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I base this on my experiances and is really nothing earth shaking. The old saying that good setup makes for good performance is true.
1. Make sure the unit gets enough air flow to keep the electronics cool. The 811 seems to be more sensative than the other receivers I've had. (You have to convince the wife not cover it with a cute doiley and put a vase of fake flowers on top of it. ) Don't set it on or under other components that generate heat.
2. Signal strength is 99% of the setup.Goes for either Sat or OTA. The stronger the signal, the more reliable the receiver gets. Re-aim the Dish you if need to, it's easy with the meter that's in the point receiver menu. (Just make small movements of the antenna!)
3. Cabling. Use good cables. You don't have to buy $100 Monster cables but make sure your cables are good. I've found a new one that went bad in a short span of time.
4. Don't rely on the installer making everything right. Mine acted like he was in a race to get in and get out. Go back and make sure he connected everything correctly. (Mine put one of the RCA audio plugs in the video output and kept telling me I had a problem with my set!)
5. Make sure your TV is set up correctly to get the optimum output. Some are smart and others require tweeking.
The first couple of days I had the 811 and was playing around and adjusting different things, I lost sound, picture, it froze and even lost the 110 satellite. I was getting the ol' "how much did we pay for this piece of junk" from the wife. Now that I've got it setup properly, it has been virtually trouble free and we are very pleased. Even watched George W. in HD last night.
I know these things sound like no brainers, but having worked with computers and electronic stuff for several years, it never ceases to amaze me what some people will do with setups. (or lack of)
The only problem I have now, and I noticed it this morning, is the guide is "confused". I was watching the Weather Channel and it showed I was tuned into the Weather Channel but was telling me I was watching a movie called Rapid something. I assume this is a software fix that will be forth coming.
Hope this helps.
1. Make sure the unit gets enough air flow to keep the electronics cool. The 811 seems to be more sensative than the other receivers I've had. (You have to convince the wife not cover it with a cute doiley and put a vase of fake flowers on top of it. ) Don't set it on or under other components that generate heat.
2. Signal strength is 99% of the setup.Goes for either Sat or OTA. The stronger the signal, the more reliable the receiver gets. Re-aim the Dish you if need to, it's easy with the meter that's in the point receiver menu. (Just make small movements of the antenna!)
3. Cabling. Use good cables. You don't have to buy $100 Monster cables but make sure your cables are good. I've found a new one that went bad in a short span of time.
4. Don't rely on the installer making everything right. Mine acted like he was in a race to get in and get out. Go back and make sure he connected everything correctly. (Mine put one of the RCA audio plugs in the video output and kept telling me I had a problem with my set!)
5. Make sure your TV is set up correctly to get the optimum output. Some are smart and others require tweeking.
The first couple of days I had the 811 and was playing around and adjusting different things, I lost sound, picture, it froze and even lost the 110 satellite. I was getting the ol' "how much did we pay for this piece of junk" from the wife. Now that I've got it setup properly, it has been virtually trouble free and we are very pleased. Even watched George W. in HD last night.
I know these things sound like no brainers, but having worked with computers and electronic stuff for several years, it never ceases to amaze me what some people will do with setups. (or lack of)
The only problem I have now, and I noticed it this morning, is the guide is "confused". I was watching the Weather Channel and it showed I was tuned into the Weather Channel but was telling me I was watching a movie called Rapid something. I assume this is a software fix that will be forth coming.
Hope this helps.
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I believe it has the letters J V C boldly emblazoned on the front.IPAonTAP said:
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Now that I'm retired, obviously I have different health care insurance. I take 2 prescriptions. With my old insurance I didn't have to pay for either of them, now I do. It's not a huge amount but it led me to dig a little into the cost of prescription medications. I have been using Walgreens for the longest time. But what I found was that Walgreens price is 4.8 times more for one of my prescriptions and the other is 2.3 percent more compared to the lowest price pharmacy. If you pay for prescription medications you might want to have a look at trumprx and see if you can get a lower price.
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Actually I take just 2 prescriptions, Atorvastatin and Lisinopril. They cost me $6 each for 100 pills. Next year that will be nothing.That's ok. I probably take enough for the two of us.
God knows what Bobby takes. Maybe so much they count as a meal?
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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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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I remember this in the news too...
www.nbcnews.com
$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone
A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
www.nbcnews.com
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.I remember this in the news too...
$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone
A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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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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