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Hi ppl.
Great web site.
Tried to post in the Diamond Discussion, to old.
Mod's:I hope I am not in the wrong with post (or in the wrong place.)
If so let me know, or delete this post
Just to be clear: I am NOT looking for hackware!
I just picked up a Diamond 9000 HD today for a good price, and it is un-molested (ie no hackware) but for the life of me I can not find the FACTORY FIRMWARE 104 anywhere.
Does someone have a link or the file they wish to share?
I have tried Digiwaves web site, and sent an email, but I could not find the factory firmware.
Oh, and by the way is there a way to edit the TP's other than NDF Edit?
Thanks again for the great web site.
Dave.
Great web site.
Tried to post in the Diamond Discussion, to old.
Mod's:I hope I am not in the wrong with post (or in the wrong place.)
If so let me know, or delete this post
Just to be clear: I am NOT looking for hackware!
I just picked up a Diamond 9000 HD today for a good price, and it is un-molested (ie no hackware) but for the life of me I can not find the FACTORY FIRMWARE 104 anywhere.
Does someone have a link or the file they wish to share?
I have tried Digiwaves web site, and sent an email, but I could not find the factory firmware.
Oh, and by the way is there a way to edit the TP's other than NDF Edit?
Thanks again for the great web site.
Dave.
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FEC and pilot are changeable on mine. Maybe the factory firmware doesn't support this? Mine has the wonderful
rolleyes: *cough* *cough*) 1.31p on it.
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FEC and pilot are changeable on mine. Maybe the factory firmware doesn't support this? Mine has the wonderfulLak7 said:
Perhaps you're both right. On mine (I have the 1.31p too
) , I can edit FEC with the remote on the DVB-S2 channels, but that option doesn't seem to be available on the regular DVB-S channels, perhaps because it has automatic FEC for DVB-S and it isn't necessary, but it IS necessary to specify FEC for DVB-S2.If you only watch SD and low bitrate HD, then the 1.31p firmware is OK. You only get occasional stopples (my word). But if you do high bitrate HD, then 1.31p is a killer. You can't record at all at high bitrate, and the darn video stopples are so frequent that it's really annoying for regular viewing. I pretty much use the 9000 for OTA ATSC and PBS HD, but for anything that has greater than 20,000 bitrates, I use other receivers.
And, yes, in response to another post, I think it's a good idea to put a few dummy channels in via computer that are in DVB-S2 mode. That way, you can edit those to the proper parameters whenever you need to add an S2 channel quickly, because it lets you edit everything, including the freq.
Thanks for all the input.
I took a shot at installing 118 to see if I could use the "trick" for editing and it works, and I can still go back to the factory 104 if need be.
Now, after a week of ownership........................
Onto what I like, and don't like.
Some good things, some I hate
Good picture and menu structure.
Channel editing blows in my opinion:rant:
Maybe I am brain dead, but with my SV8000 I can add channels to my favorites one sat at a time with ease, but the channel editor is real cumbersome (I think)
Maybe I am missing something, you guys feel free to speak up.
ATSC does not seem to work with the 118 file
I had already scanned with the 104 and worked fine, now nothing.
V-box and motor control is awesome
My SV8000 will not talk to the V-box, it will move east and west fine, but will not save positions.
Sat and TP editing was never finished imo, and that for me is a real down side.
Overall my score is 4/10, and after owning it for a little over a week, I am going to sell it and spring for a AZ Box or Vantage.
Those two products seem to be more suited for FTA use than the Diamond.
The steal of a deal I got it for does not overcome it's shortfalls, and again that is Only My Opinion.
Later.
Dave.
I took a shot at installing 118 to see if I could use the "trick" for editing and it works, and I can still go back to the factory 104 if need be.
No. The factory firmware does not support it.FEC and pilot are changeable on mine. Maybe the factory firmware doesn't support this? Mine has the wonderful
Now, after a week of ownership........................
Onto what I like, and don't like.
Some good things, some I hate
Good picture and menu structure.
Channel editing blows in my opinion:rant:
Maybe I am brain dead, but with my SV8000 I can add channels to my favorites one sat at a time with ease, but the channel editor is real cumbersome (I think)
Maybe I am missing something, you guys feel free to speak up.
ATSC does not seem to work with the 118 file
I had already scanned with the 104 and worked fine, now nothing.
V-box and motor control is awesome
My SV8000 will not talk to the V-box, it will move east and west fine, but will not save positions.
Sat and TP editing was never finished imo, and that for me is a real down side.
Overall my score is 4/10, and after owning it for a little over a week, I am going to sell it and spring for a AZ Box or Vantage.
Those two products seem to be more suited for FTA use than the Diamond.
The steal of a deal I got it for does not overcome it's shortfalls, and again that is Only My Opinion.
Later.
Dave.
Channel editing does suck. I also find that after rearranging channels, my timers are all screwed up as well. It doesn't tune to a specific channel, rather a location in the channel list.Thanks for all the input.
I took a shot at installing 118 to see if I could use the "trick" for editing and it works, and I can still go back to the factory 104 if need be.
No. The factory firmware does not support it.
Now, after a week of ownership........................
Onto what I like, and don't like.
Some good things, some I hate
Good picture and menu structure.
Channel editing blows in my opinion:rant:
Maybe I am brain dead, but with my SV8000 I can add channels to my favorites one sat at a time with ease, but the channel editor is real cumbersome (I think)
Maybe I am missing something, you guys feel free to speak up.
ATSC does not seem to work with the 118 file
I had already scanned with the 104 and worked fine, now nothing.
V-box and motor control is awesome
My SV8000 will not talk to the V-box, it will move east and west fine, but will not save positions.
Sat and TP editing was never finished imo, and that for me is a real down side.
Overall my score is 4/10, and after owning it for a little over a week, I am going to sell it and spring for a AZ Box or Vantage.
Those two products seem to be more suited for FTA use than the Diamond.
The steal of a deal I got it for does not overcome it's shortfalls, and again that is Only My Opinion.
Later.
Dave.
I have never used the factory software since mine came hacked and there's no going back. I find the skipping on high bit rate feeds very minimal, however there's no recording of those feeds. If something has a high bitrate, I have to feed it through the tivo and record it that way if I want to watch it later.
All in all, it has/had great potential.
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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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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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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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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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Direct YouTube Link - Good Bye, Tim! Last WWDC
The official iJustine Website's Website
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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.
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Did anyone have a price increase today on their equipment? I own my VIP211k's, and they have been $5.00. My bill that I received last week shows the "add-ons" as being $5.00. However, I just logged into my Dish account, and my "add-ons" are now $10.00. Did the additional receivers go up by $5.00 recently?
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
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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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