Dish DTVPal / Echostar TR40 digital to analog converter - Page 71

Originally Posted by avnstf

sure you can - if it has an analog tuner, just feed to channel 3 or 4; if not, rca to your composite line input (actually, I guess this would be better in any case, because it should provide stereo whenever the original program being broadcast is better than mono...)

Originally Posted by dagger666

and if the tv doesn't have composite line plugs.......

Originally Posted by bhenley

I've experimented some more, and I think your 301 receiver will ALWAYS respond to the DTVPal remote, no matter what address you set the receiver to. The DTVPal remote's power button operates my 508 receiver, eventhough it is set to address 7. But it doesn't have any effect on a 942/622/722 receiver (EVEN if they are set to use address one). I experimented when an 811 user reported in ADE newsgroup that his DTVPal controlled his 811.

Originally Posted by bhenley

The remote they "borrowed" for the DTVPal
http://tech.dishnetwork.com/departme...1.5_dedi.shtml
was really odd in that there was no way to change its address. It generated Address ZERO codes. Most older DISH receivers respond to their configured address and also respond to address zero. The DTVPal responds to either address 1 or address 0. A 5.2 UHF Pro would still let you control the 301 as address 2 in Sat and DTVPal as address 1 in Aux, but the DTVPal remote itself will always power on/off your 301, no matter what address you change it to. You would need filters or something to block the IR from the DTVPal remote to prevent it from controlling your 301.

Originally Posted by radiorick

I checked and both boxes are in San Antonio, Texas...45 minutes away! So CDC's delivery date of June 3rd in right on track.

Originally Posted by Ray E

Received E-Mail from CDC stating order shipped at 2:12 PM on 7/2/08 and notification from UPS at 4:14 PM on 7/2/08. Placed order 6/24/08-order # 197. Sceduled delivery 7/9/08. Sounds like a good site!

Originally Posted by onan38

Ordered mine on 6-26 from dtvpal arrived today 7-2 with just a shipping label on the dtvpal box.

Originally Posted by Symbios

If your TV has neither RF or composite jacks, I think it's time for a new TV...

Originally Posted by dagger666

DigitalStar sends you a conformation email of you order but their web site gives you no way of checking order status using order number or sale number, extremely suspicious. Doesn't look hard to fool the government because i see a lot of suspicious name electronic stores on their site accepting coupons

i just checked the tracking number on my dtvpals label with the UPS site and it said delivered. Mailed 28 and arrived in jersey 01 and my door 02. three days from CO to NJ that is a pretty slow plane.

Originally Posted by lgodave

Or you get a cheap 300 ohm wire to 75 ohm F connector adapter... Which you might already have collected over the years.

Originally Posted by Symbios

Whoops, I shouldn't have said RF. The joke I was trying to make was if your TV has no inputs at all, it's time for a new one.

Originally Posted by lgodave

Or you get a cheap 300 ohm wire to 75 ohm F connector adapter... Which you might already have collected over the years.

Lets be honest. There ARE old TV Sets out there that have been working just fine in their current config... Some of them are going to require some extra adapters/wiring that most of the CECBs aren't going to provide in the box. There might be a few that will detail in the manual what you might need. I hope so because I'd hate for a nice old Grandpa to go in looking for an adapter and walking out with a $1000 HDTV he doesn't want/need.

Originally Posted by dagger666

DigitalStar sends you a conformation email of you order but their web site gives you no way of checking order status using order number or sale number, extremely suspicious. Doesn't look hard to fool the government because i see a lot of suspicious name electronic stores on their site accepting coupons

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Originally Posted by walino

Hello , One coupon expired and I got a Magnavox with the other. I ended up buying a panasonic vcr/dvd recorder with digital tuner because my old vcr was shot. I just found out the vcr will not record digital programming. What I do not understand is if the tuner converts digital to analog so it can be viewed on my old tv, why wont the tape record it.? Is there a work around?

Originally Posted by gac_1959

The "no way of checking order status" statement above is not correct, in general. There is a link at the top of the main digitalstar.com page, "My Orders". If, and only if, you are on the same computer and running the same web browser as when you placed your order, clicking that link will take you to a page where your order number is shown. You can click on the order number and it will take you to another page where the order status and shipping information (your name, address, etc.) are shown. Your order number is stored as a cookie in your browser cache, it seems. True, there is no way I can find where you can type in your order number to get status.

My order shows "awaiting shipment to customer"; I only placed my order earlier this week. Based on prior posts it seems I won't get the box in the mail (I think their site says they ship USPS Priority) for a couple of weeks. My credit card charge appeared today.

Of course, this info will no doubt be disregarded as "suspicious", since I have only a tiny number of posts. Oh well, time to start typing!

--Gary

Originally Posted by jrcorwin

I was sure that I understood the analog/digital transition...until now. I just heard about this DTVPal this morning and now I am confused. I am not a Dish customer, but my parents are...

I am a cable customer. So, as long as I have a digital receiver for each TV with an analog tuner...I'll be fine.

I was under the impression that if my parents have a Dish receiver for each of their analog TV's in the house...they will be fine. Is this not correct? Will they need a converter as well?

They have four analog TV's
- They have one 625 DR which works for two of those TV's
- They have two 311's for the remaining TV's

Can anyone clarify this for me? Thank you!

Originally Posted by jrcorwin

I am a cable customer. So, as long as I have a digital receiver for each TV with an analog tuner...I'll be fine.

I was under the impression that if my parents have a Dish receiver for each of their analog TV's in the house...they will be fine. Is this not correct? Will they need a converter as well?

They have four analog TV's
- They have one 625 DVR which works for two of those TV's
- They have two 311's for the remaining TV's

Can anyone clarify this for me? Thank you!

Originally Posted by dagger666

it's not the TVs but the over the air broadcasting that is changing from analog to digital. cable and dish subscribers have nothing to change since they do everything for you. you need a digital converter box if you watch broadcast TV that you need a antenna to pick up and are using a analog TV. I'm guessing the word DISH that's confusing you, they just made a digital analog decoder box the dtvpal for broadcast over the air digital reception.

Originally Posted by Bill R (# 2)

Your parents are all set. You only need a converter box if the TV is receiving it signals via an OTA antenna and the TV has no digital tuner.

Originally Posted by jrcorwin

Yes, I understand that this is concerning OTA broadcast TV...which is why I was confused by DISH's involvement. This doesn't affect those customers who have locals provided by DISH. If they don't offer them in a particular area...and that customer has an antenna hooked up via the connection on the back of their DISH receiver...doesn't that receiver already have a digital tuner to convert the signal for the analog TV? Is this just being done as another source of revenue and not by necessity?

Originally Posted by jrcorwin

Ok, that's what I thought. I also thought however that even the 311's have a connection for an antenna on the back. I thought that all of the receivers allowed for this. If you have a digital receiver (I'm assuming that all DISH receivers are digital and they may not be) why would you also need this DTVPal? Just connect your OTA antenna to your reciever and move on. I'm not trying to be difficult. I guess I just don't see the connection. Why would DISH be in the business of selling a product that their customers don't even need?

Originally Posted by dagger666
DigitalStar sends you a conformation email of you order but their web site gives you no way of checking order status using order number or sale number, extremely suspicious. Doesn't look hard to fool the government because i see a lot of suspicious name electronic stores on their site accepting coupons.

Originally Posted by jrcorwin

Ok, that's what I thought. I also thought however that even the 311's have a connection for an antenna on the back. I thought that all of the receivers allowed for this. If you have a digital receiver (I'm assuming that all DISH receivers are digital and they may not be) why would you also need this DTVPal?

Originally Posted by Jim1348

Now I am concerned about the DISH remote control conflict problem. I have a DISH 622 receiver, and I think it has both UHF and IR remote controls. The IR is used in the room for TV1 and I actually have several TV2s connected, each with its own UHF remote control. I suspect that the potential conflict would be in the room where the receiver is located using IR remote.