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TNGTony
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Starting today (1/9) Dish will begin spooling version L413 for 625 some receivers.
This looks like a housekeeping version meant to clean up some loose ends. Don't know what they may be.

See ya
Tony
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One thing I noticed this morning is the PIP does split screen on the 3rd press
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One thing I noticed this morning is the PIP does split screen on the 3rd press

Good observation on your part.
Maybe not the first to observe it but the first to report it. :up

I noticed this morning after checking out your post that you were correct and that also, if the" Position" button is hit once, it will bring up a horizontal 50% split screen. Same result as hitting "Pip" button 3 times.
These were noticed on a #625 receiver.
stimpson
Has anyone noticed anything else with this update?
boba
Good observation on your part.
Maybe not the first to observe it but the first to report it. :up

I noticed this morning after checking out your post that you were correct and that also, if the" Position" button is hit once, it will bring up a horizontal 50% split screen. Same result as hitting "Pip" button 3 times.
These were noticed on a #625 receiver.
Using the position button with no PIP displayed I get the vertical split acreen but I can't get a Horizontal split.:)
P
I found that the "search" menu has changed. Now let's you select a category and sub-category (like the Themes menu) along with the search input.
C
Using the position button with no PIP displayed I get the vertical split acreen but I can't get a Horizontal split.:)

I guess my receiver is different from yours.
Mine splits the horizontal picture vertically from top to bottom travelling across the screen.
You might say it is a vertically split screen of a horizontal addition.

:eek: Huh! :p :rolleyes:
Darrell S
Has anyone noticed anything else with this update?

I noticed the new Send Status button today. I pushed it today just for fun. It seems to send diagnostic info about the 625 to E*. I also noticed on the counter screen that it is scheduled to send my status automatically in April. This line used to read "status scheduled 00/00/0000".
IceRunner
I noticed that when switching channels, it is black for nearly 10 seconds before showing the next channel. Is it doing that for anybody else?
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I noticed that when switching channels, it is black for nearly 10 seconds before showing the next channel. Is it doing that for anybody else?

Checked timing on a #625 this morning with a software L4.13 and it is the usual 3 seconds between channel changes.
Your 10 seconds if not involving satellite changing which would rule out any external switch changing is too long and requires investigation.
Start by doing a satellite receiver a/c cord removal from outlet for about 15 seconds.
During this period remove the Sat. In cables from back of Sat.Receiver.
Plug receiver back in to a/c outlet.
With Sat.In cables disconnected from back of receiver, do a Check Switch. When this is finished, re-install the two Sat.In cables and do another Check Switch.
When this is completed, change between channels and note time of black.
What is the down time?
dfergie
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Tried to watch the truck race but the stage c**p is why I don't watch NASCAR anymore…
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Today is the anniversary of Dan Wheldon's passing at Las Vegas in a dreadful crash that luckily didn't take more drivers' lives. I vaguely remember the crash, but I more strongly remember Paul Tracy trying to keep it together as he left the Medical Center knowing that Dan most likely wasn't going to.

The safety in these vehicles is beyond incomprehensible, especially relative to what it was 60 years ago, when dying wasn't unexpected. But it is still very dangerous. I always scoff at the prayer invocations, but never scoff at the risks these drivers take and the emergency workers out there who might need to pull short of a miracle to save a driver's life.
Tried to watch the truck race but the stage c**p is why I don't watch NASCAR anymore…
HBO Max has the live in car streaming without commercials, which provides an interesting take, but you are driving blind, knowing only what the team is telling the driver about what is happening on the track. The stages definitely ruin the NASCAR set up.
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NASCAR is an abject mess, but at least it has Kyle Larson. Guy had the lead on the green/white checker, fell back to 12th or the like, kept his cool, and charged back to win with room to spare at the line. And win very cleanly!

NASCAR needs to stop racing at Talladega. Especially if they are going for elderly Sunday drives at the track! Stage racing is real stupid, but NASCAR should consider one half point a second per group gap as a bonus.
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Congratulations to the youngest Formula 1 World Champion, 20-year old Kimi Antonelli! The podium at the Mexican Grand Prix featured three World Champions with 4-time World Champion Max Verstappen, 7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton, and newly-crowned World Champion Kimi Antonelli. A dozen World Championships represented!
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Scott Greczkowski
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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....
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Don't Look Back - Boston
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Please Come to Boston - Dave Loggins
Bobby
Come A Little Bit Closer - Jay and the Americans
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Closer to You - Brandi Carlile
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(They Long To Be) Close To You -The Carpenters
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Well, ATSC 3 is a flop
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So in other words, corporate greed is more important than public safety. :mad:
b4pjoe
So in other words, corporate greed is more important than public safety. :mad:
At least for a couple more years
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DIRECTV Stream/Internet added Ch 4105 SportsGrid
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Now live:
4101 Yahoo! Sports Network
4121 DP World Tour
4195 F1 Channel
4196 MotoGP Channel
K
Now live:
4275 Law & Crime
4364 Military Makeover Channel
K
Game Show Central is now live on channel 4342
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Now live:
4101 Yahoo! Sports Network
4121 DP World Tour
4195 F1 Channel
4196 MotoGP Channel
It only took them 41 days to announce it
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A new exclusive FAST channel called "DIRECTV Sportside" is testing
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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cp2k
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.
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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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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 ...

Surprised you haven't made this claim yet.


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cp2k
I like the move to campus sites for the early games. That adds a fun new dimension for fans, and cuts down on some of the travel expenses that would come with having to follow a team all the way through the playoffs at neutral sites.
Jimbo
I like the move to campus sites for the early games. That adds a fun new dimension for fans, and cuts down on some of the travel expenses that would come with having to follow a team all the way through the playoffs at neutral sites.
Agree ... they started doing that a few years ago.
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That'd be more than the FA Cup! Over 700 teams. It is also the most glorious tournament in the world.

Maybe it is time to get rid of the College Football season and just go to a tournament. 128 teams, fill in the bottom end with the lower division. Random draw (except the top 10 teams are in one bucket to draw from in the first and second rounds to avoid OSU v Alabama in the first round), go from 128 to 8. 4 games. Then the 8 remaining teams play 7 games against each other. Then the top two play for the title.