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January 2011 Programming Highlights
*All times listed are Eastern Standard Time
*Please check the complete Program Schedule or HDNet Movies for additional film, dates and times


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Ong Bak 3
Premieres Wednesday, January 12th at 8:30pm followed by encore presentations at 10:15pm and 12:00am
Starring Tony Jaa, Dan Chupong, Sorapong Chatree, Nirut Sirichanya
Directed by Tony Jaa
Martial arts legend Tony Jaa writes, directs, produces and stars in ONG BAK 3, the third and final installment in one of the
most beloved action series of all time. Picking up at the cliffhanger ending where Ong Bak 2 leaves off, Jaa ramps up the
epic supernatural elements of the previous film, while still maintaining the trademark bone-crunching action that the series is
known for. This time he must face his ultimate enemy: a fierce supernatural warrior named "Demon Crow," played by fellow
martial arts sensation Dan Chupong (Dynamite Warrior). Eagerly anticipated by martial arts aficionados for some time, the
matchup of Jaa and Chupong is explosive.


SPOTLIGHT FEATURES
Highlighted feature films airing throughout the month on HDNet Movies
See program schedule or HDNet Movies for additional listings of dates and times


Blade Runner (Director's Cut)
Saturday, January 8th at 8:15pm
Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young. Directed by Ridley Scott
Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Visual Effects
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Score

City by the Sea

Premieres Thursday, January 6th at 9:00pm
Starring Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand, James Franco. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones

Coal Miner's Daughter
Premieres Monday, January 3rd at 8:00pm
Starring Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo. Directed by Michael Apted
Academy Award winner for Best Actress: Sissy Spacek
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Writing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best
Sound and Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy and Best Motion Picture Actress: Sissy Spacek
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor: Tommy Lee Jones and Best Motion Picture Actress in a
Supporting Role: Beverly D'Angelo

Hart's War
Premieres Saturday, January 22nd at 7:35pm
Starring Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard. Directed by Gregory Hoblit

High Noon
Premieres Sunday, January 9th at 8:00pm
Starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges. Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Academy Award winner for Best Actor: Gary Cooper, Best Film Editing, Best Music - Best Original Song and Best Scoring of
a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture Actor: Gary Cooper, Best Supporting Actress: Katy Jurado, Best Motion
Picture Score and Best Cinematography
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Screenplay and Most Promising Newcomer: Kay
Jurado

Pearl Harbor
Premieres Saturday, January 1st at 7:30pm
Starring Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale. Directed by Michael Bay
Academy Award winner for Best Sound Editing
Academy Award nominations for Best Music – Original Song, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Original Score and Best Original Song


Program Special
Clint Eastwood "Harry Callahan" In Retro Marathon
See program schedule or HDNet Movies for additional listings of dates and times

Dirty Harry
Sunday, January 2nd at 6:30pm
Starring Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni. Directed by Don Siegel

Magnum Force
Sunday, January 2nd at 8:15pm
Starring Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitchell Ryan. Directed by Ted Post

The Enforcer
Sunday, January 2nd at 10:30pm
Starring Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry Guardino. Directed by James Fargo

Sudden Impact
Sunday, January 2nd at 12:15am
Starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle

kidScene
"Because Great Movies Are Meant to be Shared" A morning block of kids films beginning at 6am daily
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Highlights include…

An American Tail
Voices of Dom DeLuise, Christopher Plummer, Madeline Kahn. Directed by Don Bluth
Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song "Somewhere Out There"
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Voices of Phillip Glasser, James Stewart, Erica Yohn. Directed by Phil Nibbelink and Simon Wells
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song "Dreams to Dream"

Once Upon a Forest
Voices of Michael Crawford, Ben Vereen, Ellen Blain. Directed by Charles Grosvenor

That Darn Cat!
Starring Hayley Mills, Dean Jones, Dorothy Provine. Directed by Robert Stevenson


kidScene "Friday Nights"
An evening family block every Friday night at 7:00pm.
See program schedule or HDNet Movies for additional films and complete listings of dates and times

Highlights include…

Jack Frost
Premieres Friday, January 7th at 7:00pm
Starring Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross. Directed by Troy Miller

March of the Penguins
Friday, January 14th at 7:00pm
Narrated by Morgan Freeman
Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature

Uncle Buck
Friday, January 21st at 8:45pm
Starring John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Amy Madigan. Directed by John Hughes

The Greatest Game Ever Played

Friday, January 28th at 9:00pm
Starring Shia LaBeouf, Elias Koteas, Stephen Dillane, Josh Flitter. Directed by Bill Paxton
Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a Feature Film: Josh Flitter


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: Home
See program schedule or HDNet Movies for complete listings of dates and times


Blade Runner (Director's Cut)
Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young. Directed by Ridley Scott
Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Visual Effects
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Score

Fargo
Starring William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Frances McDormand. Directed by Joel Coen
Academy Award winner for Best Actress: Frances McDormand and Best Writing
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, and Best Actor in a
Supporting Role: William H. Macy
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical, Best Director, Best Performance by an Actress:
Frances McDormand and Best Screenplay – Motion Picture


In Retro
Memorable Classic movies airing Sunday nights and throughout the month

Dirty Harry
Sunday, January 2nd at 6:30pm
Starring Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni. Directed by Don Siegel

Magnum Force
Sunday, January 2nd at 8:15pm
Starring Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitchell Ryan. Directed by Ted Post

The Enforcer
Sunday, January 2nd at 10:30pm
Starring Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry Guardino. Directed by James Fargo

Sudden Impact
Sunday, January 2nd at 12:15am
Starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle

High Noon
Premieres Sunday, January 9th at 8:00pm
Starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges. Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Academy Award winner for Best Actor: Gary Cooper, Best Film Editing, Best Music - Best Original Song and Best Scoring of
a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture Actor: Gary Cooper, Best Supporting Actress: Katy Jurado, Best Motion
Picture Score and Best Cinematography
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Screenplay and Most Promising Newcomer: Kay
Jurado

Support Your Local Gunfighter
Premieres Sunday, January 9th at 9:30pm
Starring James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Elam. Directed by Burt Kennedy

Hour of the Gun
Sunday, January 9th at 11:15pm
Starring James Garner, Jason Robards, Robert Ryan. Directed by John Sturges

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Sunday, January 16th at 8:00pm
Starring Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton. Directed by Richard Lester
Academy Award winner for Best Music – Scoring of Music
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy

Kiss Me Kate
Sunday, January 16th at 9:45pm
Starring Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller. Directed by George Sidney
Academy Award nomination for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture

Doctor Zhivago
Sunday, January 23rd at 5:05pm
Starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin. Directed by David Lean
Academy Award winner for Best Writing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Music – Score,
Best Cinematography
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Sound and Best Supporting Actor:
Tom Courtenay
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Screenplay,
Best Original Score, Best Motion Picture Actor: Omar Sharif and Most Promising Newcomer: Geraldine Chaplin

Coal Miner's Daughter

Sunday, January 23rd at 8:20pm
Starring Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo. Directed by Michael Apted
Academy Award winner for Best Actress: Sissy Spacek
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Writing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best
Sound and Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy and Best Motion Picture Actress: Sissy Spacek
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor: Tommy Lee Jones and Best Motion Picture Actress in a
Supporting Role: Beverly D'Angelo

The Right Stuff
Sunday, January 30th at 7:30pm
Starring Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris. Directed by Philip Kaufman
Academy Award winner for Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing and Best Original Score
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Supporting
Actor: Sam Shepard
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture - Drama

Blade Runner (Director's Cut)
Sunday, January 30th at 10:45pm
Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young. Directed by Ridley Scott
Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Visual Effects
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Score

Source: HDNetMovies
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dvrexpander
what a poor line up.. the only good one on there was "That Darn Cat"
dfergie
These are all on my list either new, or as OAR replacements...

Coal Miner's Daughter
Hart's War
High Noon
Pearl Harbor
That Darn Cat!
Jack Frost
March of the Penguins
Uncle Buck
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Gary Toma
Staff member Pub Member / Supporter Cutting Edge
Last reply · posted in DIRECTV Technical Resources Forum
The TPN Map Excel Presents all DIRECTV Channels:
​
National (50-States or wide/NAT+PR beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
​
Additional tabs provide:​
OTA the (Over-The-Air) Database
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
​
Domestic Satellites
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8​

Understanding the TPN Map

Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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jamieh1
Now in the Hornets and Hurricanes markets we just get the TV promise screen. But Directv still charges sports fee I am assuming.
Luckily my DTV stream package doesn't have a rsn fee. Figure DTV that always says is the leader in sports would have come to an agreement by now.
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Now in the Hornets and Hurricanes markets we just get the TV promise screen. But Directv still charges sports fee I am assuming.
Greenville-New Bern is $11.99 for MASN (Orioles) and Nationals
Raleigh is $11.99 for MASN and Nationals
Charlotte is $12.99 for BravesVision, MASN, Nationals and Reds

The fee in NC also includes the higher in state rate they have to pay for ACCN. Down in SC the fee is $15.99 as they are also a SEC state.
I'm not sure if they're doing it with those teams, but in some markets they also use the fee to cover the additional cost they have to pay for independents and MyNet stations that picked up full season NHL and NBA rights.

If you go to the TVPromise site, you'll likely be able to get a credit for not getting the Hurricanes and additional Hornets games that air on WITN-D2

Figure DTV that always says is the leader in sports would have come to an agreement by now.
Part of the hold out might be the packaging and price for outer areas like how the Thunder needs sports pack for other states. Hopefully they are also pushing for a guarantee from the teams that they would require whoever wins their local broadcasting rights in 2028 to negotiate with MVPDs. Commercial distribution rights are probably a factor too.

I'm guessing they got a deep discount for the Clippers based on how long it took them to officially announce ClipperVision and their KTLA simulcasts after they were basically handed a multi-year draft death penalty.

The Predators and Pistons channels are using feeds supplied by Scripps Sports

The Heat likely depends on whoever they sign for the Fort Myers DMA, as there's no point in paying a high price for the Heat just for that DMA when WPLG is streaming it for free on their app and website for viewers in the Miami DMA, and they already carry the West Palm Beach station.
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649 GRZLLIES and 671 PACERS are now available.

The rest are still pointing to the TV Promise slate
K
660 CAVLIERS, 668 TWOLVES and 680 SPURS are now available
coolman302003
649 GRZLLIES and 671 PACERS are now available.
660 CAVLIERS, 668 TWOLVES and 680 SPURS are now available
One thing these five teams have in common is that they all signed exclusive local streaming rights deals with DAZN, replacing their traditional regional sports networks.

I know the Spurs will have 22 games available OTA on KMYS-TV CW35 in the San Antonio market, but they'll still be available on DAZN as well. The CW35 broadcasts are an additional option, not an exclusive arrangement.

With channel 680 now available, we should be able to get all the Spurs home feeds on NBALP again! (as well as the other teams above of course)
K
The Heat likely depends on whoever they sign for the Fort Myers DMA, as there's no point in paying a high price for the Heat just for that DMA when WPLG is streaming it for free on their app and website for viewers in the Miami DMA, and they already carry the West Palm Beach station.
WINK-D3 (Weather) for Fort Myers

https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat-...st-partnership-with-wink-in-southwest-florida
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WPLG Miami is testing on the stream server again
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660 CAVLIERS, 668 TWOLVES and 680 SPURS are now available
Still with Choice package? My stepdad says when the game started he got black screen and something to do with not the right package.
He had the Twins the last 2 years and I saw the Wild screen on 668-1 when I was there a few weeks ago.
Bobby
Supporting Founder Lifetime Supporter
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
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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Bobby
MLB, Brewers at Dodgers, Thursday 10-15, 6PM PDT, Channel 148-02.
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Foxbat
MLB, Brewers at Dodgers, Thursday 10-15, 6PM PDT, Channel 148-02.
CFB, Notre Dame at BYU, Saturday 10-27, 4:30PM PDT, Channel 148-03.
CFB, Ohio State at Indiana, Saturday 10-17, 9AM PDT, Channel 148-01.
CFB, Arizona State at Texas Tech, Saturday 10-17, 12:30PM PDT, Channel 148-01.
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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Bobby
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.
Bobby
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.
As an edit, you need to sub to the National Action Pack at $12 a month to receive those channels.
Foxbat
Which is what is interesting, I see the 4KFox channel on 148-01 but we're not subscribed to our Locals. So why it's coming in is puzzling. I thought that maybe it was a perk for Dish subscribers for the MLB Postseason.

I set a Timer for the Indiana - Ohio State game on Saturday. I'll take advantage of it while I can.
Foxbat
I set a Timer for the Indiana - Ohio State game on Saturday. I'll take advantage of it while I can.
Even though it didn't work out for the Hoosiers, this event recorded and I was able to watch it in full 4K HDR.👍🏻
MLB, Rays at Brewers, Friday 10-23, 5PM PDT, Channel 148-01.
Timer is set to Record the Series. Thanks, Bobby!
long_time_Dish
No NASCAR in 4K on Sunday? Bummer...
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Scott Greczkowski
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge
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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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Let Her Cry - Hootie & the Blowfish
harshness
Let Her In - Vince Gill
sdfntx
Devil in Her Heart - The Beatles
long_time_Dish
Take Me To Heart - Quarterflash
dishstaller
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.


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Juan
Then they are stupid. Everyone knows that the price per ounce should be the price per ounce of actual product.
You are paying for the whole thing
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You are paying for the whole thing
Well, the bag can't weigh that much, right? But by law food product packaging must display the actual net weight of the product, i.e., the contents of the container, so by any logic, if not law, a store's stated per-ounce cost should reflect that figure. But since there's not any law regulating shelf statements, a store can say whatever it wants without violating any rules. So I guess the answer is more consumer legislation. Or simply caveat emptor.
Juan
Well, the bag can't weigh that much, right? But by law food product packaging must display the actual net weight of the product, i.e., the contents of the container, so by any logic, if not law, a store's stated per-ounce cost should reflect that figure. But since there's not any law regulating shelf statements, a store can say whatever it wants without violating any rules. So I guess the answer is more consumer legislation. Or simply caveat emptor.
But a box can weigh more than an ounce..maybe 2...a can might weigh 5 ounces..a bag...not much
dishstaller
.a bag...not much
Well, according to the price per ounce on that first bag of coffee he mentions, that would mean the bag weighed over 6 ounces. That bag does NOT weigh 6 ounces. According to Google, an empty bag weighs half an ounce.
Juan
Well, according to the price per ounce on that first bag of coffee he mentions, that would mean the bag weighed over 6 ounces. That bag does NOT weigh 6 ounces. According to Google, an empty bag weighs half an ounce.
You need to weigh the actual bag...a deli bag weighs less than that but a thick coffee bag is gonna weigh around an ounce...an empty tin can has some weight
NYDutch
You need to weigh the actual bag...a deli bag weighs less than that but a thick coffee bag is gonna weigh around an ounce...an empty tin can has some weight
Products sold by the ounce, pound, etc, should always be priced for the product only. Only the shipping weight should include the packaging.
harshness
Products sold by the ounce, pound, etc, should always be priced for the product only.
Unless the specific product or its packaging is known at the time of weighing, estimating the tare weight for a PoS system is a tall order.

I'm pretty sure that produce bags can't get any thinner. ;)

You certainly don't want to put unbagged produce on a belt, scale, or in a clerk's hands (gloved or not).
Jimbo
Unless the specific product or its packaging is known at the time of weighing, estimating the tare weight for a PoS system is a tall order.

I'm pretty sure that produce bags can't get any thinner. ;)

You certainly don't want to put unbagged produce on a belt, scale, or in a clerk's hands (gloved or not).
I would think that all the packaging would already be accounted for ... they weigh the container, subtract that from the scale, then add the product , so its weighing the Product only
harshness
I would think that all the packaging would already be accounted for ... they weigh the container, subtract that from the scale, then add the product , so its weighing the Product only.
You would be thinking wrong when it comes to goods that are sold by weight (meat, produce, nails). Those items typically go on the scale wrapped without an associated tare. The weight only excludes the sticker because it hasn't been printed yet.
Jimbo
You would be thinking wrong when it comes to goods that are sold by weight (meat, produce, nails). Those items typically go on the scale wrapped without an associated tare. The weight only excludes the sticker because it hasn't been printed yet.
Thats ridiculous ....

Thats not how Deli does it, I know your talking pre packaged.
They need to CHANGE that.
Jimbo
A pound of Coffee, does that include the package it's in ?

No, a pound of coffee refers strictly to the net weight of the coffee itself (16 ounces), not including the weight of the bag or packaging. [1, 2]
  • Net Weight: Food and coffee sold by weight are required by law to list the net weight on the label, which measures only the contents inside the package. [1, 2]
    • Packaging Weight: The foil bag, valve, and label add extra weight to the total item when you hold it, meaning the gross weight on a scale will be slightly more than 16 ounces.
    • Watch Out for Bag Sizes: Always check the label carefully, as many specialty roasters now sell 12-ounce (three-quarter pound) bags while keeping the price or visual impression similar to a full pound. [1, 2, 3]
meStevo
The larger discrepancies are likely from a data or sync issue. Digital tags don't cause the error, but they can spread one bad entry across a whole store or region instantly. The small cent differences are probably just rounding in the weight, the price data, or both.
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harshness
Thats not how Deli does it, I know your talking pre packaged.
Perhaps only for sliced meat and cheese. Salads and similarly "shifty" or "drippy" items are typically weighed in deli cartons of some sort.

My monster burritos (up to two lbs.) are weighed in their foil jackets or paper mache take-out trays, and the jacket/tray is then "sealed" with the printed label as it comes off the printer.

Precision has to give way to practicality in situations like that.
Scott Greczkowski
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge
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R
I had a BUD in the 80's before the little small dishes started showing up. The signals were unsrambled and then I had to get a monthly code.
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I forgot about the tv antenna rotator to change polarity…
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I had a BUD in the 80's before the little small dishes started showing up. The signals were unsrambled and then I had to get a monthly code.
You mean you were pirating the VCII and entering "Wizard numbers" every month after key change? GI finally resorted to changing out the keys twice as often, then even more often, down to just hours, making it mostly untenable?
iBoston
When i was a kid, i used to salivate envisioning me having a Cband dish. It wasn't until about 1995, I installed my first Cband dish, and i remember it took me about 2 weeks to get that dish aligned properly.. This was before internet, and i had to call and talk with people on the phone about advice on how to properly tune the dish. I can't remember the receiver, but it had a UHF remote. I had the satellite receiver in the living room, but i ported it to two TV's, one in the living room and one in the bedroom. It was so nice being able to control the receiver with the remote in the bedroom about 40 feet from the living room. I remember watching Rosanne feeds where it would air the entire week in succession. Nice nostalgia.
navychop
I remember watching Rosanne feeds

I'd wipe THAT memory ASAP!
SuperDish_Fan23
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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Almighty1
I remember this in the news too...

Bobby
I remember this in the news too...

That is a misnomer. In the old days you subscribed to telephone service. That included the telephone line and one telephone. An extension cost $1 a month extra. So that $14,000 over 42 years was for the service not the leased telephone. There is no way they paid $28 a month for 42 years for a leased telephone.
HIFI
2.webp
2.webp
anybody remember this disaster ?
SuperDish_Fan23
Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
Whoever still has their 922, please let me know i just wanna see photos of the ui and other stuff
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Whoever still has their 922, please let me know i just wanna see photos of the ui and other stuff

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wL6dsORmXg
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Slicker guides never did much for me
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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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navychop
Years down the road
R
Years down the road
Looks like Charlie Ergen will never give up satellite TV. The reason Echostar 25 the most poweful DBS satellite ever built at 110 location already. Also Echostar 26 another super satellite on order for 119 orbital location will be ready in 15 months. he will have 110/119 for another 20 years. Dish will be the only satellte company left. The reason for rural areas and some people like satellite easy to operate and change channels in seconds.
Mister B
Looks like Charlie Ergen will never give up satellite TV. The reason Echostar 25 the most poweful DBS satellite ever built at 110 location already. Also Echostar 26 another super satellite on order for 119 orbital location will be ready in 15 months. he will have 110/119 for another 20 years. Dish will be the only satellte company left. The reason for rural areas and some people like satellite easy to operate and change channels in seconds.
I hope these new "most powerful" satellites will mean that DISH can provide every channel that can be sourced in HD in HD. I do not like the fact that two of my favorite channels (Start and H&I) are SD. I was also very disappointed after installation that METV has to be streamed from my internet connection. Finally, I dropped the locals upon seeing that my local CW channel is in blurry letterboxed SD when it has been HD OTA for years.
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I hope these new "most powerful" satellites will mean that DISH can provide every channel that can be sourced in HD in HD. I do not like the fact that two of my favorite channels (Start and H&I) are SD. I was also very disappointed after installation that METV has to be streamed from my internet connection. Finally, I dropped the locals upon seeing that my local CW channel is in blurry letterboxed SD when it has been HD OTA for years.
my me t.v. is in HD via the sat. though it's better PQ via ota
zippyfrog
I hope these new "most powerful" satellites will mean that DISH can provide every channel that can be sourced in HD in HD. I do not like the fact that two of my favorite channels (Start and H&I) are SD. I was also very disappointed after installation that METV has to be streamed from my internet connection. Finally, I dropped the locals upon seeing that my local CW channel is in blurry letterboxed SD when it has been HD OTA for years.
This piece gets me - the fact that Dish has removed SD channels from satellite completely in the name of "HD upgrades". I pay for satellite TV, not streaming...I don't see why they couldn't leave the SD version of the channels on Satellite then put the HD streaming version like they have for other channels.
T
Is any SD-only receiver still operating?
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brad1138
Is any SD-only receiver still operating?
No
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navychop
This piece gets me - the fact that Dish has removed SD channels from satellite completely in the name of "HD upgrades". I pay for satellite TV, not streaming...I don't see why they couldn't leave the SD version of the channels on Satellite then put the HD streaming version like they have for other channels.

CONTRACTS!
Mister B
my me t.v. is in HD via the sat. though it's better PQ via ota
Yes, I considered D* as I knew some of my favorite channels had better PQ but too many require moving up to the "Choice" package and incurring the Regional Sports Fee.
I do not have METV or any of the Weigel owned channels here in El Paso.
Henry Sanchez
What about the commercial services? will they keep using single Stacked or DP single/dual LNB's?
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T
CONTRACTS!
At this point one can only ask whether any live ch's are still distributed in SD. Other than maybe "classics" ch's that run only older stuff
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I haven't posted in almost 17 years. Over the air, sat, offline, anything-but-the-internet is still one of my avid pursuits. Been playing with offline tv viewing and offline web browsing. I have great appreciations for this site still being here. It's so hard to find public communities that haven't sold out to social media company.
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dishstaller
Got to admit, I had to look up "offline web browsing". I had never heard of it.
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Scott Greczkowski
Welcome back, as you can see we branched off into a bunch of things since Satellite is what it is now, so lots to talk about here. :)
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Jimbo
Got to admit, I had to look up "offline web browsing". I had never heard of it.
From what I understand, it's just saving a article or whatever, to Save it so you can read it later ....
Unless he's talking something entirely different ... the way I am looking at it, you Still need the Internet to load it originally.
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dishstaller
the way I am looking at it, you Still need the Internet to load it originally.
That was kinda the way I understood it as well.
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