Heh, I have one too, I picked it up on sale for ~$2400. Its HDMI board croaked just out of warranty and then the bulb blew at about half its life span. I decided it was time to move along and get something else.
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LOL, happy now? Avatars just never were a big deal to me. Anyway since I like to ask stupid questions it should fit
EDIT: As to the whole "add another 2 years" issue thats really not a big deal for me as I'm fairly certain DTV is where I'm going to stay. I have tried a bunch of services over the years and ended up coming back to DTV some time ago. When I moved into this house 16 yrs ago we had DTV. When I first got my HD TV I gave Voom a shot and it promptly went out of business. Then Dish convinced me to give them a shot and was always having problems and got tired of loosing sat signal etc. Then gave Comcast a try for a bit after that and they were a pain and never was happy with the service. Finally went back to DTV, initially with an HR-20 that actually worked pretty well. Then when it was acting up they swapped it out for one of the HR-22's Its okay and I think better than the 20, other than my having to go and buy the darn antenna box for it (AM-21 or whatever its called) but its still lacking. If I can get them to swap for free great, if I have to buy one then will still most likely do it.
Jimbo, a question. You mentioned buying it, hooking it up and just paying an extra 5 for a month or so till I get everything off of it. That sounds doable but not sure on how the wiring would work. I am really tempted to get one and not sure with how things are wired now on how to add it into the current system. Could you PM me so we don't clutter up this thread more?
Sure, NP ...
Sorry, just got home.
Yeah, I discovered that right after I asked but forgot to update my post. It's okay and I'll deal with it. The big problem is when someone wants to get one from DTV. They swapped my old 20 for a 22 a while back and I had to fight tooth and nail to get one.
Okay, let me see if I have things right. They will put a gadget on my dish so that all the signals go thru one cable. That cable goes to a special splitter and wires are then ran to the rooms I want DVR's in. Then in one room a Swm, i think its called, is put in line before the cable goes to one of the DRV coax connections. I don't have to have one in every room or before any splits just somewhere in the line? Then on the box nearest to the network hub a different thing goes in line so DECA and ether can chat.
Mainly I'm just making sure they don't have to put the device before wires go to other rooms as that would mean a wire in the house then back out and over to other rooms.
Sorry if I'm not explaining myself well and my doodle may suck but combined maybe what I'm trying to say is understandable
Oh and I forgot to add that for the HR22 there has to be some sort of external DECA deal between the cable and the hr22 as well correct
Mainly I'm just making sure they don't have to put the device before wires go to other rooms as that would mean a wire in the house then back out and over to other rooms.
Sorry if I'm not explaining myself well and my doodle may suck but combined maybe what I'm trying to say is understandable
Oh and I forgot to add that for the HR22 there has to be some sort of external DECA deal between the cable and the hr22 as well correct
Guys,
I have an HR23-700 now. And seems to get slower and slower. I've tried resetting. I'm thinking about getting the HR24-500.
But I have a question.
The HR23 doesn't need the B-Band Converters. But my old HR21 did require them. Does the HR24 require the B-Band Converters? I have two lines running straight from the 5lnb Slimline dish.
Thanks
I have an HR23-700 now. And seems to get slower and slower. I've tried resetting. I'm thinking about getting the HR24-500.
But I have a question.
The HR23 doesn't need the B-Band Converters. But my old HR21 did require them. Does the HR24 require the B-Band Converters? I have two lines running straight from the 5lnb Slimline dish.
Thanks
No the HR24 does not need the BBC's. All you need is a swim installed. I just got one last week.
if he doesn't have a swim install then yes he does need bbc's. if he already has the older ones he can use those without spending money on an swm lnb or other. so those are the options. use the bbc's you had on your older dvr or have a swm lnb installed eliminating the need for bbc's
I know it's not HD but did anyone notice we got the cooking channel now? Just saw it last night
Just what we need, more cooking channels !
What channel is it and where is it located ...
No, no... it is the Crystal Meth Cooking Network (cMcN) featuring Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. They teach any would be manufacturer all the ropes.
Enjoy!
Thats the fine living channel (FLN) changing its name to the cooking channel, jettisoning some of its shows and throwing out a whole bunch of unknowns with their own cooking shows. I guess in some attempt to compete with FOOD, only in SD.
I've already got the BBCs. So, I'll go that route for now. If/when I decide to do MRV then I'll get the SWiM.
Thanks again guys. Y'all cleared up my questions.
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