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I have a few quick questions before I commit to pulling the plug on Comcast and switching to DishNetwork.
1) Is the SD picture quality from the TV2 output of a 722K comparable to cable? Is there a difference in SD picture quality from a SD receiver any different? The reason that I ask this is that I recently saw a 50" TV viewing Dish SD programs at the home of a senior, senior citizen and the picture quality was not very good. Their eye sight is pretty poor so they are happy with it. I am aware that the problem could very well be that the settings on the TV and/or the dish receiver may not be optimal. I am sure that you fine folks will know.
2) What is the difference between a 722 and a 722K?
3) I see quite a few posts about HD problems with the 722(K?). Is there an issue with them or is it just a very small but normal percentage of users that post here looking for help?
4) Being new to satellite TV and after reading a LOT of posts here, I think that I may be better off with the 722(K?) receivers rather than waiting for the new 922. Although I would very much like the network capability of the 922 I think that the stability (?) of the 722 Vs a new 922 will have a better chance of a successful smooth transition to Satellite TV. Do you agree with that train of thought or should I just be prepared to tough it out with anticipated bugs with the 922?
My plan is to install two 722(K?) HD DVRs and a third Non-DVR receiver along with the OTA tuners and a few other related things on a new soon to be installed structured wiring system in my home.
OK, maybe the questions weren't so quick...
1) Is the SD picture quality from the TV2 output of a 722K comparable to cable? Is there a difference in SD picture quality from a SD receiver any different? The reason that I ask this is that I recently saw a 50" TV viewing Dish SD programs at the home of a senior, senior citizen and the picture quality was not very good. Their eye sight is pretty poor so they are happy with it. I am aware that the problem could very well be that the settings on the TV and/or the dish receiver may not be optimal. I am sure that you fine folks will know.
2) What is the difference between a 722 and a 722K?
3) I see quite a few posts about HD problems with the 722(K?). Is there an issue with them or is it just a very small but normal percentage of users that post here looking for help?
4) Being new to satellite TV and after reading a LOT of posts here, I think that I may be better off with the 722(K?) receivers rather than waiting for the new 922. Although I would very much like the network capability of the 922 I think that the stability (?) of the 722 Vs a new 922 will have a better chance of a successful smooth transition to Satellite TV. Do you agree with that train of thought or should I just be prepared to tough it out with anticipated bugs with the 922?
My plan is to install two 722(K?) HD DVRs and a third Non-DVR receiver along with the OTA tuners and a few other related things on a new soon to be installed structured wiring system in my home.
OK, maybe the questions weren't so quick...
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I have a few quick questions before I commit to pulling the plug on Comcast and switching to DishNetwork.
1) Is the SD picture quality from the TV2 output of a 722K comparable to cable? Is there a difference in SD picture quality from a SD receiver any different? The reason that I ask this is that I recently saw a 50" TV viewing Dish SD programs at the home of a senior, senior citizen and the picture quality was not very good. Their eye sight is pretty poor so they are happy with it. I am aware that the problem could very well be that the settings on the TV and/or the dish receiver may not be optimal. I am sure that you fine folks will know.
2) What is the difference between a 722 and a 722K?
- Some SD channels on my 722 are outstanding, and some are not. Much better than the TWC SD in our nearest town. Eastern Arc mpeg 4, is a little better than the mpeg 2 I used to have.
3) I see quite a few posts about HD problems with the 722(K?). Is there an issue with them or is it just a very small but normal percentage of users that post here looking for help?
- 722 has a built in OTA tuner
- 722K has an add on 2 tuner OTA module
4) Being new to satellite TV and after reading a LOT of posts here, I think that I may be better off with the 722(K?) receivers rather than waiting for the new 922. Although I would very much like the network capability of the 922 I think that the stability (?) of the 722 Vs a new 922 will have a better chance of a successful smooth transition to Satellite TV. Do you agree with that train of thought or should I just be prepared to tough it out with anticipated bugs with the 922?
- Can't say about the K, but the 722 is the most stable HD STB I've owned
- IMHO...Yes
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Looks like the cheap way out to get 5 HD locations is a leased 722k, a pair of leased 621s, and a pair of owned 211s...Just So You Know. 
Excellent! Thank you am7crew, bthamilton, dahenny and CowboyDren! You guys(?) are great! :up I am sure that you get questions like these constantly (I think I have read most of them! 
) so I really appreciate the time and effort that you put into helping me. Things are starting to gel for me now as I work through the details of my plan.
I looked at the various plans available when I first started to look at satellite TV to see if the entire process would be feasible for me. I have not studied the details yet as to which package to choose.
FWIW, I also plan to install a multi-channel frequency-agile SD modulator to add in several home-grown channels that view a web page and several CCTV cameras. I have some more homework to do on that subject before I settle on a plan.
All of the above will be inter-connected as required when I complete the soon to be installed structured wiring system in my home. I don't quite think the old single run of now 30 year old RG59 is quite up to the task.
Once again, thank you all for your help! You're the best!
) so I really appreciate the time and effort that you put into helping me. Things are starting to gel for me now as I work through the details of my plan.I looked at the various plans available when I first started to look at satellite TV to see if the entire process would be feasible for me. I have not studied the details yet as to which package to choose.
I don't know what "AEP+HD" is yet. My plan is to install two 722K HD DVRs and at least one additional non-DVR receiver for my man-cave / shop where I will like to listen to satellite audio feeds for those times when I am doing other work and not listening critically to higher quality sources. The analog outputs from the receivers will be distributed to other SD TVs throughout the house.
FWIW, I also plan to install a multi-channel frequency-agile SD modulator to add in several home-grown channels that view a web page and several CCTV cameras. I have some more homework to do on that subject before I settle on a plan.
All of the above will be inter-connected as required when I complete the soon to be installed structured wiring system in my home. I don't quite think the old single run of now 30 year old RG59 is quite up to the task.
Once again, thank you all for your help! You're the best!
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Wasn't exactly sure where to post this. Just had a customer come in inquiring about internet. He has HughesNet and had heard good things about mine. He asked if we provided email addresses and it kinda caught me off guard. I said he should be able to keep whatever email he had been using....my sister in law is still using a BellSouth email addy and they haven't been around here for many years. He said he had gotten a letter from HughesNet stating that they had until Nov 16th to save, move, forward, whatever, their Hughesnet emails because they would lose them after that date.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
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Still the same number of years, just more Sunsets…Wouldn't we then die of old age sooner?
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After an amazing first 2 seasons and an 8 episode 3rd season still coming this year, season 4 has now been greenlit.
After an amazing first 2 seasons and an 8 episode 3rd season still coming this year, season 4 has now been greenlit.
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One episode into season 4 that dropped today...
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This thread is a place to discuss the 4K events that appear on channel 540. We are getting, at this point, one college football game a week. Let's hope there is more coming.
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Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
As I recall you have the Flex package. Do you sub to multisport? -02 is FS1 and -03 is ESPN. -01 is Fox so you would get that if you sub to locals.Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
Apple TV 4K
Apple TV 4K. New Siri AI and hands-free control. Stunning picture and immersive HomePod surround sound. Works with your Apple and smart home devices.
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Hard getting used to the new younger Gibbs, Mark Harmons son had the right look but I understand he didn't want the role.
Still I'm enjoying, pretty good job with Franks.
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For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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