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My 721 has been very trustworthy for a long time, but I had timers set for the premieres of American Dreams and Clubhouse (both at 8 pm) and neither one fired. I had set the timers off the guide earlier and later I accidentally tried to set a third timer for the same time and I got the warning screen. I took the option of cancelling the timer I was trying to set, but when I got back to the guide only one of the original programs showed the red dot. As a test I tried to set the third timer again and again I got the warning screen. Again I canceled the new timer and again the guide only showed one original timer set. I figured it was just a glitch in the guide display software and didn't worry about it further. Well, when I checked later neither show had recorded. I suppose in the future if I get a conflict screen I should delete all 3 of them and then recreate the two I wanted.

I am very bummed out as I and my family love American Dreams and now we have missed the season opener! Is there anyone that recorded it and would be willing to make a tape for me? That would be great--

Rob Relf
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SimpleSimon
Sorry - can't help you for tapes of those shows. I would (paying it forward - thanks DL!), but I don't watch them.

The 921 has similar timer problems. The timer databas can get corrupted, or, it just screws up because the box hasn't been rebooted lately (like over a week). On the 921, if a Menu-7 looks "flaky", there's trouble ahead. If a reboot doesn't fix the list, a delete of all existing timers and TWO hard reboots in a row fixes it.

Now, how much of this applies to a 721? Heck if I know - but they do share the same code base, so what the heck - check it out and post back whether it helps or not, OK?
S
I had a 721... kinda had the same problem happen once for recording an episode of stargate and the screen savers at the same time... it did miss both timers... because I had tried to set that third timer.. it for some reason corrupts it. the trick to fix it (in the future sorry!) is to delete all the timers IE both those shows and set them again.
styxfix
If your watching something on your 721 that's delayed, meaning your using the buffer instead if recording it and you forget go to live before a timer goes off, the 721 will not activate the timer until you go to live TV. I wished it wasn't this way but it is.

Also, the 721 has a very difficult time trying to record & playback any of the Sirius audio stations. This will often crash the 721. Only using the RED button and the PIP button to switch to the other tuner will not make it crash.
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ken
I have been having problems with recording multiple programs on my 721 for over a year, mainly when I have a back to back timers set. E* just tells me that it is a known problem and will be fixed in the future (sure) and they have the b---'s to tell me they won't RA it for that reason. Yes I take off the 1 before and 3 after and no the conflict screen does not appear.
A
I've had the problem that if you set a weekly timer starting at 12:00AM midnight, it not only records when it is supposed to, but also records AGAIN the following day.
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osu1991
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Bobby
Rest in peace.
JSheridan
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I know HipKat said that they were working on conversions but we got the official news yesterday right from Dish that starting next month all DMA's will be on the western arc, and all customers will be assigned to that. That's gonna mean a lot of customers around here aren't gonna get Dish unless there are exceptions. Too many mountains and trees.
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Even if you are broadcasting old SD-only shows, I would think advertisers would still want their commercials to look good.
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Jimbo
Even if you are broadcasting old SD-only shows, I would think advertisers would still want their commercials to look good.
Advertisers on SD channels are probably Far and Few, very hard to find, they have very few viewers to watch them.
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Mister B
Advertisers on SD channels are probably Far and Few, very hard to find, they have very few viewers to watch them.
I watch mostly SD channels (H&I, Start and ION, etc.). There are plenty of advertisers, this time of the year it is mostly Medicare Advantage plans, auto extended warranties and the occasional walk-in-tub. They know who is watching.
S
I watch mostly SD channels (H&I, Start and ION, etc.). There are plenty of advertisers, this time of the year it is mostly Medicare Advantage plans, auto extended warranties and the occasional walk-in-tub. They know who is watching.
can't forget the little blue m&m's
charlesrshell
can't forget the little blue m&m's
That's what my wife calls my Viagra!!
T
Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink
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Foxbat
Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink
Because he didn't have a fleet of reusable rockets. Starlink works because SpaceX is able to launch hundreds (thousands?) of their Starlink satellites for what a single geostationary Internet satellite costs to build and launch on a disposable launcher.
T
But how is it reusable if it's disposable
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That's what my wife calls my Viagra!!
My gf is 29 years younger than me :shh
Almighty1
Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink
He does not have the resources aka $$$ compared to Elon Musk as in reality, Elon can eat Charlie for lunch or even mop the floor with Charlie if he wanted to.
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ment to 20 yrs dam phone
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Scott Greczkowski
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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....
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Strange Days - Nazareth
gms49ers
Dancing Days - Led Zeppelin
dishstaller
Dancing in the Street - Van Halen
long_time_Dish
Bakers Street - Gerry Rafferty
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Bobby
Bakers Street - Gerry Rafferty
Let me fix that for you:
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
osu1991
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long_time_Dish
Also watched part 2 about a week or so ago after rewatching part 1. It's not as faithful to the book as I was hoping for. Part 1 stayed fairly faithful to the novel, but part 2 took some liberties that I felt were rather excessively non-novel. It looks like a prequel series will happen before part 3. My issue is: there's no prequel that was written as a novel, so what will it be pulled from? Or will it just be "based loosely" on the novel?
K
Also watched part 2 about a week or so ago after rewatching part 1. It's not as faithful to the book as I was hoping for. Part 1 stayed fairly faithful to the novel, but part 2 took some liberties that I felt were rather excessively non-novel. It looks like a prequel series will happen before part 3. My issue is: there's no prequel that was written as a novel, so what will it be pulled from? Or will it just be "based loosely" on the novel?
There is a bunch of other Dune written by Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert (Franks son). I think the series in production is taken from one of their books about the Bene Gesserit.
long_time_Dish
There is a bunch of other Dune written by Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert (Franks son). I think the series in production is taken from one of their books about the Bene Gesserit.
Correct. I've read all of them (yes, it took awhile, better part of a year, in my spare time). And they can't really consider or classify a series about the Bene Gesserit as a prequel. Sure, I suppose they can call it that, if they want to, because it begins before the time of Paul Atredies, but it's still a stretch. It's a Dune-related novel, not a prequel as we generally think of prequels...
long_time_Dish
Well, it looks good! I just hope they stayed close to the trilogy, but it doesn't look like it.
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