Charlie Chat Recap 9/10/7

[dfergie]

SatelliteGuys.US
Charlie Chat Recap 9/10/7

Hosts: Charlie Ergen and Jim DeFranco

Topics:
Guest :Susie Effman
Interview with Carl Edwards
Eric Sahl with Reggie Bush
TV Guide Special
Fran Charles from NFL Network
David Gregg
Jim Ferguson
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Guest: Eric Sahl Meets with Reggie Bush

Giveaway Question:
(Trip for 2 includes:
2 tickets to New Orleans Saints game
airfare
Two Nights Lodging
Transportation Airport/Hotel and Hotel/Game
$200 Certificate for Dinner
1. What team did not select Reggie Bush with the #1 pick in the 2006 NFL draft?

2. What player did that team select?

Call 1-888-662-3474

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NFL Network : Fran Charles
NFL Replay airs weekends best 5 games
NFL Network Preview

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Big Ten Network
Dave Revsine: Host " BIG TEN TONIGHT"
BIG TEN
Launched Sept, 6, 2007
Dish Network Channel 439
Available in America's Top 100 and Higher Packages

Big Ten HD launching later this week on Dish Network

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Clip from ESPN Game Plan

DVR 101 from Charlie and Jim

TVGuide Network Clip:John Hanson and Nikki Boyer

Curb Your Enthusiasim promo with Susie Essman and more DVR 101

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Cedia News with David Gregg clip
Sharp TV Promo
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Questions:

Question Paul(aka stone phillips 420):
Jim , Charlie good evening, first of all I would like to give out a shout out to SatelliteGuys.US Pils, Scott G. Dishstore.net and jstarjay . I sure would like to see hockey on that big 108" er
Answer: You'r gonna get it, we expect to launch the NHL Center Ice in HD this season and all out of market games plus we have RSN's
2nd Question: NHL HD is that coming anytime soon?
Answer: NHL network will include center ice.
Eric Sahl: we are wrapping up negotiations for NHL HD it will have out of market games (center ice) expected launch Oct 1st,
we will have most of the center ice games in HD

Question David: I have a ViP 622 and was wondering if there are any plans to upgrade it so TV tuner 2 will have S-Video or Component?
Answer: The second tuner is made to feed the rest of the house, it has a Hipowered tuner.
Jan: Distributing S-Video thru long distance's in a house without a amp is difficult to do, same with Componont. agile tuner is the best way we have right now...


Question: David from Sacramento
Fox Sports Bay area in HD?
Answer: No answer, could happen before the end of the year.


Question: Nathan
Will Dish Network go to only Mpeg 4?
Answer: All of our HD is in Mpeg4, (?) no mpeg 2 plans.
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Interview with Carl Edwards


Jim Ferguson: FNL clips

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Giveaway Contest Winner : Randy

Winning Answer: The Houston Texans picked Mario Williams.

Next Tech Forum :November 12th, 2007 - 9pm Edt Channel 101

Next Charlie Chat December 10th, 2007 - 9pm Edt Channel 101

 

[jman069]

Did anyone catch the details of the current customer upgrade to HD? As I upgraded from a 522 to the 722 on the 15th however due to no local installers I had to wait until last Wednesday to get it installed. I'm at work so I wasn't able to watch this and would like to know more.

 

[Neutron]

Where on DISHs website is the deal for the LCD tv?

 

[goaliebob99]

Sorry, I couldnt make it to the chat, I had family that wanted to come over and welcome me home. But I did DVR it for archiving and fair use purposes

 

[JimK2]

>Where on DISHs website is the deal for the LCD tv?
DISH Network -- Offers
DISH Network -- Home

 

[ReconPJ]

No mention of any new channels?

 

[dlsnyder]

The sudden rush of Dish Network customers looking for a deal on a new TV seems to have crashed their website.

 

[dfergie]

Screencaps coming up...

 

[eddieras]

that is great news on centre ice and HD - and the NHL Network! any word on whether they will show both home and away feeds on centre ice as dish did in previous years??

probably a dumb question - but this is my first day on these boards- this info is for certain, correct? i'm looking to switch from directv and this will cinch the deal for me - especially if both home and away feeds are carried on dish centre ice.

 

[abishai]

When you login you can see it to the right of your bill. Doesn't look like that great of deals though.

You're right. You can actually get better deals on those TV's if you just get them elsewhere. Just FYI if someone does take that offer look into those TV's. A LOT of complaints about banding on those Sharp's.

 

[SarKen]

Are local games blacked out on CI. I would pay for the package if I could get the Bruins in HD.

 

[BFG]

Yup, dish will need to add nesn hd for you to see the bruins

 

[mike123abc]

You actually can get $1999 off the $9999 Behemoth 65"... Amazon.com has most of these TVs delivered for less. Also note that these sets have been plauged with "banding" issues discussed for about a year on avsforum.com in the LCD TV section. It appears many customers do not really notice the bands, but some movies with a lot of dark scenes seem to pull out the banding (like Master and Commander).

 

[KE4EST]

Great re-cap Don! Sorry I missed the chat I got home to late tonight.

 

[dfergie]

Great re-cap Don! Sorry I missed the chat I got home to late tonight.

I think the better chat was in the chat room (I missed most of it...) I guess the the other site don't like me as I tried to enter that chat room to wish them a good chat and got a banned screen

 

[ScoBuck]

No mention by Charlie of the new satellite launch situation?

 

[dfergie]

No mention by Charlie of the new satellite launch situation?

No, this was pretty much a fluff chat...

 

[kstuart]

that is great news on centre ice and HD - and the NHL Network! any word on whether they will show both home and away feeds on centre ice as dish did in previous years??

probably a dumb question - but this is my first day on these boards- this info is for certain, correct? i'm looking to switch from directv and this will cinch the deal for me - especially if both home and away feeds are carried on dish centre ice.

The information is direct from the head of programming.

However, remember that nothing is ever 100% certain, until the service is turned on. There could be last minute hitches, disputes, etc.

 

[eddieras]

The information is direct from the head of programming.

However, remember that nothing is ever 100% certain, until the service is turned on. There could be last minute hitches, disputes, etc.

thanks for the info- i figured as much but wanted to be sure

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

The Stone Phillips Audio Clip has the Hockey information answer in it from Eric Sahl.