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Last reply Jun 5, 2008 · posted in TV Shows

HDNet Movies / June

June 2008 Programming Highlights

*All times listed are Eastern Standard Time
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Quid Pro Quo – Premieres Wednesday, June 11th at 8:00pm followed by an encore presentation at 11:35pm
Starring: Nick Stahl, Vera Farmiga
Directed by: Carlos Brooks
Public Radio reporter Issac Knott (Nick Stahl), who has been confined to a wheel chair, begins an investigation for a story
about disability wanna-be's that lead him into a surreal world of fetishism and transgressive eroticism.

Finding Amanda – Premieres Wednesday, June 25th at 8:15pm followed by an encore presentation at 12:00am
Starring: Mathew Broderick, Brittany Snow, Maura Tierney
Directed and Written by: Peter Tolan
A compulsive gambler (Matthew Broderick), who wants to win back his wife's affections and trust, volunteers to go to
Las Vegas, find his 20-year-old niece and deliver her to rehab in Malibu – vowing not to gamble a cent.

SPOTLIGHT FEATURES – Highlighted feature films airing on HDNet Movies

Adaptation- premieres Tuesday, June 3rd at 8:00pm
Starring Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper. Directed by Spike Jonze
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper
Academy Award nomination for Best Actor: Nicolas Cage, Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep, Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Chris Cooper and Best Performance by
an Actress in a Supporting Role: Meryl Streep
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Motion Picture Director, Best
Performance by an Actor: Nicolas Cage, and Best Writing
Apollo 13 – Wednesday, June 4th at 8:05pm
Starring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon. Directed by Ron Howard
Academy Award winner for Best Sound and Best Film Editing
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Writing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Supporting Actor:
Ed Harris, Best Music: Original Dramatic Score, Best Visual Effects, Best Supporting Actress: Kathleen Quinlan
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Director, Best Performance by an Actor in a
Supporting Role: Ed Harris and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Kathleen Quinlan

The Cell – premieres Saturday, June 7th at 8:05pm
Starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio. Directed by Tarsem Singh
Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup
Criminal – premieres Tuesday, June 3rd at 10:00pm
Starring John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal. Directed by Gregory Jacobs

The Net – premieres Saturday, June 21st at 8:00pm
Starring Sandra Bullock, Dennis Miller, Jeremy Northam. Directed by Irwin Winkler
The Sting – premieres Sunday, Jun 1st at 8:00pm
Starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw. Directed by George Roy Hill
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Music, Best Costume Design,
Best Film Editing and Best Writing
Academy Award nomination for Best Actor: Robert Redford, Best Cinematography and Best Sound
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Thelma & Louise – Thursday, June 5th at 8:00pm
Starring Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel. Directed by Ridley Scott
Academy Award winner for Best Writing
Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actress: Susan Sarandon, Best Actress: Geena
Davis, Best Film Editing.
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actress in a Motion Picture: Susan Sarandon,
Best Actress in a Motion Picture: Geena Davis

HIGH DEFINITION PREMIERES – Films broadcast in High Definition for the first time on television
See program schedule or HDNet Movies for complete listings of dates and times
The Cell
Starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio. Directed by Tarsem Singh
Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup
Cut
Starring Molly Ringwald, Kylie Minogue, Frank Roberts. Directed by Kimble Rendall

Lucky Town
Starring Kirsten Dunst, James Caan, Luis Guzman. Directed by Paul Nicholas

Magic in the Water
Starring Mark Harmon, Sarah Wayne, Joshua Jackson. Directed by Rick Stevenson

Masked and Anonymous
Starring Bob Dylan, John Goodman, Jeff Bridges. Directed by Larry Charles

The Net
Starring Sandra Bullock, Dennis Miller, Jeremy Northam. Directed by Irwin Winkler

The Sting
Starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw. Directed by George Roy Hill
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Music, Best Costume Design,
Best Film Editing and Best Writing
Academy Award nomination for Best Actor: Robert Redford, Best Cinematography and Best Sound
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

The Sting II
Starring Jackie Gleason, Mac Davis, Teri Garr. Directed by Jeremy Paul Kagan
Academy Award nomination for Best Music, Original Song Score

NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY – HDNet Movies presents American Films selected by the Library of Congress for historical and
cultural preservation. For more information on film preservation, visit National Film Preservation Board (Library of Congress) and National Film Preservation Foundation
See program schedule or HDNet Movies for complete listings of dates and times

Badlands
Starring Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates. Directed by Terrence Malick

The Bridge on the River Kwai
Starring William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness. Directed by David Lean
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Actor: Alec Guinness,
Best Supporting Actor: Sessue Hayakawa, Best Music: Scoring, and Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor:
Alec Guinness
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture Supporting Actor: Sessue Hayakawa

Cool Hand Luke
Starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor: George Kennedy
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Paul Newman, Best Writing and Best Original Score
Golden Globe nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor: Paul Newman and Best Supporting Actor: George Kennedy

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden. Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing and Best Actor: Peter Sellers

Easy Rider
Starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson. Directed by Dennis Hopper
Academy Award nominations for Best Writing and Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson
Groundhog Day
Starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott. Directed by Harold Ramis

The Music Man
Starring Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett. Directed by Morton DaCosta
Academy Award winner for Best Music –scoring of music
Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Sound, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Musical
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor: Robert Preston, Best Motion
Picture Actress: Shirley Jones, Best Motion Picture Supporting Actress: Hermione Gingold, Best Motion Picture Score
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Starring Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke. Directed by Clint Eastwood
Academy Award nomination for Best Music, Original Score

The Searchers
Starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles. Directed by John Ford

In Retro – Memorable Classic movies airing Sunday Nights
The Sting – premieres Sunday, June 1st at 8:00pm
Starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw. Directed by George Roy Hill
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Music, Best Costume Design,
Best Film Editing and Best Writing
Academy Award nomination for Best Actor: Robert Redford, Best Cinematography and Best Sound
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
The Outlaw Josey Wales – premieres Sunday, June 8th at 8:00pm
Starring Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke. Directed by Clint Eastwood
Academy Award nomination for Best Music, Original Score
Dirty Harry – premieres Sunday, June 8th at 10:15pm
Starring Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni. Directed by Don Siegel
Serpico – Sunday, June 15th at 8:00pm
Starring Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe. Directed by Sidney Lumet
Academy Award nomination for Best Actor: Al Pacino and Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture Actor: Al Pacino
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture - Drama

Cool Hand Luke – Sunday, June 15th at 10:15pm
Starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor: George Kennedy
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Paul Newman, Best Writing and Best Original Score
Golden Globe nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor: Paul Newman and Best Supporting Actor: George Kennedy
Splendor in the Grass – Sunday, June 22nd at 6:00pm
Starring Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle. Directed by Elia Kazan
Academy Award winner for Best Writing
Academy Award nomination for Best Actress: Natalie Wood
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Motion Picture Actor: Warren Beatty, Best Motion
Picture Actress: Natalie Wood

The Music Man – Sunday, June 22nd at 8:05pm
Starring Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett. Directed by Morton DaCosta
Academy Award winner for Best Music –scoring of music
Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Sound, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Musical
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor: Robert Preston, Best Motion
Picture Actress: Shirley Jones, Best Motion Picture Supporting Actress: Hermione Gingold, Best Motion Picture Score
Days of Wine and Roses – Sunday, June 29th at 8:05pm
Starring Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford. Directed by Blake Edwards
Academy Award winner for Best Original Song
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Jack Lemmon, Best Actress: Lee Remick, Best Costume Design and Best
Art Direction-Set Decoration
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture- Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor:
Jack Lemmon, Best Motion Picture Actress: Lee Remick

The Prisoner of Second Avenue – Sunday, June 29th at 10:05pm
Starring Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene Saks. Directed by Melvin Frank

ART HOUSE CINEMA – Independent films, foreign films and documentaries airing Tuesday Nights

Adaptation – premieres Tuesday, June 3rd at 8:00pm
Starring Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper. Directed by Spike Jonze
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper
Academy Award nomination for Best Actor: Nicolas Cage, Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep, Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Chris Cooper and Best Performance by
an Actress in a Supporting Role: Meryl Streep
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Motion Picture Director, Best
Performance by an Actor: Nicolas Cage, and Best Writing
Criminal – premieres Tuesday, June 3rd at 10:00pm
Starring John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal. Directed by Gregory Jacobs
Snatch – Tuesday, June 3rd at 11:30pm
Starring Brad Pitt, Jason Statham, Benicio Del Toro. Directed by Guy Ritchie
Masked and Anonymous – premieres Tuesday, June 10th at 8:00pm
Starring Bob Dylan, John Goodman, Jeff Bridges. Directed by Larry Charles
Lone Star – Tuesday, June 10th at 9:30pm
Starring Chris Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, Matthew McConaughey. Directed by John Sayles
Academy Award nomination for Best Writing
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Eat Drink Man Woman – premieres Tuesday, June 17th at 8:00pm
Starring Sihung Lung, Kuei-Mei Yang, Chien-Lien. Directed by Ang Lee
Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film

Kinky Boots – premieres Tuesday, June 17th at 10:05pm
Starring Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah-Jane Potts. Directed by Julian Jarrold
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Dear Frankie – Tuesday, June 24th at 8:15pm
Starring Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Mary Riggans. Directed by Shona Auerbach

Talk To Her – premieres Tuesday, June 24th at 10:00pm
Starring Javier Camara, Dario Grandinetti, Leonor Watling. Directed by Pedro Almodovar
Academy Award winner for Best Writing
Academy Award nomination for Best Director
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film

Source: HDNET

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kstuart

May 22, 2008

Very helpful list for those of us trying to decide whether the above is worth $10 per month...

Sean Mota

May 23, 2008

Dirty Harry -- Excellent. Then I can delete the UHD version with commercial and interruption crap.

lern4483

Jun 5, 2008

Only other real option for voomers

Sean Mota said:
Dirty Harry -- Excellent. Then I can delete the UHD version with commercial and interruption crap.

Well, even though these are not Voom channels...It comes as close as possible.

Nice to have them!

Thanks for posting the listing..Its worth the extra money.

TWiT Tech Podcast Network

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Linux 7.3 Optimizes Gaming VRAM on 8GB GPUs #shorts

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1cPqRk5EyNs

Direct YouTube Link - Linux 7.3 Optimizes Gaming VRAM on 8GB GPUs #shorts
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Scott Greczkowski

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge

Last reply 49 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Song Name Game Part 3!

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....

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hwkn

Today at 2:50 AM

PEOPLE Are Strange-The Doors

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dishstaller

Today at 9:26 AM

In the Still of the Night - The Five Satins

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harshness

Today at 10:00 AM

Still Loving You - Scorpions

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Bobby

Today at 11:24 AM

hwkn said:
PEOPLE Are Strange-The Doors

ClarkGable said:
You're Still A Young Man - Tower Of Power

No Match, back to:
People Are Strange - The Doors

Isn't Life Strange - The Moody Blues

FTA4PA

Today at 12:09 PM

Strange Days - Nazareth

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gms49ers

49 minutes ago

Dancing Days - Led Zeppelin

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iJustine

54 minutes ago · posted in iJustine

New colors of the HomePod Mini 2! Blue, pink and green!

Time for another AWESOME video from iJustine!

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

Direct YouTube Link - New colors of the HomePod Mini 2! Blue, pink and green!
The official iJustine Website's Website
Buy her book!

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TRG

Pub Member / Supporter

Last reply Today at 12:29 PM · posted in Local Radio Discussion

House Passes AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act

House Passes AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act

(Washington, DC) - The U.S. House has passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, marking a major step forward for broadcasters and listeners who have pushed to keep AM radio available in new cars and

wabcradio.com

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dishdude

Sep 18, 2026

It's probably been 2 decades since I've listened to an AM radio station. Very rarely listen to FM any more.

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Jimbo

Today at 8:35 AM

I am 1 that wants the AM to Stay ....
That said, since '08 I have had Sat radio available to me ... I think I have turned on AM 3 or 4 times, just to see if its still there.

Fwiw, if theres a Major disaster or bad weather or whatever, the chances of me finding out about it by going to the AM side of the radio is SLIM and None.
Even FM, I haven't really had on since '13ish, I may turn it on from time to time, just to see if its still there.

harshness

Today at 10:10 AM

Jimbo said:
Fwiw, if theres a Major disaster or bad weather or whatever, the chances of me finding out about it by going to the AM side of the radio is SLIM and None.

Automation has seen to that. You can't get evening drive traffic reports where I live, much less disaster reports.

dishstaller

Today at 10:41 AM

dishdude said:
Very rarely listen to FM any more

That goes for a lot of people. I've been advertising on radio for more than a decade now and am very familiar with this subject. While it is still a valuable tool, it has far less impact than it did just a few years ago. The best reaction I get is from a local Country music station....they play a mix of older and newer music and have a very big footprint.

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Jimbo

Today at 11:03 AM

dishstaller said:
That goes for a lot of people. I've been advertising on radio for more than a decade now and am very familiar with this subject. While it is still a valuable tool, it has far less impact than it did just a few years ago. The best reaction I get is from a local Country music station....they play a mix of older and newer music and have a very big footprint.

Do you do any Ad's on Satellite ?

If Not, why not, because it's not Local ?

dishstaller

Today at 12:29 PM

Jimbo said:
Do you do any Ad's on Satellite ?

If Not, why not, because it's not Local ?

No, just regular FM stations. One is the country station I mentioned and the other is a Talk Radio station which used to get fantastic results but honestly, since the death of Rush Limbaugh, talk radio just doesn't do as well. There were two guys who had an early morning show which was hugely popular here in the southeast but one of them retired a couple years ago and the show just doesn't garner the same numbers as it used to.

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TheForce

Supporting Founder Pub Member / Supporter

Last reply Today at 11:49 AM · posted in The Phone & Tablet Zone

Apple Event September 2026

Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.

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comfortably_numb

Oct 10, 2026

Can't remember if I've posted this yet..

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfL5seXJyWU

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Foxbat

Sunday at 7:05 PM

IFixIt has published their Teardown and they had some positive things to say about the iPhone Duo. It still showed some dust ingress into the hinge assembly but seemed otherwise well-sealed.

But with a considerable number of reports of the main screen dying with similar failures, AppleCare+ should be a no-brainer for this phone.

slow_poke_pete

Sunday at 8:31 PM

comfortably_numb said:
Can't remember if I've posted this yet..

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfL5seXJyWU

most carriers do. that's why they send updates that slow phones down!! i buy unlocked phones no effect to me

slow_poke_pete

Sunday at 8:32 PM

Foxbat said:
IFixIt has published their Teardown and they had some positive things to say about the iPhone Duo. It still showed some dust ingress into the hinge assembly but seemed otherwise well-sealed.

But with a considerable number of reports of the main screen dying with similar failures, AppleCare+ should be a no-brainer for this phone.

hope you have apple care a screen job is 1000.00

. can we say over priced garbage!!!

slow_poke_pete

Yesterday at 4:36 PM

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harshness

Today at 10:17 AM

Gone are the days when Apple "perfects" what debuted years earlier on an Android phone.

comfortably_numb

Today at 11:49 AM

harshness said:
Gone are the days when Apple "perfects" what debuted years earlier on an Android phone.

Or better yet, innovate something "completely revolutionary!"

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Will AI Be Rejected in Game Development's Future? #shorts

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SkyWatcher57

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Last reply Today at 11:17 AM · posted in Free To Air (FTA) Discussion

KOQIT receivers

Hello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank

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(((Garyd)))

Sep 7, 2026

SkyWatcher57 said:
Hello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank

Take the cover off, show me pics of the board of the bad one and also the bottom of the board. I'm an old hardware electronics tech plus a satellite dealer; I fixed a lot of FTA and regular receivers. I may be able to fix it for you. And yes, they got hit by lightning; it's best to email me the pics at diamondsatellite@snet.net or call me at 203-232-8888. I give you a 50-50 chance of fixing it; I do have spare parts. my phone is a fliptop phone
Gary

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slow_poke_pete

Sep 10, 2026

SkyWatcher57 said:
Hello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank

a good surge protector will help to.

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SkyWatcher57

Sep 11, 2026

(((Garyd))) said:
Take the cover off, show me pics of the board of the bad one and also the bottom of the board. I'm an old hardware electronics tech plus a satellite dealer; I fixed a lot of FTA and regular receivers. I may be able to fix it for you. And yes, they got hit by lightning; it's best to email me the pics at diamondsatellite@snet.net or call me at 203-232-8888. I give you a 50-50 chance of fixing it; I do have spare parts. my phone is a fliptop phone
Gary

Hi Gary, still working on getting you those

SkyWatcher57 said:
Hi Gary, just saw this, ok, I'll grab some pics tomorrow and post them. thx

Still working getting you those pictures, nice weekends means yard work and fall prep, thanks

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k4otl

Thursday at 10:09 PM

Anybody know how to add "hidden" audio channels like for 101 W Ku or 105W C band on these recvr's? I've exported the database file but don't have anything that will read or edit it.

cyberham

Thursday at 10:25 PM

For 105W C, you scan in the Westwood tp normally. Then select the audio channel you want. Not necessary to manually enter. On 101W, you must manually enter.

k4otl

Today at 11:17 AM

cyberham said:
For 105W C, you scan in the Westwood tp normally. Then select the audio channel you want. Not necessary to manually enter. On 101W, you must manually enter.

Seems like I remember that now, with my V9 I manually entered anyway on 105, easier for me to pick the channel later

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techristian

Last reply Today at 11:07 AM · posted in Free To Air (FTA) Discussion

NEED SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW FTA BOX

IS Amiko MIRA 3 any good ???
Can you recommend the best to cover all bases. NO BEEPS on certain channels 101w (NEWSMAX ,NEWS NATION), a clock that keeps working STEADY for timed recording ,solid unit with good lifespan. My Amiko died AND my Linkbox has NO Favorites Button and BEEPS on many channels. Picking up 105 west with a NEW SHED IN THE Way with 6 foot Cband ..95 percent quality ...unbelievable.

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techristian

Saturday at 8:49 PM

Have you tried a new power brick on your Amiko?

YOU WERE RIGHT. IT IS WORKING NOW WITH 2X AMPS !!

DAN

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primestar31

Saturday at 10:47 PM

techristian said:
Have you tried a new power brick on your Amiko?

YOU WERE RIGHT. IT IS WORKING NOW WITH 2X AMPS !!

DAN

That's great!

Many people have all sorts of power bricks laying around. Provided the plug fits, and it's the right polarity and same voltage and the same OR higher amps, why not try another one IF the device you want to try it on doesn't seem to work right.

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JFOK

Saturday at 10:54 PM

primestar31 said:
That's great!

Many people have all sorts of power bricks laying around. Provided the plug fits, and it's the right polarity and same voltage and the same OR higher amps, why not try another one IF the device you want to try it on doesn't seem to work right.

primestar31,

Could you explain to me what a power brick is ?
Thanks,

John

primestar31

Saturday at 10:59 PM

JFOK said:
primestar31,

Could you explain to me what a power brick is ?
Thanks,

John

Some people just call them power supplies (which really isn't a good fit in this case), some call them "wall adapters" but it's an external power supply or AC adapter that converts (AC) from a wall outlet into low-voltage (DC) that an electronic device needs to run.

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techristian

Saturday at 11:17 PM

[Give us a summary of what you receive with a 6-footer. I'm very curious.]

Right now on C band getting 105w, a Mexican channel with 95% quality and I am near Detroit! I'm recording a TECHNO MUSIC FESTIVAL today from Mexico ..if you can believe it.....and yes that SHED is partly in the path so I'm puzzled. There are also christian channels on 105w.

cyberham

Sunday at 12:43 AM

techristian said:
...Right now on C band getting 105w, a Mexican channel with 95% quality...

105W has some very strong transponders. I received more than four transponders using a 41-inch dish recently. See here.

k4otl

Today at 11:07 AM

techristian said:
[Give us a summary of what you receive with a 6-footer. I'm very curious.]

Right now on C band getting 105w, a Mexican channel with 95% quality and I am near Detroit! I'm recording a TECHNO MUSIC FESTIVAL today from Mexico ..if you can believe it.....and yes that SHED is partly in the path so I'm puzzled. There are also christian channels on 105w.

The Westwood One Mux on 105W would likely be receivable, has some good music channels on there. It does scan in, but it's more convenient to manually enter the PIDs, check out Lyngsat for the channels: EchoStar 105/SES 11 at 105.0°W - LyngSat

I use a 10 footer (only C-band dish I have), but it's very strong.

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Well crap....Donnie Iris died today

RIP dude. Always liked his music. He was 83

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Yespage

Yesterday at 3:04 PM

You mean other than Miami being in the final last year... and Indiana being the only bye team to win a game?

Jimbo

Yesterday at 9:19 PM

Yespage said:
You mean other than Miami being in the final last year... and Indiana being the only bye team to win a game?

No, I was actually referring to outside of the Top 8, but should have been Top 12 ...

I guess I should have looked at the bracket from last year first ...

I'm more thinking about them trying to expect a 15 to beat a 5 seed or there abouts .

AZ.

Yesterday at 9:38 PM

And no teams deserve a bye! Injuries are the largest part of the game that you cant practice for them. Any team can suffer the worst injury at any position on any play. No favorites.

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Yespage

Yesterday at 9:59 PM

AZ. said:
And no teams deserve a bye! Injuries are the largest part of the game that you cant practice for them. Any team can suffer the worst injury at any position on any play. No favorites.

While the bye can help the top four teams and those the Cartels would like to protect in the playoff, I think the bye is also about making the Cartel championships mean something. One problem with a playoff is it does diminish the conference title a bit.

Jimbo

Yesterday at 11:12 PM

Yespage said:
While the bye can help the top four teams and those the Cartels would like to protect in the playoff, I think the bye is also about making the Cartel championships mean something. One problem with a playoff is it does diminish the conference title a bit.

Once the 24 gets here, there won't be anymore Conference Championships .... or so they say.

Oh what the hell, we really don't need Conferences anymore either ... :coco

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Ronnie-

Today at 7:24 AM

Jimbo said:
I'm more thinking about them trying to expect a 15 to beat a 5 seed or there abouts .

I mean you get upsets all the time.

Just a couple of weeks ago. Unranked Florida knocked off number 7 texas. Unranked Auburn beat number 1 Georgia.

This week unranked Cincinnati beat number 8 texas Tech. Unranked UCF beat number 2 BYU.

No reason to think similar upsets wont happen in the playoffs where a low seed can upset a higher one.

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AZ.

Today at 7:53 AM

Ronnie- said:
I mean you get upsets all the time.

Just a couple of weeks ago. Unranked Florida knocked off number 7 texas. Unranked Auburn beat number 1 Georgia.

This week unranked Cincinnati beat number 8 texas Tech. Unranked UCF beat number 2 BYU.

No reason to think similar upsets wont happen in the playoffs where a low seed can upset a higher one.

Yep, wonder why we rank the top 25 in 2 poles still? Do the ranking change much if they are unranked or have many loses? They sure do, any given day never take your opponent as a cake walk.....

Jimbo

Today at 8:20 AM

Ronnie- said:
I mean you get upsets all the time.

Just a couple of weeks ago. Unranked Florida knocked off number 7 texas. Unranked Auburn beat number 1 Georgia.

This week unranked Cincinnati beat number 8 texas Tech. Unranked UCF beat number 2 BYU.

No reason to think similar upsets wont happen in the playoffs where a low seed can upset a higher one.

Correct, you Do get upsets from time to time ....however .
You Don't get teams UPSETTING teams for 5 weeks in a row.

They are trying to make this Basketball and its a far cry from the way that is played.

How long till they go to 32 teams ? Then they will say, well, the NFL is 32 teams, we can make more money that way .... except the NFL is 32 teams, that are a set number of teams and divisions, you don't have that in College ... oh but they will try.

They would have to choose what teams they would want in and thats it.
Hopefully that NEVER happens.

I can see the NCAA going away and the CFP taking that portion over and a Collective Bargaining agreement coming in the not to distant future.

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rvvaquero

Today at 8:45 AM

The problem with rankings and playoffs is that they are designed to hype the game and make money. Period.

The only reason that BYU and Texas Tech were upsets is that they were hyped up in the standings in the first place. I love watching BYU and Bear Bachmeier. They are a fun and talented team, but not nearly so strong, fast, big, and skilled as a true top ten team. Does anyone truly believe they could compete with the likes of Georgia, Ohio State, Indiana, Alabama, etc.? Yet, they were ranked above those teams.

Each year, there are 10 to 12 teams who truly could compete for the championship if it depended on winning more than one game in a playoff. Including teams like James Madison, Tulane, BYU, etc. in a playoff has nothing to do with determining a national champion. It's just about money.

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