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CochiseGuy
Last reply · posted in The HD DVD / Blu-ray WAR ZONE!
From HighDefDigest -

The HD DVD Promotions Group today announced that Toshiba will be offering a month-long $100 rebate on new HD DVD players, bringing the entry-level list price for a stand-alone HD DVD player to a record-low $299.

Beginning this Sunday (May 20th) and continuing until June 16th, consumers buying Toshiba's HD-A2 model player will receive an an instant, in-store rebate of $100. During the final week of the promotion (from June 10th through June 16th), Toshiba will extend the $100 rebate to any Toshiba HD DVD player, and will offer an additional $100 rebate to consumers purchasing both an HD DVD player and a 42 inch (or larger) Toshiba HDTV.

The HD DVD group says the rebate will be available across a wide range of retailers, including Best Buy, Circuit City, HHGregg and Amazon.com.

Consumers taking advantage of this Father's Day-timed rebate are also eligible to choose five free HD DVD titles (from a selection of fifteen), as part of a previously-announced promotion, which ends July 31, 2007.


Hard to go wrong with this deal. ;)

And just in time for The Matrix Trilogy (May 22 release date), currently available only on HD DVD.
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navychop
My concern is that if I buy into both formats, I'm setting myself up. Sure, I may have a dual format player, or two players, and movies in both formats. And then later one format fails. I can watch the movies I have in the losing format for years- until the player dies. At some point, replacement players for the losing format will no longer be available- same for repairs.

Then I'm back to replacing movies. Sure, new technologies will come out, better than these high def discs. But not that much better. Sure, we did the same thing when DVDs replaced tape- but we knew VHS quality was poor when we bought it. So DVDs were "enough" better than tape to be worth buying those movies again. Some of them, anyway. Maybe most. But high def discs are so close to the "big screen" quality that there just isn't going to be another huge leap in PQ. Maybe the future formats will concentrate on size and ease of use or beyond 2D realism. We may keep these high def discs and watch them for the rest of our lives. Nobody's going to take the original "Gone With The Wind" and convert it into 3D or holograms. I think.
CochiseGuy
My concern is that if I buy into both formats, I'm setting myself up. Sure, I may have a dual format player, or two players, and movies in both formats. And then later one format fails. I can watch the movies I have in the losing format for years- until the player dies. At some point, replacement players for the losing format will no longer be available- same for repairs.

Then I'm back to replacing movies.

I dunno, I'm usually pretty frugal with my spending, but the way I look at it, most things you buy become obsolete in one way or another. My 2003 SUV is worth 1/4 what I paid for it and if I keep it long enough replacement parts will be hard to find or no long available. The compressor on my AC went out on my 10 yr. old house went out recently and the repair guy said that model is no long available, so it's going to cost me almost twice as much to replace it. If I bought a Dish 622 DVR and Dish service becomes more expensive or less quality than DirectTV, I'd have to buy a new one if switched service - or moved to a city where cable was a better deal.

My home theater system is one area where I feel I get reasonable value for my discretionary spending, so I spend. I really enjoy high def movies on disk, so I have both formats. And while I have a pretty decent collection of movies, I rent via Netflix as much as I own. My criteria has always been if it's someone I'll want to watch several times & whenever I want, I buy it. If I think one viewing or a viewing every few years, I rent it.

I just think you guys that are waiting until you're absolutely sure there will be one and only one "winner", you'll be waiting for some time, if not for a very long time or forever, and you're missing out. This HD DVD promotion is a good way to get your feet wet, or go dual format. ;)
JAG72
I just think you guys that are waiting until you're absolutely sure there will be one and only one "winner", you'll be waiting for some time, if not for a very long time or forever, and you're missing out. This HD DVD promotion is a good way to get your feet wet, or go dual format. ;)

The war will soon be over!!! I just purchased a HD-DVD standalone player today so it is sure to lose.;) At least that is the way my luck goes.
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The war will soon be over!!! I just purchased a HD-DVD standalone player today so it is sure to lose.;) At least that is the way my luck goes.

:D

As someone who got involved with the DVD-Audio/SACD war, well more like a small skirmish, by purchasing a Pioneer universal player in early 2003, I don't have much enthusiasm for this format war and kinda hope they both fall on their faces for being so short-sighted and greedy.

Having said that, "The Matrix" on DVD was one of the reasons I first got into that format and the price point of $299.99 for the player is pretty attractive. Must resist.
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Is $249.99 such a great deal for a future paperweight?
JoeSp
Is $249.99 such a great deal for a future paperweight?

This 'war' could go on for another two years. If you have a HDTV why deprive yourself of HD movies? Besides, I have lots of $249.99 deals that became doorstops after a few years, lets see, the Sega Genesis, PS1, PS2, XBOX, my first 5 computers were all well over $249.99 and most did not last 3 years each. My first HD receiver the 811. Maybe the 622DVR might be replaceable in two more years. So when you are talking electronics, $249.99 is a great price for a cutting edge product like Toshiba's HD-DVD player. You are only hurting yourself by not buying one now. That will be time spent watching SD when you could have been watching HD. Of course if you do not have an HDTV then the whole premise is moot for you.
FlyingJ
:D

As someone who got involved with the DVD-Audio/SACD war, well more like a small skirmish, by purchasing a Pioneer universal player in early 2003, I don't have much enthusiasm for this format war and kinda hope they both fall on their faces for being so short-sighted and greedy.

Having said that, "The Matrix" on DVD was one of the reasons I first got into that format and the price point of $299.99 for the player is pretty attractive. Must resist.


Resistance is futile....
CochiseGuy
Is $249.99 such a great deal for a future paperweight?

This 'war' could go on for another two years. If you have a HDTV why deprive yourself of HD movies? Besides, I have lots of $249.99 deals that became doorstops after a few years, lets see, the Sega Genesis, PS1, PS2, XBOX, my first 5 computers were all well over $249.99 and most did not last 3 years each. My first HD receiver the 811. Maybe the 622DVR might be replaceable in two more years. So when you are talking electronics, $249.99 is a great price for a cutting edge product like Toshiba's HD-DVD player. You are only hurting yourself by not buying one now. That will be time spent watching SD when you could have been watching HD. Of course if you do not have an HDTV then the whole premise is moot for you.

What's happening to this $#@! War Zone? It's tuning into a dag blame peace fest! :D

I find myself agreeing with Joe more 'n more! :o

He's right, this is a great deal on a quality player with a lot good titles available. He was also right about the PS3 - very nice piece of equipment. Plays blu-ray very well, and at night it does Folding@home - hopefully help find a cure for such diseases as Alzheimers, Cancer, Parkinson's and other serious diseases.

Do yourself a favor and chose your poison and enjoy some high def movies this Memorial Weekend & summer. :up

And let me be the first to offer my humble thanks this Memorial Weekend to those who gave so much for all of us. :hatsoff:
osu1991
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Last reply · posted in TV Shows
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
dishstaller
Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big city :rolleyes:
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Juan
Not alot of dish customers any more
Foxbat
I'm not a big fan of the new layout, especially on my Apple TV. It used to look like the old Guide layout on the Hopper 3, but they changed parts of that, too.
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dishstaller
I really dislike change for the sake of change
TheRatPatrol
Last reply · posted in TV Shows
Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.

I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Jimbo

Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
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Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
Tony as the director.🙄
Jimbo
Tony as the director.🙄
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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I liked this episode and a toned down Tony...
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Would you rather have LaRoche ???
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
Jimbo
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...

Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)

Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.

Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.

It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
dishstaller
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Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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dishstaller
BTW, I noticed right after I posted this that someone else had already mentioned it....sorry for the duplicate thread. Still looking forward to seeing the movie.
meStevo
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Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.

Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!




Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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I've seen it twice. Can't recommend the audio book enough, Ray Porter's performance is amazing and there's so much more in the book than the movie.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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Forgot to comment. I did watch when it first came out on MGM. I enjoyed it a lot. I think reading the book made it easier to watch. Several friends commented it was a little hard to follow.
TRG
TRG
"astrophage". I read the book but didn't see the film yet.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
That's what I will be watching this weekend.🤗
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Kindle book on sale for $2.99 today at Amazon.
dishstaller
.........there's so much more in the book than the movie.
I agree. That can go for pretty much any book vs movie. Back when I was single I would read any Stephen King or John Grisham book I could get my hands on. When you read a book you make up the scenes and characters in your mind.....the movie version always disappoints.
meStevo
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Last reply · posted in The Sports Section
Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
Y
Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.

Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place. :eek:
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
After having experienced Gus Ferguson trying to call soccer games, I'm uncertain why NFL football analysts get hate. Even the "worst" of them are pretty good.
meStevo
Jalen Hurts out indefinitely as they treat and monitor a superficial blood clot in his leg.


View: https://x.com/RapSheet/status/2111074303185989663?s=20
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dishstaller
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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.

I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhZm0qkz0o
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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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White Wedding - Billy Idol
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White Christmas - Elvis Presley
dishstaller
Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
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Tickle Me (Dirty, Dirty Feeling) - Elvis Presley
dishstaller
Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
Anony55
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.

They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.

Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.

On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.

It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.

I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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Nebugeater
Got a 211k that works fine, and I no longer need it if someone wants to throw me a few bucks and pay shipping. Not tied to my account as of last week. Used with a tailgater and got a wally
Former member 208119
Class action.
a hopper 3 with 6 firesticks and or if you wanna spend even more money apple tv's
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Got a 211k that works fine, and I no longer need it if someone wants to throw me a few bucks and pay shipping. Not tied to my account as of last week. Used with a tailgater and got a wally
Is the 211k still available? If so, I'm interested.
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Nebugeater
Is the 211k still available? If so, I'm interested.


Actually, it is. A couple of people PMed me when I posted this, and when I asked for an address, they never responded. Then I just sort of let it go. Send me a PM to continue the discussion
Anony55
Well, after nine months of being on pause, I finally figured out that I was wasting $5 a month. So I cancelled. For the first time since 2010, I no longer have a Dish account.

I do have to say that I did appreciate the account pause option. That just gives a person some time to see what the fallout of cancelling will be... without having to go all the way over the cliff first.

Since I never once had an "oh shoot, I need Dish Network for..." moment, the decision was a lot easier.

Funny enough, when I called to cancel (for real, not playing the pricing game), all of a sudden, they were offering me deals that I was told before that I couldn't get without changing out my VIP211k. Now, I could have had those specials with them just sending me a new card for the receiver. LOL!

Of course, my mind was already made up because of having not missed the service while on pause. That, and the fact that I bet the 211k still kills recordings.

All in all, I'm glad that I had Dish for all those years. I just outgrew the need, and they pressed the issue by deleting recordings. I would have eventually went this route without the deleted recordings issue. But, for sure, that did hasten the outcome.

I'll still pop in at this site from time to time. Believe it or not, I still have a C/Ku BUD that I intend on playing with again if life ever slows down.
dishstaller
Actually, it is. A couple of people PMed me when I posted this, and when I asked for an address, they never responded. Then I just sort of let it go. Send me a PM to continue the discussion
Unless things have changed at Dish, which is entirely possible, they won't activate the 211, even as a replacement. I gave one to a customer a while back....which when I turned it off I made sure to tell the CSR I wanted it freed up so another customer could use it, I was assured it was.....and when they called to swap out there's they were told it couldn't be done. Now like I said, things MIGHT HAVE CHANGED.
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Former member 209992
Last reply · posted in SatelliteGuys Support Center
For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Scott Greczkowski
Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. :D
Foxbat
Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. :D
WTF… …What the Foxbat!😱
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zipping right along here
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WTF… …What the Foxbat!😱
wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you :biggrin
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Foxbat
wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you :biggrin
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:
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I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:
OMG to freaking funny :biggrin
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comfortably_numb
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:

Not likely since that place closed down.