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Well, I cannot explain it, but I ran another test and it worked this time! I did clear the receiver again (disconnected from cables) and ran the switch test before I reassembled.

Hi, I cannot get my 2nd tuner (on my new 9242) to work with the switch. Tuner one works fine, and when I bypass the switch, I can acquire a signal with tuner 2 (so I know it is not the receiver). I have disconnected the receiver from the switch, run the check switch test, then reconnected the...

and I am soliciting opinions. I really like the Dish-like PVR and I cannot see spending 600 bucks to get a PVR that only feeds one TV (my current option with *C). I have a couple questions for the Expressvu crowd: a) Is there a monthly PVR fee (like Dish charges)? b) I am currently using a...

Uh, you might want to consider Georgia (this year) & Michigan (last): if other teams win after you, they can jump you. So you can fall, not just rise...

Huge Ohio State fan here. Congrats to LSU. They outplayed Ohio State, out-executed them, made few mistakes, and outcoached them. Senior laden team that played like one (Ohio State only started 2 seniors). Heck, the Ohio State players after the game were talking about how physical LSU was and...

As a Buckeye fan, let me say three things to put that in perspective: 1) most of our abysmal record against the SEC in bowl games was when John Cooper was at the helm; given his record against Michigan and in bowl games were huge failures, Ohio State would have a horrible record against any...

D*=Directv E*=Dish (Echostar)

Might not feel that it is a "crappy" channel when 2/3s of the conference basketball games on the BTN. Oh wait, you went to Penn State. Never mind. :D

I went out and bought 2 Directv HD DVRs yesterday (I already had an HD receiver and Dish installed August 1). Once I get the multiswitch on Weds., I will be ending my 3 year tenure with Dish. Too bad, because I liked alot of what they had to offer. I hope for the Big Ten fans that E* gets a deal...

Starchoice, a satellite provider in Canada, has a "hybrid" that is much more flexible (ala carte) than US providers. They have a very limited "Essentials" package that everyone must get, but beyond that, they have what they refer to as bundles--each comprised of about 5-7 channels based on a...

Okay, I understand your alacarte argument, and it is clearly a strong one. But the NFL network comparison specious? Are you honestly suggesting that in the Big Ten region, that a network that covers 2/3s of conference basketball games LIVE will not be more popular than a network that has only 8...

Well then, you might be interested in this tidbit from a blog: Another factor: the FCC is increasingly interested in ala-carte pricing for cable. Naturally, the cable industry viciously hates this idea. But placing the sports networks in their own tier looks suspicious: "We believe it is a...

Mark Silverman Answers: But I think there's two key things here that a lot of people misunderstand. The NFL Network asked for 75 cents a home for 90 million homes. We're asking about a buck for 18 million homes (in the Big Ten's eight states) and about a dime in 72 million homes (outside of...

No more Big Ten "regional" football on Gameplan!!! Please, don't go out and buy Gameplan if all you want is Big Ten football. It is not on that package. This is from the Gopher website, but it is boilerplate you can find at alot of the Big Ten websites: In addition to the formation of the Big...

Hi (fellow Buckeye fan), Don't buy Gameplan if you only want it for Big Ten games. No Big Ten games will be on Gameplan. My understanding is that the Big Ten regional games will be televised on ESPN (or even an ESPN overflow channel) for the rest of the US (out of Big Ten region), but it will...

It could be they are really inundated with email requests. I actually sent them an email regarding Dish a number of weeks ago, and it took about 10 days to 2 weeks but I did get a response.

For those that hate the idea of the Big Ten Network...its spreading!!!SportsBusinessJournal.com

It's the largest cable provider in Iowa, correct? Would be a significant addition if paper's "source" is right.

If E* picks it up, you would be able to get it either as part of the sports pack (most likely) or ala carte (unlikely, IMHO). But you will be able to get it, if E* carries it.

This is what I have thought for awhile. It would seem that Dish would be in alot better position to come to terms with the BTN than some other distributors. What I keep wondering about is the arrangement that Dish subscribers have currently with RSNs. Isn't your regional sports network a must...

I think most of us have figured out your position on the BTN by now, LOL. :p

Hilarious! Great catch Hall! I think this is a microcosm of the little amount of good information we have about what is happening here. Only genuine comment I have read recently was from Silverman (or another BTN PR guy) who said they were caught off guard by how public the negotiations have...

As Hall mentioned above, we have seen the talks between E* and BTN depicted as "constructive" for weeks now. Who knows where the truth lies? However, it does sound like (from that article) that people switching to D* is happening, in a football crazed city like Columbus anyway. Of course, the...

Some poster made a reference earlier in this thread about how the BTN had crossed the line of good business decorum. Wonder if that poster would like to comment on the following story: Seriously, They Can Both Buzz Off: Comcast Lowers Itself To Impersonating You - Deadspin

I have embedded my comments inside of the quote (in bold print; hopefully not too confusing).