Recent content by ekilgus

What happens to those of us who are currently on the eastern arc? Will Dish send someone out to make the change?

I'm still on 389. I learned from experience never to force an update. It avoids a lot of problems.

In any event, when in the guide, the HD/SD designation still appears at the bottom of the program information box on the right. At least for now.

Allow me to venture a guess. They're going to change some SD channels to HD, and the ones they don't change will go to streaming.

Absolutely. I see no rational reason for eliminating the HD SD channel designations. Perhaps this was unintentional, since new software releases have inadvertently created bugs before.

Since I received the 388 I notice that in the guide listings the channels no longer designate which is HD. Did 388 do this, or has this been happening before and I just noticed it?

Confirmed. However, it seems you need H388

I agree. I don't find very much compelling content on any of these channels, and find the schedule many times doesn't sync with what's actually being shown. Then there are the commercials. I have to believe it costs Dish nothing to include these channels.

Whether it's OTA, cable, satellite, or streaming and how it's recorded is irrelevant. The issue is recording of content, and if it isn't used for commercial purposes, it's perfectly legal.

I don't believe there are any legal issues regarding recording content from streaming channels. That was made clear way back in the 70's when the courts ruled that people can legally use their VCR's to record content for private purposes.

I don't believe there are any legal issues preventing the recording of streaming content because other platforms have recording capability of the same content. Frndlytv is one example.

Same as the others, Scott. I looked at several streaming channels, and they all showed "no recording". H3 - H387. Is a software update required?

Is it my imagination, or are these updates coming with greater frequency?

For those like me who prefer the Dish 40.0 remote, they do kind of wear out where the buttons become unresponsive. But refurbishing them yourself is pretty easy. Look on YouTube for videos of the Dish 40.0 remote being refurbished. It won't eliminate various scratches, etc. but functionally...

Not to worry, I'm pretty sure H386 will fix the problems you find.