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  1. General DISH™ Discussion
    Good edit, Tampa! I happen to be online this moment and saw your first version. This one is more to the point. Correct, the motivation for switching would be to get more channels. I was genuinely surprised to see TCM and Bravo (my wife might like to have those, though the fact is she rarely...
  2. ViP211(411)/211K/222 Support Forum
    Dang it, I am sorry to read they wouldn't honor that price for you with the mixup and all, ABH. For what it's worth, so far so good with mine. A nice unit. I'm willing to bet a buck it'll come up on sale again. Scouring around the Internet, I also saw there were a fair number of others with...
  3. ViP211(411)/211K/222 Support Forum
    Grandude: YOU'RE A GENIUS. Putting that old, spare mouse pad under the EHD definitely deadens its noise. Many thanks for the excellent "Now why didn't I think of that?" idea! :goodjob: Please note: when this gets around, we'll see old mouse pads available all over the Internet for $99.99...
  4. General DISH™ Discussion
    Curious word choices: paranoid, deprive, loss. You seem to have a verrrrrry low threshold for amazement, and a strangely personal investment in others seeing the world (or at least television, which really mustn't be confused with the world) the same fantastically improved way you do. Hopper...
  5. General DISH™ Discussion
    Apologies for the day of delay here: I've been on the 211K forum on PS's advice, getting educated on EHD operation and such. I don't see the 211K + EHD as a for sure thing yet, however (still have ten or so days to return it if I wish), and thus will PM you later or tomorrow. Thanks for the offer!
  6. ViP211(411)/211K/222 Support Forum
    Hey all ... Satcrazy wrote: I take it that cable box you reffered to is also a DVR? Which would mean only a dvr can watch "on demand"? No, please see my post on the topic: "It is noteworthy, perhaps, that these friends of mine don't have a DVR. They've just got a regular old Comcast receiver...
  7. ViP211(411)/211K/222 Support Forum
    Thanks for the correction, CW. There's more or less just one show OTA in our area, that I really like, that isn't on satellite. I've got a rabbit ears connected just to watch it once per week! Okay, swords under the Cougars logo. In honor of your new coach, the pirate???
  8. ViP211(411)/211K/222 Support Forum
    Karrank, cute photo!!! I'm inferring you're a proud parent or grandparent, or maybe you just know some adorable kid! In any case, sincere kudos to you. Where the heck is Groover Beach? I know Grover Beach in California, but no Groover. Is everyone groovy in Groover Beach? Seems like we...
  9. ViP211(411)/211K/222 Support Forum
    Hi SC ... If I understand your question, yes I'd say there's a lot of differences. Others who know more about this stuff (which I suppose is pretty much everyone on this forum) should correct anything I get wrong here. A 211K with an external hard drive connected will not offer the same...
  10. ViP211(411)/211K/222 Support Forum
    Thanks again ... yup, I done figgered it out. An EHD on a 211K don't do nothin but record/playback/"pause live TV"/similar. I'm so far behind the times that just that, for me, is big fun!
  11. ViP211(411)/211K/222 Support Forum
    Thanks for the replies ... Update, in case anyone considers this EHD: it is noisier than my first impression. I did an excellent impersonation, if I do say so myself, of a potato during yesterday's nonstop football. Will reprise the role again today. The EHD is on a tabletop maybe six feet...
  12. ViP211(411)/211K/222 Support Forum
    Hi all ... I've got a wireless router. It allows me to use my laptop computer around the house, to print wirelessly, and to stream Netflix and Pandora via an LG blu-ray player. Whoopdeedoo. The Dish website tells me (http://www.mydish.com/support/getconnected) I'll "add a long list of free...
  13. ViP211(411)/211K/222 Support Forum
    Howdy ... I'm posting this for the potential benefit to newbies like myself who are casting around for an external hard drive (EHD) for their 211K. More experienced types won't find anything interesting here. I purchased a Western Digital hard drive (WDBACW0010HBK-NESN) yesterday for $69 at a...
  14. General DISH™ Discussion
    "CNETs credibility just went to the dogs." My dogs resent this. Don't worry, though, their attentions spans are sufficiently short that they'll be on to the next thing any nanosecond now. Yup, there they go! On Dish versus CBS/CNN ... Especially in this day and age with so many folks really...
  15. ViP211(411)/211K/222 Support Forum
    Gosh darn it, I'll ask your forgiveness, I am new to posting. I think a section of my last post got omitted. Anyway, abh, maybe give the Phoenix store a call? Local Fry's says they have plenty. I happened to ask before making the drive. Best wishes ...
  16. ViP211(411)/211K/222 Support Forum
    Well by golly, I just got back from Fry's! Stopped along the way to let my dogs have a run, and one got a real good shot of skunk juice. Hope it isn't some kind of omen! Skunks in broad daylight ... that just ain't fair. I will post a follow up on this; could be someone out there will be...
  17. General DISH™ Discussion
    Thanks PS, I've jumped over to the 211K forum per your suggestion and am getting further educated on the EHD option. I do believe that's the route I'll take. As another poster suggested, my understanding was incorrect: Dish wanted another *two* year contract, not just one year as I'd initially...
  18. ViP211(411)/211K/222 Support Forum
    I'm curious, azbohunter, whether you purchased this unit, are using it, and what your impressions are. It looks to me like a good match with the 211K, at a nice price.
  19. General DISH™ Discussion
    Thanks again for your thoughts, Gary. As the on demand material might be minimal, maybe an external hard drive is indeed the way for me to go. I'd still be interested to read anyone's insights on good models. It'd be nice for my wife and I to record shows and watch them at our own...
  20. General DISH™ Discussion
    Many thanks for your thoughts on this! I like the idea of connecting an external hard drive on my own (which I assume is the same thing as a "USB enclosure"). That stated, as I understand it (I might verrry well be wrong), using an external hard drive on a 211K would not allow me to access...
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