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thirsty1258

Last reply Jul 18, 2011 · posted in DIRECTV General Forum

Can't display 1080p

Anyone know why I can't get 1080p through my optoma hd20 projector. I have the settings to display in 1080p for hd channels on dtv box and projector. It is displaying in 1080i.

Most I can see if 1080i. Any tips?
sent from my thunderbolt

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Jimbo

Jul 12, 2011

A lot of your Games will be done in 1080p .... the majority of actual TV is not done in 1080p, no networks do it at this time.

JerseyMatt

Jul 13, 2011

Jimbo said:
A lot of your Games will be done in 1080p .... the majority of actual TV is not done in 1080p, no networks do it at this time.

Games as in RSN sports? No, there aren't any games in 1080p. With the exception of the 3D channels (and specifically listed PPV/VOD) there is absolutely nothing that is broadcast in 1080p. ESPN has just (as in a few months ago) started testing whether it is feasible.

FYI, with sports (especially hockey) given a choice between 720p and 1080i, go with 720p. It's less real estate on the screen but fast action is smoother.

texasbrit

Jul 13, 2011

JerseyMatt said:
Games as in RSN sports? No, there aren't any games in 1080p. With the exception of the 3D channels (and specifically listed PPV/VOD) there is absolutely nothing that is broadcast in 1080p. ESPN has just (as in a few months ago) started testing whether it is feasible.

FYI, with sports (especially hockey) given a choice between 720p and 1080i, go with 720p. It's less real estate on the screen but fast action is smoother.

Going with 720p won't give you any smoother fast action unless the signal is originally in 720p (ESPN, ABC, Fox etc) , and even then it's not certain you will see any difference.

Jimbo

Jul 13, 2011

texasbrit said:
Going with 720p won't give you any smoother fast action unless the signal is originally in 720p (ESPN, ABC, Fox etc) , and even then it's not certain you will see any difference.

More information to work with on a 720P vs 1080i signal. (looking at it as a full progressive screen, which is what your eye views)

texasbrit

Jul 14, 2011

Jimbo said:
More information to work with on a 720P vs 1080i signal. (looking at it as a full progressive screen, which is what your eye views)

No, only if the original was 720p. If it was a 1080i signal, then when it is converted to 720p there is the same (actually even less) information. The theoretical advantages of 720p for fast motion (and most of the time they are only theoretical) only apply if the signal has been in progressive scan all the way from the source. And of course by converting from 1080i to 720p you lose resolution.

Jimbo

Jul 14, 2011

texasbrit said:
No, only if the original was 720p. If it was a 1080i signal, then when it is converted to 720p there is the same (actually even less) information. The theoretical advantages of 720p for fast motion (and most of the time they are only theoretical) only apply if the signal has been in progressive scan all the way from the source. And of course by converting from 1080i to 720p you lose resolution.

I'm not sure , but we might be saying the same thing, differently.

IF your gonna use a common denominator, 720p is 720p, 1081i is 540p, so there is LESS info to work with to see the progressive scanned frame in the 1080i feed.

Tom Bombadil

Jul 18, 2011

Jimbo said:
I'm not sure , but we might be saying the same thing, differently.

IF your gonna use a common denominator, 720p is 720p, 1081i is 540p, so there is LESS info to work with to see the progressive scanned frame in the 1080i feed.

Actually, 1080i has more information than 720p. 1080i is 1920x1080 at 30 fps. 720p is 1280x720 at 60 fps.

If you do the math and add up all of the pixels being sent per second, then 1080i is 62.2M pixels per second, whereas 720p is 55.3M pps.

Also 1080i is not equivalent to 540p. There actually are 1080 unique lines of resolution. 720p has only 720 unique lines of resolution. 540p would have 540 lines being sent at 60 frames per second. That would smoother motion than 1080i, but have only half the resolution.

If you are upconverting a signal to 1080p, a native 1080i signal will provide more information than will a native 720p input.

JerseyMatt

Jul 18, 2011

You've got it backwards. Interlace runs at 60fps, progressive runs at 30 (or 24) fps. You're right it's not technically 540p, but in 1080i there are only 540 lines displayed at any given time (hence the double frame rate, which is required to deliver the two half-images at 30fps),. Also keep in mind that your HDTV is not natively capable of displaying interlaced video (interlace only works natively with CRT displays). If fed interlaced video it has to run it through a deinterlacer, which degrades the video, since one interlaced frame is actually comprised of two half frames shot at different moments in time. If you were to simply combine two consecutive interlaced half frames into a 1080 line still image and look at it there would be motion blur (combing) on anything that is moving. So the deinterlacer has to 'interpolate' (fake by guessing) the other half of the information that it thinks should be part of each progressive frame.

1080i upconverted to 1080p will never look as good as something shot and displayed in 720p. It's actually a bit smoother to downconvert to 720p from 1080i because there's a lot less missing information that the deinterlacer has to interpolate to make each progressive frame.

Jimbo

Jul 18, 2011

Tom Bombadil said:
Actually, 1080i has more information than 720p. 1080i is 1920x1080 at 30 fps. 720p is 1280x720 at 60 fps.

If you do the math and add up all of the pixels being sent per second, then 1080i is 62.2M pixels per second, whereas 720p is 55.3M pps.

Also 1080i is not equivalent to 540p. There actually are 1080 unique lines of resolution. 720p has only 720 unique lines of resolution. 540p would have 540 lines being sent at 60 frames per second. That would smoother motion than 1080i, but have only half the resolution.

If you are upconverting a signal to 1080p, a native 1080i signal will provide more information than will a native 720p input.

But were not discussing 1080p.

If were discussing 1080i and 720p for action, I'll take 720p ....

I want to see the screen as a whole, as in Progressive, not as Interlaced every other frame.
Some people can actually "see" this ...

The object is to get a "Whole" screen filled to see a picture.

You are correct when you say 1080i has more info, but not all that info is used for the picture.

IF we ever get to 1080p broadcast, that will blow away 720p

Tom Bombadil

Jul 18, 2011

JerseyMatt said:
You've got it backwards. Interlace runs at 60fps, progressive runs at 30 (or 24) fps. You're right it's not technically 540p, but in 1080i there are only 540 lines displayed at any given time (hence the double frame rate, which is required to deliver the two half-images at 30fps),. Also keep in mind that your HDTV is not natively capable of displaying interlaced video (interlace only works natively with CRT displays). If fed interlaced video it has to run it through a deinterlacer, which degrades the video, since one interlaced frame is actually comprised of two half frames shot at different moments in time. If you were to simply combine two consecutive interlaced half frames into a 1080 line still image and look at it there would be motion blur (combing) on anything that is moving. So the deinterlacer has to 'interpolate' (fake by guessing) the other half of the information that it thinks should be part of each progressive frame.

1080i upconverted to 1080p will never look as good as something shot and displayed in 720p. It's actually a bit smoother to downconvert to 720p from 1080i because there's a lot less missing information that the deinterlacer has to interpolate to make each progressive frame.

No, I don't have it backwards. The 720p official HD specification is 1280 x 720 at 60 frames per second. Yes, there are 30fps and 24fps specs, but those are not what I was referring to.

As to how many lines are displayed at a given time, that is dependent upon your TV set. On a CRT with a longer decay, a 1080i image will have all 1080 lines displayed all of the time. It is true that alternating lines will be refreshed, but the "previous" line will still be displayed all the way up until it is refreshed again. They are not flicking on and off instantaneously.

As to which will look the best at various resolutions, that is almost impossible to say because of the compression being applied. The compression is not a constant and thus the quality of the image will always be varying.

Oh, my HDTV can natively display interlaced video because it is CRT. What it cannot do is display progressive video.

A full bandwidth 1080i signal will contain more digital information than will a full bandwidth 720p signal. However in practice, who knows how many bits are being delivered on D* and E* channels from hour to hour. A 1080i channel receiving more bandwidth and therefore passing more detail could easily look better when upconverted to 1080p than a 720p channel which is receiving less bandwidth.

Heck, you aren't even sure when the providers are passing along a full resolution image. E* has downrezzed to 1280x1080 on some of their 1080i channels in the past. Don't know what they are doing now.

Tom Bombadil

Jul 18, 2011

Some people might find this of interest:
1080i vs. 1080p | Ultimateavmag.com

Jimbo

Jul 18, 2011

Tom Bombadil said:
Some people might find this of interest:
1080i vs. 1080p | Ultimateavmag.com

Thanks for the link, always interested !

Fwiw, I have the set the article mentions :
Pioneer Kuro plasma

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Former member 209992

Last reply 12 minutes ago · posted in SatelliteGuys Support Center

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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.

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Foxbat

Today at 2:07 PM

I saw that, wasn't sure if PHP was employed by XenForo or not.

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Today at 2:08 PM

Yup thats what xenforo is written in, php.

But all patched now.

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harshness

24 minutes ago

Foxbat said:
I saw that, wasn't sure if PHP was employed by XenForo or not.

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dishstaller

Pub Member / Supporter Lifetime Supporter

Last reply 13 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

You can't even trust the cost per ounce info in grocery stores anymore

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

Today at 11:17 AM

dishstaller said:
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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When walmart set a price...they weigh the container and the product...the product label only shows the weight of the product...I am sure if you brought your own plastic baggies to bring the product home you could get the cheaper price

dishstaller

Today at 11:47 AM

Juan said:
When walmart set a price...they weigh the container and the product...

Then they are stupid. Everyone knows that the price per ounce should be the price per ounce of actual product.

b4pjoe

Today at 12:41 PM

Meat with a bone in it. It contributes to the weight.

harshness

Today at 12:57 PM

b4pjoe said:
Meat with a bone in it. It contributes to the weight.

Bone-in is a well-known and often prized attribute. Adding the tray and the film isn't right.

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Juan

Today at 1:38 PM

dishstaller said:
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

telstar_1

Today at 2:22 PM

Juan said:
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

19 minutes ago

telstar_1 said:
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

13 minutes ago

Juan said:
.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.

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Scott Greczkowski

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Last reply 25 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Song Name Game Part 3!

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Anony55

Last reply 31 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

DISH Has Made it Impossible to be a VIP211k Owner

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.

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Nebugeater

Dec 22, 2025

Got a 211k that works fine, and I no longer need it if someone wants to throw me a few bucks and pay shipping. Not tied to my account as of last week. Used with a tailgater and got a wally

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tparker

Sep 30, 2026

Nebugeater said:
Got a 211k that works fine, and I no longer need it if someone wants to throw me a few bucks and pay shipping. Not tied to my account as of last week. Used with a tailgater and got a wally

Is the 211k still available? If so, I'm interested.

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Nebugeater

Oct 2, 2026

tparker said:
Is the 211k still available? If so, I'm interested.

Actually, it is. A couple of people PMed me when I posted this, and when I asked for an address, they never responded. Then I just sort of let it go. Send me a PM to continue the discussion

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dishstaller

Friday at 11:31 AM

Nebugeater said:
Actually, it is. A couple of people PMed me when I posted this, and when I asked for an address, they never responded. Then I just sort of let it go. Send me a PM to continue the discussion

Unless things have changed at Dish, which is entirely possible, they won't activate the 211, even as a replacement. I gave one to a customer a while back....which when I turned it off I made sure to tell the CSR I wanted it freed up so another customer could use it, I was assured it was.....and when they called to swap out there's they were told it couldn't be done. Now like I said, things MIGHT HAVE CHANGED.

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Anony55

Friday at 4:19 PM

dishstaller said:
Unless things have changed at Dish, which is entirely possible, they won't activate the 211, even as a replacement. I gave one to a customer a while back....which when I turned it off I made sure to tell the CSR I wanted it freed up so another customer could use it, I was assured it was.....and when they called to swap out there's they were told it couldn't be done. Now like I said, things MIGHT HAVE CHANGED.

It hasn't changed. When I cancelled my service the other day, they told me I didn't need to return the receiver (which I already knew because I purchased it).

But in addition to that, the young man told me not to sell it, but to take it to a recycling place. The reason he gave for the advice was because 211Ks can no longer be activated.

So as far as the VIP211k goes... once grandpa dies, he's dead.

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telstar_1

Friday at 5:37 PM

They tell you to trash it and not to sell simply because they're phasing them out, not particularly because someone might be "confused" into buying it and not be able to activate. They tell people that in every case where they're not acting to get a box back, either from a replacement or service cancel.

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Corrado

Friday at 7:40 PM

Although my VIP211K hasn't been subscribed or connected to a dish in probably 5 years since canceling service, my 1 TB HDD full of programming still works fine.

Upon occasion I power it up to watch something I recorded as far back as 2010. The last time I had it going in September it even let me rescan the local OTA channels which I think it refused at some earlier time. I will use it until the day it fails but this topic makes me think some software download is responsible for current subscribers.

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Anony55

31 minutes ago

Corrado said:
Although my VIP211K hasn't been subscribed or connected to a dish in probably 5 years since canceling service, my 1 TB HDD full of programming still works fine.

Since it hasn't been connected to a dish in that long, it probably missed the firmware update that they designed to cause the problem.

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SuperDish_Fan23

Last reply 51 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Its crazy how the ViP922 is so rare for no reason.

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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HipKat

Monday at 8:55 AM

I think they were more of a transitional receiver bridging the VIPs to the Hopper. They were a PITA to install and were buggy. Personally, I thought at the time that they were the best receiver out there. The versatility of the VIP's with the new Hopper GUI and, by far, the coolest-looking front plate and lighting.

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telstar_1

Monday at 1:22 PM

HipKat said:
I think they were more of a transitional receiver bridging the VIPs to the Hopper. They were a PITA to install and were buggy. Personally, I thought at the time that they were the best receiver out there. The versatility of the VIP's with the new Hopper GUI and, by far, the coolest-looking front plate and lighting.

I don't recall that they came out just before hopper, but rather that they came out even before 722. Or could be thinking of 921.

As to the title pf the post, "rare" does not necessarily mean valuable or desirable.

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Nominal

Monday at 4:30 PM

telstar_1 said:
I don't recall that they came out just before hopper, but rather that they came out even before 722. Or could be thinking of 921.

As to the title pf the post, "rare" does not necessarily mean valuable or desirable.

You are thinking of the 921. The 922 was the first DVR with Sling functionality built in (that was eventually disabled along with the Sling Adapter for the 722s and the 1st Hopper because they relied on now-defunct Adobe Flash technology). With the bugginess described by others and the removal of its marquee feature (Sling) the 922 faded into obscurity once the Hopper 2 with built in Sling was released and they finally made the concept into a fully functional product.

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dishdude

Monday at 5:05 PM

I had one, the front panel lighting was cool, the menus were fresh and a lot more modern looking than the ViPs. However, it was very buggy and the Sling functionality just didn't work well - I think it was due to internet speeds at the time. I think I had to pay $40 for the Sling app on my phone iirc.

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MikeD-C05

Today at 1:10 PM

dishdude said:
I had one, the front panel lighting was cool, the menus were fresh and a lot more modern looking than the ViPs. However, it was very buggy and the Sling functionality just didn't work well - I think it was due to internet speeds at the time. I think I had to pay $40 for the Sling app on my phone iirc.

I had both the 921 and the 922. I used to buy them from DishDepot.com in Florida and trade in my older owned receiver towards the newest receiver. The 921 was a reboot receiver and the sling part was hit or miss. I look back on all those receivers I paid for over 25 years and I think it was just TV. If I had that money back now I would be lot richer. My Owned Hopper 3 is sitting in a drawer in my office not being used.

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telstar_1

Today at 1:33 PM

That was part of the Ergen scheme, to sell the product as well as the service. And who didn't want the best box?

Maybe they went to the hopper because they were running out of 3-digit model #s- 1022 would have been kinda clunky. Folks would have tried to say "one-thousand and twenty two" instead of "ten-twenty-two".

Like some say "two thousand and twenty six".

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Strega

51 minutes ago

That's not really unusual. Cable companies like to the provide the box too. The phone company provided the phones in until the government forced them to allow third-party phones.

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Today at 2:12 PM · posted in TWiT Tech Podcast Network

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reubenray

Last reply Today at 1:17 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Dish vs Streaming Apps?

Every time my Dish contract comes up I weigh the options of keeping Dish or switch to streaming. Right now I can watch/record the OTA channels vis my HDHomerun. I also can stream CBS and NBC via the Paramount+ and Peacock apps. What I would need to find is how to watch the Food Network, HGTV, Syfy, USA, Hallmark channels, Great American Family, Lifetime channels plus a few more with an app or two. My current Dish bill is $118, so I should be able to get a few apps for a lot less.

Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.

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Bruce

Today at 1:17 PM

reubenray said:
Every time my Dish contract comes up I weigh the options of keeping Dish or switch to streaming. Right now I can watch/record the OTA channels vis my HDHomerun. I also can stream CBS and NBC via the Paramount+ and Peacock apps. What I would need to find is how to watch the Food Network, HGTV, Syfy, USA, Hallmark channels, Great American Family, Lifetime channels plus a few more with an app or two. My current Dish bill is $118, so I should be able to get a few apps for a lot less.

Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.

USA and SyFy content is on Peacock, you can receive the rest of those channels via Philo, only $25 a month.

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Why pay more for TV? Start your Philo free trial and enjoy live TV plus on-demand content starting at just $25/month. Stream hit shows, movies, and more.

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dfergie

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Last reply Today at 11:26 AM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Gas Price Info With National Gas Temperature Map

Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
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harshness

Sunday at 11:30 AM

I wonder if California is getting into the Winter formula.

harshness

Yesterday at 5:32 PM

harshness said:
I wonder if California is getting into the Winter formula.

It turns out I was justified in my suspicion.

Gavin Newsom somehow authorized the temporary move of the distribution date of the Winter blend to September 28th.

Foxbat

Yesterday at 8:39 PM

harshness said:
It turns out I was justified in my suspicion.

Gavin Newsom somehow authorized the temporary move of the distribution date of the Winter blend to September 28th.

Does that raise, or lower, the overall price? Our State Government has been doing everything it can to minimize the impact of the current situation and put a freeze on the State Taxes on fuel sales at the pump. That's why we're still under $4.00/gal. while across the border in Michigan it's much higher.

Bobby

Yesterday at 9:05 PM

Foxbat said:
Does that raise, or lower, the overall price? Our State Government has been doing everything it can to minimize the impact of the current situation and put a freeze on the State Taxes on fuel sales at the pump. That's why we're still under $4.00/gal. while across the border in Michigan it's much higher.

Winter blend is cheaper than Summer blend.

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Bobby

Today at 11:21 AM

Regular$5.839
Premium$6.299
Diesel$7.999
at Costco, Rohnert Park.

harshness

Today at 11:26 AM

Foxbat said:
Does that raise, or lower, the overall price?

Winter blend is reportedly 10-30 cents cheaper, but I would point out that prices have dropped as much as 62 cents at RP.

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Last reply Today at 10:40 AM · posted in DIRECTV Technical Resources Forum

DIRECTV Transponder Map ~ Data 10/14/2026

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

DIRECTV_TPN_Map_261014.xlsx 1,874 KB

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KyL416

Yesterday at 2:37 PM

WCWW/25 CW South Bend and WBKP/5 CW Marquette are now testing on the stream server. These are both already available on satellite.

Now live in the satellite guide:
663-2 PISTONS (663-1 is likely being reserved for an overflow feed of Detroit Sportsnet, if there's a 2027 MLB season)
675 THUNDER
693 CLIPPERS

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doctor J

Today at 7:22 AM

DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Oct 21 2026

Comparison of Transponder Data for Oct 21 2026 vs Oct 14 2026:

No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Changes to the use of defined transponders:

1 Transponder cleared of all Streams::
Net 10 TID 126 Beam NAT is a National Transponder on D11@99cb, TPN 3

1 Previously unused Transponder with current APG records::
Net 15 TID 15 Beam NAT is a National Transponder on D12@103ca, TPN 16

Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams	National		Spot Beams
	Count	Change	Count	Change
4K	4
HD	264	2	1449
SD mpeg4	145		194
SD mpeg2	433
RB
Audio	89
Push	26
Slate	19		1

TEST Streams	National		Spot Beams
	Count	Change	Count	Change
4K
HD			1
SD mpeg4
SD mpeg2
RB
Engr Work	38	-2

The PID count Excel workbook provides much more count detail.

Newly updated tables of Streams on each transponder are available in the DataDigesters TPN Grids

More details of changes in individual channels will follow in the Weekly Analysis
and Gary Toma's Domestic TPN Map Excel files

NBA Updates
Weekly Analysis soon
Enjoy
DataDigesters

doctor J

Today at 7:23 AM

weekly Analysis for 10/21/2026:

Weekly_Analysis_261021.xlsx 16 KB

KyL416

Today at 7:25 AM

HAWKS, HORNETS, GRZZLIES, HEAT, MAGIC, CAVLIERS, TWOLVES, BUCKS, PACERS and SPURS channels have also been added, however they are pointing to a TV Promise slate, which says they are working with DAZN and others to strike a deal for those teams.

Some more TPN swaps

Mr Tony

Today at 10:40 AM

KyL416 said:
HAWKS, HORNETS, GRZZLIES, HEAT, MAGIC, CAVLIERS, TWOLVES, BUCKS, PACERS and SPURS channels have also been added, however they are pointing to a TV Promise slate, which says they are working with DAZN and others to strike a deal for those teams.

Some more TPN swaps

Wait…..
So even though DAZN keeps touting 'only way to see games' if you are a subscriber to Choice (like my stepdad) if an agreement is reached he can see the Wolfies on 668?
I know the Wild are in dispute and a slate is on 668-1.

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