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Last reply Jul 11, 2006 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

can someone please answer a question for me!

I am current directv, I want to switch to dish for the large amount of HD available. I will be getting the best package with hd. first question..

I read about all of the different satellites like 129 and 61.5.... is there more than one dish that I will need to catch all of the channels? can someone post a pic of the setup so that I can see how it compares to what I have now and if I will be able to mount it in the same place.

why does dish insist on having a single receiver that goes to two tvs? that is just plain stupid. who wants wires running inbetween rooms? much less hooking up a tv with coax? everyone uses composite or s video because it is better quality than coax, and for a long run it is impossible to use either of those because of the connectors.

thanks for the help. i really want the dish programming but it seems as though they want to make it as difficult as possible for the customer.

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mwoodard81

Jul 10, 2006

D* Guy

DVDDAD said:
You don't have to use this feature. Assuming you are talking about the ViP622, you can use this receiver in single mode (and still be able to record up to three things at once while watching something that was pre-recorded and you'd now get get Picture in Picture) and get another SD receiver for the other TV, you'll just have to pay $5 more a month and get another receiver.

I have Directv right now and want to switch to DISH. My current setup with DTV is that I have two DVRS on two different televisions. I have one HDTV and one SDTV.

My question is regarding the ViP 622. If I set it up with my current HDTV and SDTV, will I be able to watch something while recording another no matter where I'm at? By that I mean does it downconvert and upconvert according to what TV you are on? For example, if I record something off ESPNHD can I watch it on my SDTV as well?

The DISH rep I talked to was clueless.

bhelms

Jul 10, 2006

Yes - no problem. Both sat. tuners in the 622 and also the OTA tuner are HD and SD capable. So whichever tuner you set to do the recording (or all 3 at the same time for that matter) will record whatever definition/resolution/bitrate the program content is in. The HD programs are available to TV1 only (along with any SD content); TV2 will output SD and down-converted HD only...

Welcome, BTW...

PS - Better to pose "technical" questions like this one to E*'s Tech Support personnel vs. a CSR...

navychop

Jul 10, 2006

Actually, Dish does not insist on one DVR feeding two rooms. Some receivers are CAPABLE of feeding two rooms, but you aren't REQUIRED to do it that way.

I, for one, have a ViP622 in "single" mode, feeding my HDTV. I also have a 721 (dual tuner SD DVR, non MPEG-4, non-8PSK) feeding a 27" analog TV, and a 508 SD DVR feeding a 36" analog TV. When the 508 & 721 get phased out, I might shift the ViP622 to "dual" mode and connect my wireless video to it to feed another TV, and maybe re-rig or rewire to feed the third TV, all from the ViP622. Then I could watch any 2 video streams on the 3 TVs.

Some parts of the country have problems with 129. I think the bird is expected to be replaced in late 2007 or 2008. I suggest going with 61.5 if at all possible. Besides, 61.5 has the HD demo channel and 129 doesn't. Sometimes this channel has an aquarium feed on it, which some folks like.

grb

Jul 11, 2006

bhelms said:
The HD programs are available to TV1 only (along with any SD content); TV2 will output SD and down-converted HD only...

"The HD programs are available to TV1 only (along with any SD content)"

I thought that HD programs were available as downconverted to SD for both live and recorded broadcasts for TV2. Is this what you are saying in the second part of the statement above?

SRust

Jul 11, 2006

TV2 does SD & HD as a modulated RF output on a channel of your choice. Because it uses NTSC format, everything from TV2's output on RF is 480i. But if you record an HD broadcast on TV2's tuner, you can watch it on TV1 in true HD. Everything recorded from either TV1, TV2 & off-air tuner is recorded in it's original form. So the answer to your question is "yes", HD programs are available as downconverted to SD for both live and recorded broadcasts for TV2.

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Honestly, I would rather see an expanded bracketed playoff system than the current Conference Championship Game + playoff model we're using right now. The Conference Championships essentially allow two teams to beat up on each other, and then both typically are going to end up in the playoffs anyway unless it is one of the weaker or smaller conferences. Let them play it out on the field against others.

Until the Big Ten changed thier alignment,(a couple years ago) ... it was not like that at all, the East side won most years the west side represented the Big Ten, but they may have been the team with the 4th best record ...
They finally changed that, to a single conference ... but yes, in most cases, both teams will get in ... now, its a certain both will get in ...

The biggest issue with the Conference Now is the Number of TEAMS .... WAY to Many.
It would take 2-3 YEARS to do a round robin where everyone would play one another ... How do you know how good a team is when teams don't play the same teams ?

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meStevo

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Jimbo said:
They finally changed that, to a single conference ... but yes, in most cases, both teams will get in ... now, its a certain both will get in ...

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Last reply Today at 3:16 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Green Dot on WJ4?

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The little green dot inside a small black field in the upper right-hand corner of your screen is an Android privacy indicator confirming that the voice remote's microphone is actively listening. Because the Joey 4 runs on an Android

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- Check app permissions: Go to your TV's Settings > Privacy or Device Preferences > Microphone to see which apps have access, and revoke permission for any suspicious or unnecessary apps. [1, 2]

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Its a bug. I had it happen to mine. The mic is not listening, and if your worried about that remove the batteries from your remote as thats where the mic is.

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