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Hi folks! I have some cheapo HTIB systems including a Sony Dream. Those have served me well, meaning that my needs are - at this point of my life - modest at best. (I used to be an audiophile back in the days of vinyl and spent every available dollar on that hobby/obsession. Alas, my hearing is not nearly as acute as it once was and I have trouble discerning the difference anymore between a modest system and a great system other than obvious things like overload distortion. And high volume is no longer a priority either! I just want to "feel" it at a comfortable level...)
So for my living room system I want to stretch the envelope a bit more than my existing equipment allows, and I currently have only a synthesized SS experience, not true DD5.1 or equivalent. I have no objection to another 1-box solution except from what I'm reading here the flexibility is quite limited, and the audio quality on the low end. I have set a budget of ~$1,500 (coincidentally the amount of my pending "rebate") but it's not a hard limit.
Currently I have a Sony XBR2 TV, a Dish 211 receiver, and a Toshiba A2 HD DVR in this location. I want to be able to reproduce "true" surround sound in its various renderings. At some point I will add a BD player in this location as well, so it's looking like I will need capability for 3 sources.
I don't see any advantage to passing-through the HDMI video unless someone can tell me why. The TV has 3 HDMI inputs so I could connect the 3 video sources directly and use the TV as the "switcher". Anything wrong with that logic? Then I would be sending some form of digital audio signal from each source to the receiver. The A2 will do this by either HDMI or optical, and the 211 is optical only, IIRC. (The audio in the 211's HDMI connection is only L+R stereo and not DD5.1, correct?) I have no idea what a BD player will have, but I assume it will offer at least full HDMI and optical.
Best Buy currently has a package system for $900 that includes a Yamaha reveiver (RX-V463BL), 5 Klipsch (?) speakers identified as "Synergy Series Quintet III", and a powered sub identified as "Sub-10". Do you think this would suit my modest needs? I noted that it only has 2 HDMI inputs and no idea what other inputs are available on it.
Knowing my current system and an idea of where I think I'm headed with this, what else could you recommend? Should I be going 7.1 instead of just 5.1? What about that $2K Bose system ??
TIA for your comments and advice, and BRgds...!
So for my living room system I want to stretch the envelope a bit more than my existing equipment allows, and I currently have only a synthesized SS experience, not true DD5.1 or equivalent. I have no objection to another 1-box solution except from what I'm reading here the flexibility is quite limited, and the audio quality on the low end. I have set a budget of ~$1,500 (coincidentally the amount of my pending "rebate") but it's not a hard limit.
Currently I have a Sony XBR2 TV, a Dish 211 receiver, and a Toshiba A2 HD DVR in this location. I want to be able to reproduce "true" surround sound in its various renderings. At some point I will add a BD player in this location as well, so it's looking like I will need capability for 3 sources.
I don't see any advantage to passing-through the HDMI video unless someone can tell me why. The TV has 3 HDMI inputs so I could connect the 3 video sources directly and use the TV as the "switcher". Anything wrong with that logic? Then I would be sending some form of digital audio signal from each source to the receiver. The A2 will do this by either HDMI or optical, and the 211 is optical only, IIRC. (The audio in the 211's HDMI connection is only L+R stereo and not DD5.1, correct?) I have no idea what a BD player will have, but I assume it will offer at least full HDMI and optical.
Best Buy currently has a package system for $900 that includes a Yamaha reveiver (RX-V463BL), 5 Klipsch (?) speakers identified as "Synergy Series Quintet III", and a powered sub identified as "Sub-10". Do you think this would suit my modest needs? I noted that it only has 2 HDMI inputs and no idea what other inputs are available on it.
Knowing my current system and an idea of where I think I'm headed with this, what else could you recommend? Should I be going 7.1 instead of just 5.1? What about that $2K Bose system ??
TIA for your comments and advice, and BRgds...!
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Sounds like an excellent system! I hope you get many years of enjoyment from it.
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Well done! If you think your Paradigms sound good now, just wait until they're broken in. 
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Thanks to Fitch Ratings ( who gives the ratings on Credit and debt, as approved by the SEC, so they have accurate numbers) we have the totals.
DIRECTV's video subscriber base is the third-largest traditional multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) in the U.S. with about 8.2 million subscribers at the end of 1Q26.
The last time it was reported, it was 8.8M at the end of 2Q25, so only a 600,000 loss for 3 quarters, which is a major improvement, since for many years before that, it was losing 500,000 a quarter, 2 Million a year.
It is now losing less than Dish/Sling combined, I believe the Genre Packs are helping to retain and get subscribers.
DIRECTV's video subscriber base is the third-largest traditional multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) in the U.S. with about 8.2 million subscribers at the end of 1Q26.
The last time it was reported, it was 8.8M at the end of 2Q25, so only a 600,000 loss for 3 quarters, which is a major improvement, since for many years before that, it was losing 500,000 a quarter, 2 Million a year.
It is now losing less than Dish/Sling combined, I believe the Genre Packs are helping to retain and get subscribers.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Mexico takes on South Africa to open the World Cup Final (it is called the Final... this just isn't the World Cup Final... Final). The tournament has been plagued with rife malfeasance as FIFA has been committing all sorts of fraud with the ticket sales. Hotel rooms have gone unfilled as the prices to attend a game and stay somewhere are through the roof. I swear this is impacting Mansfield, OH hotel rates which are higher than average for the Indycar race. And there is a broadening VAR presence which will ruin things as nothing worse now when scoring a goal and knowing you can't quite celebrate yet as they check to see if a player was offside by a pixel a half-hour ago.
The Group Stage used to mean something, but now 32 of the 48... yeah, 48 teams are going to the Knockout Round. Getting into the Knockout Round used to be a big deal, even for the US. But now... if you don't lose all of your group stage games, you get to move on. Oi! And this is avoiding all the political stuff!
I have never been so unexcited for a World Cup before. Every game used to matter. But FIFA be darned if they don't try to squeeze out every dime they can out of the players, refs, and fans.
The Group Stage used to mean something, but now 32 of the 48... yeah, 48 teams are going to the Knockout Round. Getting into the Knockout Round used to be a big deal, even for the US. But now... if you don't lose all of your group stage games, you get to move on. Oi! And this is avoiding all the political stuff!
I have never been so unexcited for a World Cup before. Every game used to matter. But FIFA be darned if they don't try to squeeze out every dime they can out of the players, refs, and fans.
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Since the Reds have there thread we should too!
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Hello everyone, new guy here. I'm trying to solve problem I'm having with Dish bonus view channels. When I'm watching the bonus view channels then I switch back to regular dish channels, after few minutes the screen flips to black and after 30 seconds flips back to regular channels and continues to flip back and forth until I turn off TV. After I wait 30 minutes and turn back on , I can use regular channels again. So, its after I switch from bonus view channels to regular dish channels the problem starts. Been trying to fix this for a month, but no luck
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
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Recently came back to DirectTV Satellite service and have two boxes, Gemini and a main HR54.
DirecTV is charging me two "TV access fees" of $10 each, but can only watch TV on the one without the server. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
DirecTV is charging me two "TV access fees" of $10 each, but can only watch TV on the one without the server. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
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I feel like this was discussed in another thread, but I can't find it. I have T-Mobile and my last iPhone upgrade was in 2020. I want to get a new iPhone, but what is the best way to go about doing it? Should I order the iPhone from T-Mobile directly, or should I buy from the Apple Store? I feel like there are pros/cons to each option.
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I have a Hopper with Sling. (Don't know exact model.) A couple nights ago, I went into the DVR screen, and noted that it was recording three programs. Yet I was able to view live TV (that was not one of the channels being recorded.) Did something change? In the past, it would only let me watch one of the channels being recorded, or any recording in the DVR menu. Maybe it was streaming, although there was no indication of that?
Apologies if this has been covered; I searched and didn't find anything.
Thanks.
Apologies if this has been covered; I searched and didn't find anything.
Thanks.
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Time for another AWESOME video from iJustine!
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YJjxjYvmQ8s
Direct YouTube Link - Good Bye, Tim! Last WWDC
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View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YJjxjYvmQ8s
Direct YouTube Link - Good Bye, Tim! Last WWDC
The official iJustine Website's Website
Buy her book!
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WANTED DirecTV LCC
Anyone have a DirecTV Local Channel Connector that you'd like to get rid of at a reasonable price? DirecTV is currently in a contract dispute with owner of my local ABC affiliate.
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I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
Could be out of them I guess ... I'd keep trying, every 3-4 days.I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
If they are not out of them as them WHY you can't get one, seeing Your in a Dispute. Thats what they are for.
I would make them give you a real answer, don't let them off the hook.
I had one, and it worked well, but I believe I gave it to another D* friend (also had a AM21), I know I gave them away ...
According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.
I'm not sure your going to find any Refurbished ones as D* doesn't ask for them back.According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.