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rad
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Last reply · posted in SatelliteGuys Support Center

How about a E* vs. D* War Zone forum?

For years there's been the ongoing battle who's better, E* or D*. With the hopefully soon to launch new HD channels on D* and E*'s upcoming totally MPEG4 DBS system I can see this battle continuing for years to come. It was decided that there should be a Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD War Zone to there would be a place for folks to battle so why not do the same thing for D* vs. E*???? Might be a nice way to keep the fan boys/girls for each service provider out of the other providers forums;)
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TheForce
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Wouldn't follow it because when these threads come up, it always seems to boil down to what D* promises in the future vs. what E* has today. Makes no sense. It's not the subscribers at fault but the way D* advertises. If E* would play D*'s game then we could have fair threads on who makes the biggest boasts of what they will be like in the future. :) Does that really matter? For me, it's what I see when I turn on the system today.
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jcrandall
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Ahh...we have the 'general' satellite forum that gets underused anyway :)
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rad
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Thanks

Thanks for doing this. Hopefully it will make the other forums less 'tense' with all the chest thumping that's been going on.
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FlyingJ
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Don Landis said:
Wouldn't follow it because when these threads come up, it always seems to boil down to what D* promises in the future vs. what E* has today. Makes no sense. It's not the subscribers at fault but the way D* advertises. If E* would play D*'s game then we could have fair threads on who makes the biggest boasts of what they will be like in the future. :) Does that really matter? For me, it's what I see when I turn on the system today.
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Sure, who cares about what is being turned on next week? No big deal that the sat should be ready to go and the HD landscape will be changed forever, :rolleyes:
we as D* subcribers didn't need to know any future plans. We didn't need to get ready and update equipment so we could receive the MPEG4 channels. No need for the heads up.
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ScoBuck
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FlyingJ - you know its truly funny - the 2 sides of this debate have like no common ground.

From the D* sub side - seems like most of us ALREADY are happy with the offering (including the HD offering) that we get. Yeah, maybe its because we have some channels you can't get on DISH (like YES, or NFL, or whatever). For others, the sheer number of channels EITHER one has doesn't matter that much. For others it could be as simple as getting DNS, or HD lils, or anything else.

It is the people on the other team (the ones that DON'T EVEN get the service) that seem to have the most complaints about DirecTV. I find that strange really.

I don't mind one iota that DISH has MORE HD channels. Why, because, I have no real interest in the content most of those channels provide. I never watch HGTV in SD, so why would having it in HD matter to me? I don't care for KUNG FU, so why would I pay for it? Yeah, the DISH crowd will think that I am knocking them, but I am NOT. It is MY programming preference and NOTHING else that has me at D*.

If I wanted those other channels I would either switch or at least get BOTH as some already have. I read with interest (yes I have interest) in what DISH is doing, what FiOS is doing, and what the cablecos are doing. But I don't rag about the things I feel that the others do that is shady or deceitful in my eyes. I don't pay for their services, so I could give a rats A$$ about it.

I support my provider, if I didn't I would change to one that I would then support. I didn't stay with D* because of their much ballyhooed HD plan from 2004. I stayed with them because they have the channels I want (and DISH simply doesn't offer). I have followed the progress of that plan however, and I think they are doing a great job of driving the HD initiative for ALL the others. Another reason why I don't understand the whining by the other sides.
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FlyingJ
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Since this is the beginning of what could become a D* vs E* section, I would like to officially state that anyone that tells me that my service is not as good for ME than their service would be for ME is a weenie!:eek: Now damn it, I am busy, I have 14 cable and E* subs coming over on Sunday to watch two games that they can't get, but I guarantee you a couple of them tell me that I should have their service!:D:D:D:D
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BlackHitachi
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Last & Next Movie Watched

Since the Reds have there thread we should too!

Last watched Nine inch Nails
Next 3:10 to Yuma
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dfergie
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osu1991 said:

View: https://youtu.be/0-p9SIKs1K8?is=CXuDXVPi5oT6t_b0


Barbara Hershey :heartbeat
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Last of the Dogmen is my favorite of hers.
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Star Wars Despecialized Edition

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comfortably_numb
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Last reply · posted in Internet Television (IPTV) Discussion Forum

Philo now offers discounted annual plan

Not sure saving $24/year is worth it unless you're a hardcore Philo user. I'll stick with monthly.

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comfortably_numb said:
Not sure saving $24/year is worth it unless you're a hardcore Philo user. I'll stick with monthly.

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$24 for the Year, would be more useful.
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Jimbo said:
$24 for the Year, would be more useful.
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But when you cancel you still have to watch until the plan runs out. With monthly you're done at the end of the month.
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Howard Simmons said:
But when you cancel you still have to watch until the plan runs out. With monthly you're done at the end of the month.
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Sorry, my point was the expense.
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Jimbo said:
$24 for the Year, would be more useful.
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Philo's monthly price is reasonable, IMO, because it's still the cheapest way I'm aware of to get all the linear Discovery networks AND access to the Discovery Go apps.
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comfortably_numb said:
Philo's monthly price is reasonable, IMO, because it's still the cheapest way I'm aware of to get all the linear Discovery networks AND access to the Discovery Go apps.
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I guess if it was something I used on a regular basis, I suppose.
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In other Philo news..

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Bobby
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comfortably_numb said:
In other Philo news..

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Oh boy, I can't wait! 😂
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klang
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Rockford Files Reboot - NBC, Peacock

'Rockford Files' Reboot Gets NBC Pilot Order

I grow tired of all the reboots. Most I don't bother with but will depend on the actor chosen.
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Yeah, I'll check it out as well, but shan't be holding my breath...It'll be tough to equal James Garner in that role...
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long_time_DNC said:
...It'll be tough to equal James Garner in that role...
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I can think of a few actors (including some females) who might fit the bill.

This will all depend on the storyline. I'm not sure how well it will translate. Modern TV hasn't been all that kind to PIs and even less kind to CIs (confidential informants).
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Premier is Saturday, Jan 2nd. Moving to Thursday on the 7th.
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Teaser

View: https://youtu.be/g7R669yokr4?is=wv_qN0B-YOBxRt24
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I wonder how they're/if they're going to do something like the answering machine message opening? It was always funny...
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meStevo
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Volcanic Eruptions

Continuing the Kilauea thread in the Pub here. Perhaps the Iceland one too next time there's remarkable activity.

Currently there is precursory lava flowing into the crater, leading to the next episode that'll probably start within the next day.

You can see the pace of inflation / deflation here. It serves as the primary predictor for when the expect the eruptions, which coincide w/ inflation turning into significant deflation and last for several hours on average with significant fountaining.

www.usgs.gov

Monitoring Data for Kīlauea

For more information on how electronic tiltmeters and GPS receivers help monitor the deformation of Kīlauea volcano, see the HVO Deformation page.
www.usgs.gov www.usgs.gov


View: https://youtu.be/Uecu2seh4b4


Wife and I like the AfarTV feeds, for the discussion along w/ them, though they're otherwise just mirrors of the official USGS feeds.


View: https://youtu.be/iws3rh5vLAQ
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Kīlauea seems to be returning to the "normal" eruption script, impressive fountaining from the North Vent. For once, the V2 Cam has the best overall shot:
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The lava flows have covered a good portion of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor.
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Foxbat
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Looks like Episode 55 is over at 09:00 HST, just under six hours. The USGS said the fountains reached 720' or 220 meters.
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The USGS Kīlaeua Webcam #1 has been showing overflows and doming from the North vent overnight. Maybe the volcanic plumbing has settled back into its two-three week cycle of fountaining?

But I do miss the little cinder cone that broke up in the last episode.
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Sorry, I should have posted these earlier:

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We're still waiting on the start of Episode 56.
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At 08:01 HST 11/05/2026, the North Vent produced what I would call a "wet burp" after the precursory "pistoning" events, small amounts of lava pouring out of the vent for a few seconds to minutes and then everything recedes. There must have been a gas bubble holding thing back because two minutes later the lava started flowing out of the vent in all directions. Then, at 08:25, it stopped. What a tease! I thought this was how Episode 56 started.

About 12 minutes later at 08:38, the North vent once again started overflowing and picked up steam at 08:42. By 09:00, slight doming could be seen in the pool of lava in the vent. Surely this is it!

But, 09:50 and things wind down again. By 09:57 HST there's just fumes coming out of the vent. Phooey.

But then 10:00 comes and the heavy lava flows kick in again. This time seems like the real deal. At 10:30 HST there's little spurts of lava flying up in the air over the vent, but more from gas than a steady fountain of lava. This looks promising!

11:30 HST and the color of the lava is definitely hotter, and the intensity has picked up to a definite dome and precursor to fountaining. The USGS calls Episode 56 as officially starting at 12:10 HST:
Alert Level: WATCH, Color Code: ORANGE 2026-11-05 22:29:12 UTC
HVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice

Volcano: Kilauea (VNUM #332010)

Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE

Issued: Thursday, November 5, 2026, 12:29 PM HST
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Notice Number: 2026/H514
Location: N 19 deg 25 min W 155 deg 17 min
Elevation: 4091 ft (1247 m)
Area: Hawaii

Summary: Episode 56 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 12:10 PM HST on November 5, 2026.

Volcanic Activity:
Episode 56 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 12:10 PM HST on November 5, 2026.

Lava fountain heights are relatively low at about 100 ft (30 meters), but will likely increase. Ground-level sensors near the eruptive vents indicate that winds are blowing from the northeast direction, which suggests that volcanic gas emissions and volcanic material may be distributed to the southwest direction from Halemaʻumaʻu.
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The Man With The Bag (2026) Prime


View: https://youtu.be/PEVkJHLq4rQ?si=Cs2pQAy8FFngT9d1


December 2, 2026
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Bad Day - Netflix


View: https://youtu.be/zHSYXDLH4io?si=ii_fgehv2a3rOBkA


Dec 11, 2026 Netflix
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MorCowbell
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Saved OTA list on Dish can't be appended

I have Dish with Hopper3. I choose to get local channels OTA and had a "guide list" established at my previous home. Having moved a few miles away, I wanted to update the list by appending a couple new stations via a rescan. As many would know, some stations come in with the UHF/VHF antenna aimed in one direction, while others come in better with a different direction.

Unfortunately, when a scan is done (bringing in 25-30 stations for that particular antenna aim), the dialog screen does not present the established guide list; it presents an empty field to the right that the scanned stations may be selected one by one and added to the empty guide. But because of antenna aim, some stations originally saved are missing, and would have to be retrieved with a different antenna aim. But as I explain, if a 2nd​ scan is done with a different antenna aim, the stations saved from the first scan are lost.

It troubles me that Dish didn't develop software that would allow a user to simply append only 1 or 2 channels to the established list. :mad:

Any thought on this? Has anyone experienced this or heard of this from others?
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dishstaller
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I could very well be wrong....it has been a LOT of years but back when I had a 722K it seemed like when you went back to the scan screen that you could just scan again and it would ADD those channels to the previous list or you could delete the previous results and only add the channels from the new scan.
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dishstaller said:
I could very well be wrong....it has been a LOT of years but back when I had a 722K it seemed like when you went back to the scan screen that you could just scan again and it would ADD those channels to the previous list or you could delete the previous results and only add the channels from the new scan.
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I am not sure about that but I do know that you could manually add additional channels just by entering the actual RF channel number and the older receivers would add the virtual channels to your list
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n0qcu said:
I am not sure about that but I do know that you could manually add additional channels just by entering the actual RF channel number and the older receivers would add the virtual channels to your list
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Like I said.....that has been many years ago. Swapped my 722K for a Hopper in 2012.

It does seem like I remember having to delete the existing channels when we did a rescan. Back then our local stations KEPT monkeying around with things and it was non-stop complaints from customers about their channels not coming in. Got so bad that I stopped selling OR installing OTAs....something I had been doing since 1984 so you know it HAD to be pretty bad.
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You made one of my points for me with this comment, Dishstaller:

"... local stations KEPT monkeying around with things and it was non-stop complaints from customers about their channels not coming in ..."
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dishstaller said:
I could very well be wrong....it has been a LOT of years but back when I had a 722K it seemed like when you went back to the scan screen that you could just scan again and it would ADD those channels to the previous list or you could delete the previous results and only add the channels from the new scan.
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I remember that also on my 722.
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I remember that also on my 722.
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Thanks.....has been too many years to remember clearly.
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Bobby
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Keep in mind that the 722 had a built in OTA tuner and the 722K had a plug in module for OTA. The Hoppers and Wallys use an add on USB OTA dongle. I believe they are entirely different.
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My F-You To Sam Altman

Time for another AWESOME video from Linus Tech Tips!


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/spXuvLHTIs4


Direct YouTube Link - My F-You To Sam Altman
Linus on Facebook
The LTT Store
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watchOS 27.3 Beta - Siri Recap and Live Rewind Coming!

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MLSSmfls3w4


Direct YouTube Link - watchOS 27.3 Beta - Siri Recap and Live Rewind Coming!
TWIT's Website
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osu1991
osu1991
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Last reply · posted in TV Shows

Marvel Television’s VisionQuest


View: https://youtu.be/oSVTAUKyrL8?si=pF-pQQAJIiKjSqx6


Oct 14 Disney+
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Finished the 2nd episode tonight. I'm really liking it so far.

Still hate weekly releases though, especially the way Disney and HBO do it waiting until 8pm to premiere it.
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Apparently I'm not a big enough nerd🤓 since I did not read every Marvel Comic Book ever published. If I had, I might be comparing the comics' version of events compared to what's transpiring in "Visionquest". So, I am enjoying the series a lot, not weighed down by previous expectations, knowing only the Avengers MCU movies and the "Wandavision" / "Agatha All Along" TV series.

I found the Mr Know-it-All channel from his discussion about "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" and he's been gleefully picking these episodes apart, referencing the Marvel comics from the 1939 on. Turns out A.I. has been around since before World War II, at least in the comics. (Robots before that, yes, yes.) This show is going back into the archives.
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I'm expecting the finale to basically bring Vision into play for the Doomsday movie next month.
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annoying they went with single episodes for the last two after releasing two a week for the first 3 weeks
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osu1991 said:
annoying they went with single episodes for the last two after releasing two a week for the first 3 weeks
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I thought they were effectively releasing a longer episode 7 and 8 instead of shorter episodes 7 & 8 this week and 9 & 10 next week. It felt like they were packing more into this episode.

edit: But you're right, the run time of the first three pairs of episodes was 100 minutes on average. Episode 7 clocks in at 65 minutes. 😕
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