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What Sinclair Wants To Do In Birmingham

Has anyone here heard what Sinclair wants to do in Birmingham to get their Allbritton deal through?
They propose to relinquish the licenses of WCFT and WJSU the two full power satellites of the LP ABC affiliate WBMA, that cover 2/3 of the state. They then propose to do a facility swap and move their WTTO the CW affiliate and WABM the MY station to the WBMA+ facility. They plan to move the ABC affiliate to WABM 68, the markets LOWEST rated station since it came on in 1986. Why they would move ABC to thus station rather than the more powerful and higher rated WTTO 21 makes no sense. Through a SSA, Sinclair controls WDBB 17 which is a satellite of WTTO. Of course it makes no sense either to shut down the two stations 33 and 40 that are the markets second and sometimes third most watched. I hope the FCC stops this deal, however I doubt they will. I think it would serve Sinclair right if ABC balked at getting moved to channel 68 and some way ended up on WUOA 23, the University of Alabama's full power satellite of WVUA-CA 7. WUOA's transmitter is on Red Mountain in Birmingham with the others, and it covers the entire market.
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That's why I want this stopped. I don't want them in Tulsa taking over our Albritton ABC affiliate.

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In Minneapolis the CW is owned by Sinclair and a couple months ago they FINALLY went HD on the syndicated (non network) stuff
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Trip
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Last night, after I went to bed, I thought even more about it, and the more I thought about it, the less sense I thought Sinclair's argument made. Even selling WABM by itself, there was nobody at all interested in buying it? Raycom and Media-General/LIN both have duopolies in various locations, and neither one was interested in having one in Birmingham? Birmingham passes the "eight voices" test:

1. WBRC (Raycom)
2. WBIQ/WCIQ (APT)
3. WVTM (Media-General or sold)
4. WUOA (UOA)
5. WCFT/WJSU and WTTO/WDBB (Sinclair)
6. WIAT (LIN or sold)
7. WPXH (ION)
8. WTJP (TBN)

So Raycom, Media-General, or the buyer of either WVTM or WIAT (whichever station is not kept by the new Media-General) could theoretically have bought WABM outright (note I didn't list it above). None were interested? Even with the ability to outright own it instead of using a JSA/SSA type deal? Something doesn't smell right to me.

In Charleston, there are definitely not eight voices. But I thought WMMP/WTAT had a grandfathered LMA, and as such the LMA could have been kept in place by a potential new owner, such as Gray, who has been buying stations left and right. I thought in the initial restructuring of the sale, they proposed selling WMMP and the WTAT LMA rights to a third party as a pair, so it would be the two together. Was Gray not interested? They just bought stand-alone Fox station KEVN in the much smaller Rapid City market, and Charleston is right in Gray's neck of the woods. Did they not want a Fox/My duopoly in Charleston? Did nobody else?

Am I missing something here?

- Trip
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If they were able to get it at a decent price, I can't imagine that Raycom, would not have been interested in getting WABM to have a duopoly with WBRC.


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FCC approves Sinclair/Albritton Deal. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/fcc-approves-sinclairallbritton-deal/132692

When I was on vacation in DC a couple weeks ago, I watched some local news from WJLA. The graphics and studio looked dated but I thought they ran a decent newscast overall. Hopefully Sinclair doesn't screw up the Albritton stations too much but who knows what's gonna happen.
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Digger

Tom Cruise

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Weird.
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KAB said:
Weird.
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Scott Greczkowski
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Song Name Game Part 3!

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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Dish Anywhere Questions

I just heard about this Dish Anywhere. I have a Hopper in the living room, a Joey in the basement, and antenna tv in the bed room. As I understand it I can get rid of my Joey I could save a few bucks but that tv and the bedroom tv are not smart tv's. How would I handle that? If with a Firestick what remote would I use or would I have to use 2 of them? I have good internet with starlink so wifi wouldn't be a problem. If someone could guide me to a link that a old man could understand I would appreciate it.
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Rambling about picture quality.

Satellite channels with the Joey 4 look better on the old 65 LG oled than with the Hopper 3 on the newer Sony 77 oled.

I don't have a Hopper Plus.

Maybe the satellite picture quality with the Hopper Plus would be better than the Hopper 3 satellite box?

Trying streaming from Dish Anywhere app to see if the stream is better than sat.

Picture using Dish Anywhere on my latest Apple TV 4K box on the channel I'm watching started out alternating between fuzzy and clear.

The picture stabilized after a few minutes.

I have an old Apple TV HD connected to and big older TV.

I had to remove Dish Anywhere application and reinstall it to get it working on the old TV with the Apple TV HD.

I hooked up a Google box to a non oled 43 inch LG 4K set.

The Google box Dish Anywhere combination looks and works great.

Wonder what the picture quality will be with a wireless Joey 4 for the satellite chanels?
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tornado said:
Rambling about picture quality.

Satellite channels with the Joey 4 look better on the old 65 LG oled than with the Hopper 3 on the newer Sony 77 oled.

I don't have a Hopper Plus.

Maybe the satellite picture quality with the Hopper Plus would be better than the Hopper 3 satellite box?

Trying streaming from Dish Anywhere app to see if the stream is better than sat.

Picture using Dish Anywhere on my latest Apple TV 4K box on the channel I'm watching started out alternating between fuzzy and clear.

The picture stabilized after a few minutes.

I have an old Apple TV HD connected to and big older TV.

I had to remove Dish Anywhere application and reinstall it to get it working on the old TV with the Apple TV HD.

I hooked up a Google box to a non oled 43 inch LG 4K set.

The Google box Dish Anywhere combination looks and works great.

Wonder what the picture quality will be with a wireless Joey 4 for the satellite chanels?
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The Hopper3 outputs 1080i unless the content requires 1080P or 2160P (4K)
The Plus and the Joey4s upscale all content to 2160P, and also flag the content as HDR regardless of the actual color profile. How the TV will handle that depends on the HDMI setting.

So, it's possible that the difference you are seeing is related to the upscaling performance, or the possible HDR settings on your TV.
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jsmit86 said:
The Hopper3 outputs 1080i unless the content requires 1080P or 2160P (4K)
The Plus and the Joey4s upscale all content to 2160P, and also flag the content as HDR regardless of the actual color profile. How the TV will handle that depends on the HDMI setting.

So, it's possible that the difference you are seeing is related to the upscaling performance, or the possible HDR settings on your TV.
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This information makes me want to try a Plus or Joey4 on my newer 77 Sony oled to see if the picture is better.

I wonder if the Wireless Joey 4 will output to my 32 inch QHD (2K) computer monitor?

I once hooked up an Apple TV box to my computer monitor and it worked I think.

I don't know what resolution the Apple TV was sending to the computer monitor.

I'm very pleased with the picture from the Joey4 on my TV.

The satellite channels picture quality from the Hopper 3 on my newer 77 Sony oled could be better.

Perhaps the satellite channels being output 1080i?

Maybe it is the large screen size?

I am not sure why the picture seems a little less good from the Hopper 3 on my newer 77 Sony oled?

I have tried the Joey4 on an older 43 inch 4K LG non oled that doesn't do HDR.

Joey4 is great!!!

Can't wait to get the Wireless Joey 4.

Maybe a Plus or Joey4 newer would look better on my 77 inch TV?

Thank you for your help.
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tornado said:
This information makes me want to try a Plus or Joey4 on my newer 77 Sony oled to see if the picture is better.

I wonder if the Wireless Joey 4 will output to my 32 inch QHD (2K) computer monitor?

I once hooked up an Apple TV box to my computer monitor and it worked I think.

I don't know what resolution the Apple TV was sending to the computer monitor.

I'm very pleased with the picture from the Joey4 on my TV.

The satellite channels picture quality from the Hopper 3 on my newer 77 Sony oled could be better.

Perhaps the satellite channels being output 1080i?

Maybe it is the large screen size?

I am not sure why the picture seems a little less good from the Hopper 3 on my newer 77 Sony oled?

I have tried the Joey4 on an older 43 inch 4K LG non oled that doesn't do HDR.

Joey4 is great!!!

Can't wait to get the Wireless Joey 4.

Maybe a Plus or Joey4 newer would look better on my 77 inch TV?

Thank you for your help.
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we have a 77 inch oled sony our hopper 3 looks amazing on it!! as good as direct would and for the standard def channels it upscales awesome. i wonder if it's something in the tv settings or something going on with the hopper.. 🤔 we have an LG oled tv in the truck with an apple tv and it looks great to using dish anywhere. the joey 4's are an awesome client!!!
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Arctic_fox said:
we have a 77 inch oled sony our hopper 3 looks amazing on it!! as good as direct would and for the standard def channels it upscales awesome. i wonder if it's something in the tv settings or something going on with the hopper.. 🤔 we have an LG oled tv in the truck with an apple tv and it looks great to using dish anywhere. the joey 4's are an awesome client!!!
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Sony uses LG OLED Display panels but the electronics makes the difference in the processing of the signal.

As for Dish Anywhere, your speed is the full WiFi/Ethernet speed at home so it's giving maximum bandwidth available and should still be good on the iPhone when at home. When you are using an external connection, it is limited by the upload speeds of your internet connection depending what you have. For me, I have 1.4Gbps download but 42Mbps upload and of course DISH Anywhere does not use the full 42Mbps either.
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Almighty1 said:
Sony uses LG OLED Display panels but the electronics makes the difference in the processing of the signal.

As for Dish Anywhere, your speed is the full WiFi/Ethernet speed at home so it's giving maximum bandwidth available and should still be good on the iPhone when at home. When you are using an external connection, it is limited by the upload speeds of your internet connection depending what you have. For me, I have 1.4Gbps download but 42Mbps upload and of course DISH Anywhere does not use the full 42Mbps either.
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About the Sony. This is correct.

Models change and companies change every year sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse, but Sony has generally been good.

I think there was a Sony oled one year that used a Samsung panel and may have been great.

I think TCL is going to start making stuff for Sony.

I just ordered a Hopper Plus but I will be hesitant to use it because of the greater complexity having to have one more thing plugged into my Hopper 3.

I don't know how the Hopper Plus will affect the picture quality.

With the Hopper Plus plugged into the Hopper 3 it will be every hole filled.

I don't know which one of the three USB ports I should plug the Hopper Plus into?

On the bright side with the Hopper Plus I should be able to view and control Google Home on my big screen.

For Dish Anywhere I am sure network/internet connection is important.
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tornado said:
About the Sony. This is correct.

Models change and companies change every year sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse.

I think there was a Sony oled one year that used a Samsung panel and may have been great.

I think TCL is going to start making stuff for Sony.

I just ordered a Hopper Plus but I will be hesitant to use it because of the greater complexity having to have one more thing plugged into my Hopper 3.

I don't know how it will effect the picture quality.

With the Hopper Plus plugged into the Hopper 3 it will be every hole filled.

I don't know Which one of the three USB ports I should plug the Hopper Plus into?

On the bright side with the Hopper Plus I should be able to view and control Google Home on my big screen.

For Dish Anywhere I am sure network/internet connection is important.
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You can get a USB Hub and plug it into one of the rear USB ports and expand on your inputs without using the USB port on the front of your Hopper 3.
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Bobby said:
You can get a USB Hub and plug it into one of the rear USB ports and expand on your inputs without using the USB port on the front of your Hopper 3.
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That's an idea.
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Almighty1 said:
Sony uses LG OLED Display panels but the electronics makes the difference in the processing of the signal.

As for Dish Anywhere, your speed is the full WiFi/Ethernet speed at home so it's giving maximum bandwidth available and should still be good on the iPhone when at home. When you are using an external connection, it is limited by the upload speeds of your internet connection depending what you have. For me, I have 1.4Gbps download but 42Mbps upload and of course DISH Anywhere does not use the full 42Mbps either.
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sony does use LG panels is correct. and the electronics do make a difference in the processing of the signal wich is also true. though sony also cherry picks the panels to.
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Gary Toma
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Last reply · posted in DIRECTV Technical Resources Forum

DIRECTV Transponder Map ~ Data 7/15/2026

The TPN Map Excel Presents all DIRECTV Channels:
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National (50-States or wide/NAT+PR beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
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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
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Domestic Satellites
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D9S, D16
@103W.... D10, D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8​



See also​

Understanding the TPN Map

Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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Someone posted this over@avsforums re: are the FanDuel RSN's actually ever shutting down...which might explain why they're still on DirecTV:

www.sportsvideo.org

American Association Expands Broadcast Reach Through FanDuel Sports Network Partnership - Sports Video Group

Independent league adds 14 regional sports network affiliates, growing distribution following MLB Network All-Star Game announcement The American Association of Professional Baseball (AAPB) is significantly expanding its television footprint through...
www.sportsvideo.org www.sportsvideo.org
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DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Jul 15 2026

Comparison of Transponder Data for Jul 15 2026 vs Jul 08 2026:


No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​
National​
Spot Beams​
Count​
Change​
Count​
Change​
4K​
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HD​
269​
-6​
1447​
50​
SD mpeg4​
142​
-2​
194​
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SD mpeg2​
443​
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Audio​
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Push​
26​
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Slate​
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TEST Streams​
National​
Spot Beams​
Count​
Change​
Count​
Change​
4K​
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HD​
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SD mpeg4​
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SD mpeg2​
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RB​
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Engr Work​
49​
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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
The Open Golf channels active
Another round of LIL reshuffles
Weekly Analysis soon
Enjoy
DataDigesters
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Weekly Analysis for 7/15/2026:
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COOL/2 was added to some more markets, and removed from Orlando where it was added last week even though it conflicted with WESH/2

Scripps returns

Open prep

Some TPN swaps
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The Atlanta Hawks will be on WANF/46 and simulcasted on Gray's Peachtree Sports Network subchannels in Albany, Augusta, Columbus, Macon and Savannah
https://www.nba.com/hawks/news/atlanta-news-first-to-become-atlanta-hawks-first-for-july16
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Little House on the Prairie (Netflix)

My mom always had this on back in the 70's. Watched the first episode today. Was pretty good.
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Once I got past the new actors playing familiar characters, I found the series good, but a bit dark compared to the original.
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Once I got past the new actors playing familiar characters, I found the series good, but a bit dark compared to the original.
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I'm on episode 3. I like the cast. I had my doubts, too, but liking it. I like Laura. Not really find of Mary.
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Umbrella base for pole to fit antenna

I'm still experimenting with OTA antennas at my new apartment. The mudflap works OK, but we had a dust/wind/rain storm the other day and it all but blew it away. I moved it indoors where the antenna is safer but the signals are marginal.

I bought a traditional Yagi antenna from Amazon and it seems to work more consistently, plus it's meant for outdoors where the mudflap is not.

Anyway, I've had success using umbrella bases paired with a fence post for satellite dishes, and I figured that could work for this as well. I'm just not sure where or what to get and what size pole for this application.

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It really looks like exercise gear.
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It really looks like exercise gear.
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Well, there ya go ... if it doesn't work out for the TV ...

Then again, most don't use thier exercise stuff after the first few weeks.
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Then again, most don't use thier exercise stuff after the first few weeks.
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Yes they do, where else would you hang your clothes? LOL
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Yes they do, where else would you hang your clothes? LOL
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Well, They go on your Treadmill ... :)
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Extension arrived today and installed. Greatly improved my signal strength/quality. Thanks primestar31

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OnePlus Devices No Longer Being Released in the US & European Markets

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oJpyZuzEec


Direct YouTube Link - OnePlus Devices No Longer Being Released in the US & European Markets
TWIT's Website
TWIT Live Feed
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My Echostar/Dish Network Reciever Tier List

These are my opinions, so dont kill me LOL
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My favorite receiver besides the amazing Hopper 3 was the DishPlayer 7200. I loved that thing as buggy as it was. It was the future!
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Scott Greczkowski said:
My favorite receiver besides the amazing Hopper 3 was the DishPlayer 7200. I loved that thing as buggy as it was. It was the future!
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I had both the 7100 and 7200 dishplayer starting in 1999. My first exposure to the internet at my house using the WebTV feature. We loved it till they had a fight between Microsoft and DISH and then I can't remember how many of those damn boxes I ended up replacing till I just gave up and went with a regular receiver again and used it with my VCR.

But then the 501 PVR came out and the 510 and the 522 standard def receiver but it still didn't have name-based recording. Then the 942 receivers were even better with built in ota tuner and name- based recording. Had two of those in 2005. But only 250GB hard drive for like 25 hours of HD recording, but it did have dual room use, like the 722k that came later did.
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MikeD-C05 said:
I had both the 7100 and 7200 dishplayer starting in 1999. My first exposure to the internet at my house using the WebTV feature. We loved it till they had a fight between Microsoft and DISH and then I can't remember how many of those damn boxes I ended up replacing till I just gave up and went with a regular receiver again and used it with my VCR.

But then the 501 PVR came out and the 510 and the 522 standard def receiver but it still didn't have name-based recording. Then the 942 receivers were even better with built in ota tuner and name- based recording. Had two of those in 2005. But only 250GB hard drive for like 25 hours of HD recording, but it did have dual room use, like the 722k that came later did.
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Didn't they add the NBR at some point to the 50x series? I stayed away from dishplayer and my instincts were right.
dishdude said:
Before the 3000, 4000 and 5000 there was the 2000. It came in two versions, one IR and the deluxe model was UHF. Looked just like the later receivers. The 4000 was a huge piece of junk, it suffered from random dropouts they never fixed. I think Charlie admitted to it being due to the chipset in one of the chats.
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All I ever saw or heard about were the 3000 and 4000, which came out at launch in 1996. They actually had 2 lines of them, Echostar branded and HTS (remember that?) branded. Same model #s, though. Neither of them were particularly problematic to my observation. I never saw such described issues with the 4000. It was my main go-to because I liked to offer remote room use.

So this 2000, was it some kind of pre-launch receiver, like a demonstrator? Having the option of either UHF or IR under the same model # seems odd. Is there a pic of this box anywhere?

One also needs to remember that in the same timeframe DTV (through its partnering mfr's) didn't offer radio remote. DiSH was different in taking its manufacturing in-house, but of course that was its previous Echosphere/Echostar c-band model, since its purchase of HTS. And probably most of the c-band systems they sold were UHF remote.
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telstar_1 said:
So this 2000, was it some kind of pre-launch receiver, like a demonstrator? Having the option of either UHF or IR under the same model # seems odd. Is there a pic of this box anywhere?
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It looked identical to the 3000 and some were labeled 2200. No IR blaster for the VCR, I can't remember if the 3000 had one or not, the 4000 certainly did.
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Pictures are so small I can't tell which is which, except for the two that are named.
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dishdude said:
It looked identical to the 3000 and some were labeled 2200. No IR blaster for the VCR, I can't remember if the 3000 had one or not, the 4000 certainly did.
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That may have been reserved to the 5000, if it was available in the early models at all. It was not a 4000 feature as far as I remember. I really first recall it with 4700 (and not 3700).
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