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Well, the installer is here and decided it could go on my roof. The roof on the bonus room area is flatter than the normal roof pitch, so with the bipod support it will be pretty stable. He said no way could they have done it on the rest of the roof. WHEW!
As luck would have it, I forgot about a straight non-diplexed drop from my old dish to a now unused jack in the basement. He's going to bring the signal down on that and then we're just going to run a cable from the wall jack in the basement up through the drop ceiling and through the floor into the family room. Total cable run is about 20'.
As luck would have it, I forgot about a straight non-diplexed drop from my old dish to a now unused jack in the basement. He's going to bring the signal down on that and then we're just going to run a cable from the wall jack in the basement up through the drop ceiling and through the floor into the family room. Total cable run is about 20'.
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I have seen the exact same thing, and have been posting about it over at AVS. Glad to see I am not the only one who thinks NBC (WXIA) is sub par. To me ABC and FOX have been perfect, and CBS is pretty good. NBC shows compression noise all the time. I was wondering if this is due to NBC multicasting on 11-2. The MPEG4 encoder D* is using may be amplifying any artifacts in the WXIA MPEG2 stream, thus rendering artifacts that are there but not visible in the MPEG2 stream. Or as you pointed out, it could be an issue with the equipment D* is using for WXIA.
mbetts said:Just had my AT9 installed Saturday. So far I'm pretty disappointed in the quality of the HD locals. Ch 2 ABC, Ch 5 FOX and Ch 46 CBS are acceptable but Ch 11 NBC is terrible. It is very "blocky" (non-technical term), pretty much unwatchable. I'm hoping this is an issue that they are working on. I've also experienced occassional picture freezes that resolve themself after a few seconds.
I have seen the exact same thing, and have been posting about it over at AVS. Glad to see I am not the only one who thinks NBC (WXIA) is sub par. To me ABC and FOX have been perfect, and CBS is pretty good. NBC shows compression noise all the time. I was wondering if this is due to NBC multicasting on 11-2. The MPEG4 encoder D* is using may be amplifying any artifacts in the WXIA MPEG2 stream, thus rendering artifacts that are there but not visible in the MPEG2 stream. Or as you pointed out, it could be an issue with the equipment D* is using for WXIA.
Hello peeps...
I live in Buford, Georgia and just had my DirecTV HD install last week.
I too am a little disappointed with local HD reception. Actually, I'm really disappointed. I just joined this site to do some research and bounce ideas off of anyone I can.
I have the DirecTV HD DVR with Triple LMB dish and for OTA a Winegard Sensar. I am still trying to find out if I have the Sensar 2200 (amplified) or just 1100 (non-amplified). My OTA line tests via the receiver show on the average 50-60 on all local HD channels (as they all come to me from the same general direction). I do manage to squeeze FOX5 in for a few minutes at a time, as for the other stations, I'm lucky to see at all.
1) Does anyone know what model the Winegard Sensar?
2) If it's the 1100 has anyone put an amp on this thing?
3) Anyone out in upper Gwinnett having these issues?
I'm not all questions...
I did get ahold of someone at Winegard regarding how exactly the antenna should point... there are some descrepences on the net on which directions the antenna should face... here is the definative answer from Winegard:
"Hello Matthew -- just think like this: "the jack is on the back". The jack being where the cable plugs into the antenna head. The "WINEGARD" name is the front of the antenna and should face the direction of your local channels' transmitters, and you can check the direction by visiting http://www.antennaweb.org/ all you will need to provide to get this information is your zip code.
If you are getting HDTV with this antenna, I should also let you know that you may find your pictures may be better if the antenna is pointed slightly away from the line-of-sight, because there may be an interefering signal that is breaking up your digital picture which can be "tuned out" simply by turning the antenna, or even slightly raising or lowering the antenna."
This is from an email from Derek who is an Antenna Product Engineer from Winegard.
I plan on "tweaking" the antenna when I get home.
I live in Buford, Georgia and just had my DirecTV HD install last week.
I too am a little disappointed with local HD reception. Actually, I'm really disappointed. I just joined this site to do some research and bounce ideas off of anyone I can.
I have the DirecTV HD DVR with Triple LMB dish and for OTA a Winegard Sensar. I am still trying to find out if I have the Sensar 2200 (amplified) or just 1100 (non-amplified). My OTA line tests via the receiver show on the average 50-60 on all local HD channels (as they all come to me from the same general direction). I do manage to squeeze FOX5 in for a few minutes at a time, as for the other stations, I'm lucky to see at all.
1) Does anyone know what model the Winegard Sensar?
2) If it's the 1100 has anyone put an amp on this thing?
3) Anyone out in upper Gwinnett having these issues?
I'm not all questions...
I did get ahold of someone at Winegard regarding how exactly the antenna should point... there are some descrepences on the net on which directions the antenna should face... here is the definative answer from Winegard:
"Hello Matthew -- just think like this: "the jack is on the back". The jack being where the cable plugs into the antenna head. The "WINEGARD" name is the front of the antenna and should face the direction of your local channels' transmitters, and you can check the direction by visiting http://www.antennaweb.org/ all you will need to provide to get this information is your zip code.
If you are getting HDTV with this antenna, I should also let you know that you may find your pictures may be better if the antenna is pointed slightly away from the line-of-sight, because there may be an interefering signal that is breaking up your digital picture which can be "tuned out" simply by turning the antenna, or even slightly raising or lowering the antenna."
This is from an email from Derek who is an Antenna Product Engineer from Winegard.
I plan on "tweaking" the antenna when I get home.
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Do yourself a favor and don't waist your time with the winegard. One of the best OTA antennas for the Atlanta area is the Channel Master 4228. You can get one at Fry's for $50. The winegard antenna you have is omni-directional, and you will get bad multi-path with it. The 4228 has more gain, and is very directional, thus doing a better job at rejecting multi-path. You will never get stable OTA reception with your current antenna.
hiltinuts2 said:Hello peeps...
I live in Buford, Georgia and just had my DirecTV HD install last week.
I too am a little disappointed with local HD reception. Actually, I'm really disappointed. I just joined this site to do some research and bounce ideas off of anyone I can.
I have the DirecTV HD DVR with Triple LMB dish and for OTA a Winegard Sensar. I am still trying to find out if I have the Sensar 2200 (amplified) or just 1100 (non-amplified). My OTA line tests via the receiver show on the average 50-60 on all local HD channels (as they all come to me from the same general direction). I do manage to squeeze FOX5 in for a few minutes at a time, as for the other stations, I'm lucky to see at all.
1) Does anyone know what model the Winegard Sensar?
2) If it's the 1100 has anyone put an amp on this thing?
3) Anyone out in upper Gwinnett having these issues?
I'm not all questions...
I did get ahold of someone at Winegard regarding how exactly the antenna should point... there are some descrepences on the net on which directions the antenna should face... here is the definative answer from Winegard:
"Hello Matthew -- just think like this: "the jack is on the back". The jack being where the cable plugs into the antenna head. The "WINEGARD" name is the front of the antenna and should face the direction of your local channels' transmitters, and you can check the direction by visiting http://www.antennaweb.org/ all you will need to provide to get this information is your zip code.
If you are getting HDTV with this antenna, I should also let you know that you may find your pictures may be better if the antenna is pointed slightly away from the line-of-sight, because there may be an interefering signal that is breaking up your digital picture which can be "tuned out" simply by turning the antenna, or even slightly raising or lowering the antenna."
This is from an email from Derek who is an Antenna Product Engineer from Winegard.
I plan on "tweaking" the antenna when I get home.
Do yourself a favor and don't waist your time with the winegard. One of the best OTA antennas for the Atlanta area is the Channel Master 4228. You can get one at Fry's for $50. The winegard antenna you have is omni-directional, and you will get bad multi-path with it. The 4228 has more gain, and is very directional, thus doing a better job at rejecting multi-path. You will never get stable OTA reception with your current antenna.
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I've always been super interested in things space related so this is a pretty cool event coming up. Nov 18, 2026 early in the morning, Voyager 1 will reach the distance of one full light day from Earth. Took almost 50 yrs. I was 13 when it launched.
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Thanks for that info. I will mark it on my calendar!
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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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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 onlyUnless 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).
Looks like DTV made a deal. I'm now getting it on ch 650. The tv promise slate is gone.
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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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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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Comcast is the first to report, with a massive 274,000 loss in video subscribers.
In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
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In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
Comcast Just Lost 274,000 TV Customers & 144,000 Internet Customers In Just Three Months | Cord Cutters News
Comcast Corporation reported its third-quarter 2026 results on October 22, showing continued erosion in its domestic residential broadband internet and video customer bases as competitive pressures intensified across the connectivity market. The company recorded a net loss of 144,000 domestic...
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There appears to be a new DIRECTV Gemini OTT box, the C81KW-650.
The FCC listing is partially available, and a Geekbench entry confirms it uses an Amlogic S905X5, a solid SoC for a set-top box.
I also see 4GB of RAM, and the manufacturer is SEI Robotics.
DIRECTV C81KW OTT Box - Android TV Guide
Ok found a picture of the Box too on Reddit:
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/DirectvStream/comments/1twlex0/comment/opzeqi1/
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There appears to be a new DIRECTV Gemini OTT box, the C81KW-650.
The FCC listing is partially available, and a Geekbench entry confirms it uses an Amlogic S905X5, a solid SoC for a set-top box.
I also see 4GB of RAM, and the manufacturer is SEI Robotics.
DIRECTV C81KW OTT Box - Android TV Guide
Ok found a picture of the Box too on Reddit:
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/DirectvStream/comments/1twlex0/comment/opzeqi1/
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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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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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Even though it didn't work out for the Hoosiers, this event recorded and I was able to watch it in full 4K HDR.
Timer is set to Record the Series. Thanks, Bobby!
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So...DirecTV advertises the Choice package with 95+ bonus channels for Satellite customers. You don't want 90+ of the 95...
Excluding PPV, premium networks, infomercial, shopping, religion, and non-English programming, there are 7 channels on satellite that are not on streaming:
NFL Network, MavTV, FE TV, Free Speech, NASA, INSP, and Pursuit. I'm pretty sure a couple of those are public interest that they have to carry to meet an FCC quota on satellite.
I hope they get called out for this advertising because that is ridiculous. One big network, NFL, will probably get added to streaming when their next agreement comes up, and the rest are likely very low viewership.
What about streaming, what do you get extra with the Choice package that isn't on Satellite:
Two stations - one of which is an internet TV - Fox Weather, and Heros & Icons (a diginet). Nothing special here to look at either.
If they cleaned up a couple of their agreements, added a few public interest stations to streaming, they could probably have their lineups match. It's close now, if you take out all the garbage on satellite that they earn money on. If they can sell infomercials on satellite, why can't they on streaming, seems like a miss. A bigger miss, including those stations in the "bonus channels just for satellite customers." Pretty sad marketing right there.
Attached is a comparison sheet of satellite vs streaming for the three main packages if anyone is interested.
MOD EDIT: See Post #3 for an up to date list of what channels are available on sat but not on streaming/internet, see Post #21 for an up to date list of what's available in the app for streaming customers, but not for sat customers.
Excluding PPV, premium networks, infomercial, shopping, religion, and non-English programming, there are 7 channels on satellite that are not on streaming:
NFL Network, MavTV, FE TV, Free Speech, NASA, INSP, and Pursuit. I'm pretty sure a couple of those are public interest that they have to carry to meet an FCC quota on satellite.
I hope they get called out for this advertising because that is ridiculous. One big network, NFL, will probably get added to streaming when their next agreement comes up, and the rest are likely very low viewership.
What about streaming, what do you get extra with the Choice package that isn't on Satellite:
Two stations - one of which is an internet TV - Fox Weather, and Heros & Icons (a diginet). Nothing special here to look at either.
If they cleaned up a couple of their agreements, added a few public interest stations to streaming, they could probably have their lineups match. It's close now, if you take out all the garbage on satellite that they earn money on. If they can sell infomercials on satellite, why can't they on streaming, seems like a miss. A bigger miss, including those stations in the "bonus channels just for satellite customers." Pretty sad marketing right there.
Attached is a comparison sheet of satellite vs streaming for the three main packages if anyone is interested.
MOD EDIT: See Post #3 for an up to date list of what channels are available on sat but not on streaming/internet, see Post #21 for an up to date list of what's available in the app for streaming customers, but not for sat customers.
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