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  1. ViP211(411)/211K/222 Support Forum
    I just did the free upgrade from 811 receiver, had it installed saturday... 1000.2 dish and 211K receiver (along with my still working 301's)... I am much happier with the 211 than I was with 811. Seems to be very stable and generally like it better... Found that OTA is easier to set up and it...
  2. Other HD Receiver Support Forum (811, 921, 942)
    Problem that I've been having. I don't know if this bug was there before 380 or after--haven't really been messing with OTA channels lately, but when I go to my ota channels, and if I directly punch in, channel up or down, and or use the guide, between my OTA locals, my receiver locks up and...
  3. Polls
    Signed up for Directv back in 97, stayed with them for seven years, and then switched to Dish, and I've in many ways regretted it ever since. Have to say, if I had to do it all over again, I'd sign up for Directv again.
  4. DISH™ High Definition Discussion
    Ok, for a good idea, go to antennaweb.org, and put in your zip, then see what channels they list, and approx. how far away they will be. Take into account hills, mountains, etc. that could obstruct your signal. VHF=2-13 UHF=13-69, I believe most HD is in UHF, however, the CBS station at 12.1...
  5. DISH™ High Definition Discussion
    Well, first of all, come Feb 1st, no more new activations on 811, 942, 921, or 6000. So you could say that at least this is the beginning of the end for those receivers. How long before ALL HD is MPEG4, who knows, could be 3 months (I doubt it) or it could be 2-3 years. Can't remember if 6000...
  6. DISH™ High Definition Discussion
    When ever it gets here, thats when :D. No all joking to the side, I would use the SD LIL schedule as a guide. If it took them this long to get this many local stations up, I think it is going to take them at least half as much time to get the HD locals up. So however long it took them to get...
  7. DISH™ High Definition Discussion
    so when is 20000P coming? :D Wow, the good old days of analog TV :), back when it was all about how fuzzy the picture was.
  8. DISH™ High Definition Discussion
    At least for as long as you want to keep their (leased) Vip211, 222, or 622.
  9. DISH™ High Definition Discussion
    According to the info out there, unless you pay to have a DISH1000 installed (beyond the $49) you will not get one. Because you already have access to 61.5 via your second DISH500. At least that is how I understand it. Refer to Allen Noland's post (first post in this thread) "• Professional...
  10. Other HD Receiver Support Forum (811, 921, 942)
    Something I've noticed, when viewing OTA channels, I've been having problems using the browse feature. What I mean, if I'm on a OTA channel, then I press the right arrow to bring up browse, and then scroll up and down to change to different channels, it all works fine, except when I try to...
  11. Other HD Receiver Support Forum (811, 921, 942)
    811 334, Dish/RCA 40" RPTV, through component I saw a brighter picture than through DVI (though I think even the DVI is brighter than before, especially when viewing OTA channels that don't fill the screen, the black bars look brighter than they did pre 334, which to me mean brighter settings)...
  12. DISH™ High Definition Discussion
    Again, based on information from here and else where, they will install a Dish 1000 or a Dish 300 at 61.5, which ever one is needed at the time of the install. And since this will be to lease a 211, 622, or hopefully in my case a 222, you will have to subscribe to Dish Networks HD package, if...
  13. DISH™ High Definition Discussion
    I am interested in trading in my 811 for a Vip211 for $49, however, I will take a wait and see approach to make sure this isn't a better deal coming down the line. What I would really like to do is get a Vip222 so that I can get rid of one of my 301's and my 811. Which in my opinion would be...
  14. DISH™ High Definition Discussion
    No, like I said, on everything else I wrote (perhaps I should have said it again on this information), the information is based on what is available here and elsewhere on the net--including Charlie and Retail chat recaps here at DBStalk :), which is really the only information that anyone has at...
  15. Other HD Receiver Support Forum (811, 921, 942)
    Well, the question I'd ask you, do you get any Tulsa stations OTA? If not, then that is probably why I am seeing the Tulsa stations in EPG, and/or because I live close enough to Tulsa to get some through FV. The town that I live just outside of has cable, and they are able to get Tulsa stations...
  16. DISH™ High Definition Discussion
    Ok, sorry to the OP but what was the point to this thread? After reading the post, sounds like most people DON'T get what you said in the very first post, and to top it off, nothing is set in stone yet, and no one has tried to clarify anything, except for James Long--if anyone else did, sorry...
  17. Other HD Receiver Support Forum (811, 921, 942)
    My remote works just as fast as the 811's UHF remote--can't go through walls though :).
  18. Other HD Receiver Support Forum (811, 921, 942)
    Nospam, First of all, I wouldn't trust what the CSR said. There is no way that they can be sure that the 811 that they send out to you doesn't have P334, and even if they did, what is the first thing a receiver does when hooked up to satellite? Likely will DL latest software, which happens to...
  19. ViP211(411)/211K/222 Support Forum
    Ok, if you paid $10,000 for a TV, I think you can afford to go out and buy one of those neat little remote extenders (in other words, UHF) for what $50 or less. :rolleyes: I never liked the UHF antenna on my 811, it isn't even hooked up, and I've used an IR remote since about a month of...
  20. Local Reception
    I'm in Oklahoma, and I live about 70 miles from OKC TV towers, and I pull them in better than the Tulsa stations that are only about 40 miles away, and I pull them in with a STA (set-top-antenna) with amplifier that I paid $30 and some change at Wal-Mart! So it isn't impossible, that is going...
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