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  1. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Another good point Steve. I know they added the OTA box for the HR20 because of that very same point. Not many people use OTA. I guess I was just hoping it was a quick and easy software write-in. ;)
  2. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Understandable and that's what I had it set for previously. Steve answered part of the question as far as space goes. The other part is that I am on the fringe of OTA for some channels so I don't always get as strong of a signal as I do with DIRECTV. It will occasionally skip and digitize on...
  3. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Hey Steve! Good to see you are still keeping up on this. This probably has already been submitted, but I don't have the time to run through all the past great ideas to find it, so forgive me if this is a repeat... As I noticed my recording did not work because of a lack of signal from a snow...
  4. DIRECTV Tips and Resources
    I'm not sure if this was stated - I didn't read through the whole post - but sometimes within your DVD Players Setup Menu you can change what output it is. It is possible it's fighting with the TV on how to display. Usually, you have to either stop the disk or take it out and then are able to...
  5. DIRECTV Tips and Resources
    The past few HR2x (HD-DVRs) that I've gotten had the HDMI cable included in the box it came with. :)
  6. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    I've had a similar dropoff with a bad coax cable and/or connector. What type of coax are you using and what are your distances from dish to splitter to receivers. Also, if you had a power booster, maybe the power's gone bad... Just some ideas. :)
  7. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Great job on the First Look guys! It looks professional as always! :up:
  8. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Very, very sorry for your loss Tom. My heart goes out to you and your family! I'd personally like to thank him for giving us - you! Best Wishes.
  9. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    A suggestion I'd make, though it may be a cosmetic issue... but I'd think about putting a 2x6 across your facia boards at the point of your roof where the two facias meet, at the peak of your roof. Create an "A". That way, the installer can mount the larger base of the Slimline dish on the 2x6...
  10. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Seeing as this Wish List has grown leaps and bounds and beyond - This has probably already been posted... That said, I was playing a movie and enjoy being able to advance to the "tick" marks with the FFWD button PUSH and HOLD. I would like to ask/suggest for a "manual" setting of these tick...
  11. DIRECTV General Discussion
    All the best to you and your family Earl. I definately understand how life changes and some of the extreme sacrifices that are needed at times. I hope you keep checking back here from time to time as you will always be remembered. You were always straight forward and kept full composure when...
  12. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Actually, you might want to be as far away from it as possible if the storm starts - like a dog going on an electric fence... :D Yes, some of this thread has gone south - all because of me!! Figured he'd ground it to the water line which should be okay as long as that's not your grounding...
  13. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    It's not the water part of it per-say, it's the acid in the urine I believe - or salt as the next poster says...
  14. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    While it could be argued that it "could" be okay, it might not offer the path of least resistance and the lightning may like your coax run a bit nicer than a 4' piece of copper. :) I believe you can drive a couple 4' pieces here and there to grab more "earth" area. :)
  15. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    4 ft. isn't going to do you much good. If you have some trouble driving a ground rod, you can also dig a trench and "lay" it down in there. As far as bending the wire, electricity/lightning follows the path of "least resistance" and it really doesn't care which direction it travels to get...
  16. DIRECTV General Discussion
    The DVR has to go through a bunch of checks to make sure all of its components are functioning. It also gathers information as to what type of dish you have as well as gathering some Guide data. It's mostly checking that the software starts up the required components, like the modem and the...
  17. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I'm actually not sure which version I'm on as my Test & Info Screen is blank. The receiver was un-responsive to the remote and it took an RBR to start it back up again. Since the re-boot, the Screen Saver keeps appearing when stationary on a program. We're on TBSHD right now and it has popped...
  18. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    This is what my first thought is as well after reading a post or two. It would be nice to get a more detailed idea of what's going on - most of the posts are just one line and have absolutely no detail for anyone to offer any help.
  19. DIRECTV Programming
    I pretty much only look for programs in HD now. Hard to go SD once you've been HD. :D Mark me down for 75-99%
  20. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    With the new SWM items coming out, only one wire will be required for DirecTV, even the two tuner DVRs. So two coax will be fine to help include OTA and there's even ways to combine OTA into one coax so technically you could get away with only one coax... but RobertE knows his installs and I...
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