DirecTV H-10

[Plywodstatebum]

My new receiver just arrived, I hear the HDMI slots on these boxes are screwed up so I'll hook up the component cables, Do I have to get a new card from D* or will this one work?, I also need another regular box does anyone know who has the best price? Is there any tricks to connecting this H-10 box? The Dish has 4 connections does it matter wich one I hook the HD too?

 

[asousa]

My new receiver just arrived, I hear the HDMI slots on these boxes are screwed up so I'll hook up the component cables,

If your TV has the HDMI input, USE IT! The h-10s are reported to have small problems. My H-10 will just lose signal for a split second every once in awhile. The quality of HDMI over the component is much better tho!!

Is there any tricks to connecting this H-10 box? The Dish has 4 connections does it matter wich one I hook the HD too?

Nope, as long as you don't add more then 4 lines you can hook the HD one up to any of the 4. There is a multi-switch built into the dish.

 

[Plywodstatebum]

My TV only has DVI and they want a 100$ for a cable.

 

[rvsixer]

My TV only has DVI and they want a 100$ for a cable.

Shop around. Try $23 at http://www.svideo.com/dvihdmi2.html .

 

[Neutron]

My TV only has DVI and they want a 100$ for a cable.

You can definately get the DVI/HDMI cable cheaper.

 

[Plywodstatebum]

Cool just ordered it. I noticed a cheap comp. cable came with the box so i can always fall back on it if the HDMI - DVI dosen't work good. Thanks

 

[Ricknau]

quote asousa:
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My H-10 will just lose signal for a split second every once in awhile.
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How often is "every once in a while"? Can you ballpark it? Hourly? Every few hours? Once an day?

It sucks that it has a bug at all? WTF is with these companies selling stuff with known problems?

 

[Ricknau]

oops, sorry, deleted double post

 

[mcbeevee]

quote asousa:
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My H-10 will just lose signal for a split second every once in awhile.
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How often is "every once in a while"? Can you ballpark it? Hourly? Every few hours? Once an day?

It sucks that it has a bug at all? WTF is with these companies selling stuff with known problems?

When I was using the HDMI output on my H10, I was getting a 1-2 second video dropout about once every 50-60 minutes! Have had no dropouts since I switched to the component output.

 

[Ricknau]

Wow, I just hooked up my H-10. It isn't activated yet but the OTA works just fine. Well, sort of fine... I only had to watch ABC HD for about 20 minutes to see the video go black for a split second. And this was with the component cables!!

 

[asousa]

quote asousa:
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My H-10 will just lose signal for a split second every once in awhile.
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How often is "every once in a while"? Can you ballpark it? Hourly? Every few hours? Once an day?

It sucks that it has a bug at all? WTF is with these companies selling stuff with known problems?

Like once an hour it will drop out for a second or two....

 

[acpmadness]

DTV needs to fix it! It bugs the hell out of me!