I thought I'd report back on an issue I was having with my Minneapolis Locals last year. Here is a link to the original thread which is now locked ... http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=113220 I continued to encounter picture quality problems with my local MPEG4 locals. In June, Directv...

Another rookie question . . . . this one harder to search for the answer. In looking at the D* upgrade process online, there's a $199 fee that I presume is related to the box itself. Since the boxes sell for the same $199 at Best Buy, does this mean I will be purchasing the box? (My R-15 has...