Intoducing the new AM21N off-air tuner (from the "other" fourm)

[wildbill129]

Most of them were lobbed at me. I had the audacity to suggest that it wouldn't be that expensive to program the AM21 to scan. Now admittedly I know nothing about programming, but I was told it could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to achieve. Then I was lambasted for thinking that those "few" customers that wanted the AM21 to scan should have that feature. The kicker was when I said they could at the least add the local channels to the database of available ota channels that Directv didn't carry. That went over like a lead balloon!

I don't know how you can spend a minute over there........they blow so much smoke up each others...well you know...........and you should be ashamed for questioning them!

 

[digiblur]

Maybe I missed something but I saw a PDF with some pictures... it didn't even say how well it worked or didn't work. Guess they just looked at it and didn't bother to do a "First Test" ? I don't get it...I had to have missed a link to a review somewhere. Where is it?

 

[Mr Tony]

nope that was it. a 2 page pdf with some pics

 

[raoul5788]

I don't know how you can spend a minute over there........they blow so much smoke up each others...well you know...........and you should be ashamed for questioning them!

I've closed my membership there. They do some things well, but don't question them!

 

[digiblur]

nope that was it. a 2 page pdf with some pics

So it's a First Glance then

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I've closed my membership there. They do some things well, but don't question them!

Good now you have to answer to me. (Evil Laugh)

We got to get you over for some steaks sometime.

I am also working on a Movie Night for July.

 

[raoul5788]

Good now you have to answer to me. (Evil Laugh)

We got to get you over for some steaks sometime.

I am also working on a Movie Night for July.

Excellent! I missed not having movie night last year.

 

[hancox]

My kids still talk about your popcorn machine, Scott

 

[hancox]

On-topic, I am amazingly underwhelmed by this device. Unless there is a major upgrade on the tuner end (which wasn't anything to write home about on the HR20 or AM21), this is a yawn.

Until/If D* implements scanning for OTA channels, this is a terminally flawed "solution"

 

[aa9vi]

I coined a new nickname for that box that I am sure irked them.. the shAM-21

Keep calling it that and it'll get the reputation. It's always more funny when it's true.

 

[Yes616]

I just got mine. As everyone is saying, nothing new except I now get OTA channels in the master bedroom.

 

[DodgerKing]

I just got mine. As everyone is saying, nothing new except I now get OTA channels in the master bedroom.

You are now with Direct? Hope you are enjoying your sevice

 

[Yes616]

You are now with Direct? Hope you are enjoying your sevice

Yep.. So far, so good. To some degree.
I had to jump ship from Dish after they took away SNY (the Mets RSN).
I just wish their OTA tuners could scan for channels instead of just assigning them by zip code. I know I am missing a couple of local low power channels that I used to get with the Dish OTA receivers.

 

[Mr Tony]

I just wish their OTA tuners could scan for channels instead of just assigning them by zip code. I know I am missing a couple of local low power channels that I used to get with the Dish OTA receivers.

I wish they did too.