At least we got one new channel

[FlyingJ]

And so begins a torrent, a flood of calls to D* for Dish realignments due to incompetent installers. Mine is scheduled for this morning.

Hey Vurbano, how do you know that you need one? Is it by the signal strength on the new bird?

 

[FlyingJ]

sure, under these conditions however: the channel would have to come with some of my favorite all time acid rock recordings; i'd need to find some old disco lights to hook-up as speakers; and i would definitely need to be drunk so i would enjoy the music and the lights. i wouldn't care if i stared at a message all night!!!

Coool, look at all the pretty colors.

 

[HDhysteria]

Yep, got it here but its 720p in native mode.

I have it in 1080i in native mode. i went and checked my configs and verified that even if you are set to native you need to also have the tv resolutions set to include 1080i. I removed the tv 1080i resolution while leaving native mode on and the resulting resolution sent too the tv was 720p

 

[DemonBS]

498 is coming in strong here (55362 - Monticello, MN).

I stared at it for 20 seconds or so, realized I was willing staring at essentially nothing and put on the Today show.

 

[talos4]

Checked it at 6am CDT.
Saw it,
Moved on.

I've got more important deadlines to worry about.

Patiently waiting

 

[dshedrick]

Nothing here for me. I'm sure it's an alignment issues as I have not seen a good signal on 113b on my 2 H20s and 1 HR20. Installer is supposed to come out on Monday and replace my "legacy" 5 lnb dish w/ a slimline, I guess it will be corrected then. W/ my luck some new HD channels will roll out this weekend. ;-)

 

[yourbeliefs]

498

570 Is the Customer Care Broadcast where Suranyi, Filipiak, Brown, and Olsen deliver the latest information on the imminent HD Rollout. According to the guide there should be something on it NOW..

 

[rockaway1836]

570 Is the Customer Care Broadcast where Suranyi, Filipiak, Brown, and Olsen deliver the latest information on the imminent HD Rollout. According to the guide there should be something on it NOW..

That's a private network. Not for us.

 

[paulsown]

Although 498 s not one of the promised HD channels, it sure does look good.................................. Now flip the switch on some of the others Directv!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[yourbeliefs]

That's a private network. Not for us.

If its private, then why am I seeing it?

 

[rockaway1836]

What are you seeing?

 

[mike1973]

I have it in 1080i in native mode. i went and checked my configs and verified that even if you are set to native you need to also have the tv resolutions set to include 1080i. I removed the tv 1080i resolution while leaving native mode on and the resulting resolution sent too the tv was 720p

I'll check that, thanks!

 

[yourbeliefs]

What are you seeing?

I mean why is it listed on my guide? I can't imagine that this channel is really being USED.. I mean if this is displaying HD rollout information, it seems weird that they would post such information on a channel, as opposed to email or some other type of communication. If this is private, then could someone who has an engineering card or whatever possibly tell us what they're saying on it?

 

[skyviewmark]

I mean why is it listed on my guide? I can't imagine that this channel is really being USED.. I mean if this is displaying HD rollout information, it seems weird that they would post such information on a channel, as opposed to email or some other type of communication. If this is private, then could someone who has an engineering card or whatever possibly tell us what they're saying on it?

There is already a thread about Channel 570. But in a nutshell its a D* channel for dealers and employees of D*. I get it on my showroom receiver and as of this moment there has been NOTHING on it.. It's blank. Whatever program they are saying on the info is NOT running this morning.

 

[rockaway1836]

They list Private Network stuff on the guide all the time. See also channels 573 and 575. Every now and again they let us see something there, but it's rare. I think about a year ago the let us see the instal video for the AT-9

 

[yourbeliefs]

There is already a thread about Channel 570. But in a nutshell its a D* channel for dealers and employees of D*. I get it on my showroom receiver and as of this moment there has been NOTHING on it.. It's blank. Whatever program they are saying on the info is NOT running this morning.

:river

 

[LoBridge]

All I get is a grey screen - is that reason for concern?

 

[yourbeliefs]

All I get is a grey screen - is that reason for concern?

 

[colebert]

All I get is a grey screen - is that reason for concern?

me too.

 

[ONUOsFan]

me too.

I think other people have been able to correct the same problem with a receiver restart...