN2 HD 204 TNT HD 205 Discovery HD 206 Mojo HD 207 Universal HD 208 VERSUS/Golf HD 209 A&E HD 210 National Geographic HD 215 HBO HD 219 MAX HD 223 Showtime HD 227 Starz! HD 231...
  3. goober22

    Comcast Tivo just $2.95 more.

    Okay. lets see. Plus $6.95 for an addition STB, PLUS &12.95 for DVR/HD service, PLUS $2.95 for Tivo = $22.85 for a Tivo "like" unit!? No thanks. I'll keep D* at $5 for ALL dvr's on the account. All with search features like Tivo!
  4. goober22

    Sd Dvr

    Well, you should post this in the Dish (Echostar) forums instead of a cable TV forum. I don't know as I only have cable!
  5. goober22

    Getting a new box

    Because they are stupid or just don't know any better. Once they get screwed over, they more than likely relist it themselves to get there money back! Bottom line - you will never get any of the current Motorola or SA boxes to work. They use a rotating encryption scheme and there has been NO...
  6. goober22

    Need Info on SA-2200

    I have Knology currently. On the digital boxes we get a red banner at the top of the screen but never loose the sound. On the tvs that have no box, just an analog cable connection, we get a sound loss about 30 seconds before the alert and it takes about 1 minute for the alert to run, then...
  7. goober22

    Need Info on SA-2200

    Go here: http://www.scientificatlanta.com/explorerclub/ Register (its free) and you can download guides and manuals to your heart's content. But to find the receive, just get a flashlight and shine it into the plastic area of the unit. If will allow you to see the receiver behind the tint. (a...
  8. goober22

    If I buy my own Receiver...

    No. SA does not sell their equipment to the end user here in the USA. Some providers in Canada do sell their equipment to the user, but that is Canada, not the USA. If you buy a box off ebay, it is either stolen, a failure to return unit or a Canadian unit. They will not activate it. That is...
  9. goober22

    Anyone prepared to share their bill?

    Yep, I got that but you broke them out as a separate charge apart from your bundle price: Mine are included as part of the "Premium Bundle" for $154.95. Same thing, just different ways to get there. :)
  10. goober22

    Anyone prepared to share their bill?

    I'm similar to Longhorn's setup but my triple play from Knology includes premiums 155.00 - Triple play (cable, internet and phone and price includes just the "rental" fee for my first regular box plus all premiums - also includes phone feature package except 2 special addons which cost extra.)...
  11. goober22

    Why would this pop up?

    To use the HDMI port, your tv needs to be HDCP complient; meaning that it supports copy-protection thru the HDMI cable. When you see that box it means that the STB failed to get the HDCP response from the tv in a timely manner (or not at all if not complient). One general rule is to make sure...
  12. goober22

    Go Comcast!! New HD's

    Still nothing in Panama City, Fl with Comcast. Only 13 HD channels and nothing new since TNT-HD in March '05. We're a 750Mhz system but seem to be just stuck. No ESPN2HD, UHD, MHD, A&E-HD, NatGeo-HD, VS-HD, Nada! Meanwhile, Knology has ESPN2HD, UHD, HDnet, HDnet Movies as well as Boomerang...
  13. goober22

    SA3250 HD Convertor ??

    Officially, No. But a piece of masking or electrical tape can work wonders. :D
  14. goober22

    Go Comcast!! New HD's

    Blow Comcast! 13 channels here, that's it! ABC NBC CBS FOX PBS TNT ESPN DISC InHD HBO MAX SHOW STARZ We are a 750Mhz system, no ADS, with VOD, and we still have 20 redundant west coast feeds of the premiums! Why? No UHD, no ESPN2HD, No MHD, No Nat Geo HD, No A&E HD. I fel like the red-headed...
  15. goober22

    NGC HD, A&E HD, HDNet and HDNet Movies on Comcast by years end:

    We just had a newspaper posting saying it was going on 12/31 and "Thank you for your support". Nothing about any replacement. I wrote them a letter asking why we haven't had an HD channel added here since TNTHD in March 2005. We are a 750Mhz system, no ADS, with VOD and yet we have 20...
  16. goober22

    Is The Remote For SA-8300 Addressable?

    No, there is not. Sorry. You have to space them far apart or cover one of them when not in use.
  17. goober22

    New HD channels?

    Word is that InHD2 will go dark at year's end. I would expect something to replace it. We don't have UHD, ESPN2HD or MHD but we have the rest except for a regional sports HD. We have 20 extra west coast feeds of the premiums and VOD. I don't see a bandwidth issue as the west coast ones could be...
  18. goober22

    New HD channels?

    Forget about new ones. we still don't have some of the "older" ones! No, UHD, ESPN2HD or MHD here.
  19. goober22

    Two Problems - HDMI cables and HD channels

    If you have bars all the way around on an HD channel, it sounds like the box is in SD mode and not HD mode. Follow that link above and read on how to run the setup wizard. Set the box to whatever output you want (720 or 1080). That may also be why nothing is ouputting on the HDMI currently. I...
  20. goober22

    do I need an amplifier

    Without know what your signal is to start, I would say, yes, an amp will probably help you. I have 8 outlets all homerun from the entry point. The drop hits my drop amp which gives a 15db gain, then into an 8-way spitter which cuts it 12db, so I have a net db gain of 3db. Then 8 runs to the...
  21. goober22

    Remote Address SA3250HD

    If you use the silver remotes (or ones that have a narrow beam) you can make do with them in the same room. I had mine setup originally on each side of the tv, about 8 feet apart. I was able to aim the remote 3-4 feet outside whichever box I wanted to control and it was far enough from the other...
  22. goober22

    Comcast Hidden channels

    There is no listing as the channels do get remapped (moved around) often. Both Comcast and Knology here do that. Plus, some that are unencrypted now go away and some others open. I don't know what the rhyme or reason is. Usually what you see are the local HDs, some digital level HDs, music...
  23. goober22

    Remote Address SA3250HD

    No. :( It is not programmable for a diffent freq. I have 2 in the same room as well. I cut a piece of cardboard to slip over the front of the one that I'm not watching. It's a nice looking piece of cardboard! :) It even has a remote to swap it (hey son, go swap the cover to the other box!!!) :D
  24. goober22

    Comcast just took over in Memphis from TW which

    It depends on your area. I've been in a Comcast area for years (20+) and we do not have ESPN2-HD, Universal-HD, MHD nor do we have ANY spanish channels either. Just because Comcast took you over does not mean you will suddenly get new channels. We did not get VOD added until this past December...
  25. goober22

    QAM digital cable

    There seems to be a big debate about what the FCC ruling means. Some say that all local broadcast musts be in the clear (SD & HD). Others say that only "A" local broadcast must be in the clear so if they provide a SD feed clear, they do not have to provide the HD clear as well. The FCC has not...