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post #3751 of 5418
10/7/07 at 3:22am
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Originally Posted by EPlay View Post

I did another automatic channel scan, but it would not even pick up 83-3 now as a grayed-out channel. Is there a chance these channels will come back?

Have they come back? We're getting them at my house, but I have had periods where they disappeared for weeks while others on this forum had no problem. There must be some aspect of the way OTW distributes its signals - filters, strenth on subnetworks - that causes these intermittent problems. - DR
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post #3752 of 5418
10/7/07 at 9:07am
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Originally Posted by tvhawaii View Post

>>Seems like we're pretty much in the dark as far as what goes on.<<

Amen to that. My guess is that the stuff on 110/119 -might-be duplicated when D11 is launched into the 99 slot later this year or early next year (assuming SeaLaunch doesn't get smoked again). Those 14 transponders at 110/119 are worth million$. I covered my 110/119 LNBs with alum. foil and verified that ch. 206/9 ESPN/2 HD and 245 TNT HD (etc.) are indeed still coming off 110/119.
Ch. 267/Smithsonian HD and 332/MTV-VH1 HD sure do look nice. I wish it would rain so we could see how they hold up compared to Ku-band.

And much mahalos for those sig. readings!
Any idea of when we might get the locals in HD from DirecTV? After watching all the morning NFL games in HD, I can barely watch the KHNL game in SD.

--Michael


I have only one dish in Honolulu --- thanks for the confirm that the HD ESPN's still not available to Hawaii

Directv continues to show utter contempt for Hawaii --- and I am not saying that regarding what they have or haven't provided as far as channels -- it is the way that you get treated when you try to get an answer out their customer service --- they want to transfer me to the International desk --- WE WERE ADMITTED TO THE UNION AS A STATE IN 1959 --- almost 50 years ago!
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post #3753 of 5418
10/7/07 at 3:24pm
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Originally Posted by dr0s View Post

Have they come back? We're getting them at my house, but I have had periods where they disappeared for weeks while others on this forum had no problem. There must be some aspect of the way OTW distributes its signals - filters, strenth on subnetworks - that causes these intermittent problems. - DR

83-3 (NBC) came back a couple of days ago, but I still can't find the CBS HD feed. I also forgot to write down where it used to be -- could you tell me what number it's on? Thanks very much!

*edit* or am I imagining I used to get it?
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post #3754 of 5418
10/7/07 at 10:15pm
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Originally Posted by EPlay View Post

83-3 (NBC) came back a couple of days ago, but I still can't find the CBS HD feed.

I've never pulled in CBS in HD except OTA, and that only for the US Open, which was broadcast live. - DR
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post #3755 of 5418
10/8/07 at 1:07am
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Originally Posted by honokai View Post

I have only one dish in Honolulu --- thanks for the confirm that the HD ESPN's still not available to Hawaii

Directv continues to show utter contempt for Hawaii --- and I am not saying that regarding what they have or haven't provided as far as channels -- it is the way that you get treated when you try to get an answer out their customer service --- they want to transfer me to the International desk --- WE WERE ADMITTED TO THE UNION AS A STATE IN 1959 --- almost 50 years ago!


What I have been doing is calling the local Directv contractor (ironwood), explain to them what' s happening, they will have a much better idea on what you may need, they will note it on your account file, then call the national directv number and just have them read the notes.

Hawaii is such a small market for Directv. It's understandable that there's not much support or interest. But I'll stick with them as long as they carry the NFL ticket. On some positive notes, Directv's picture and especially sound is much better than OTW (SD, never had HD with OTW). I've had both at the same time and you could really see and hear the difference. And having all these new HD channels pop up every few days is a nice suprise (MHD being the latest I think). The only thing I miss about OTW is oc16 and the high school football games.

Vikingfan
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post #3756 of 5418
10/8/07 at 1:58pm
I'm not a major poster on this gargantuan thread but I do avidly lurk. Many times I've been thankful for tips here.

I'm wondering if it would better suit everyone's needs if it was split up into two threads; one for those with cable and one for those with dishes.

We each have our own reasons and seldom does anyone change systems. I for one have as much interest in reading about satellite stuff as I do reading my wife's postings on the house cleaning forum.

If others agree, how'bout making it Hawaii, not Honolulu? Other than over air reception, all the islands share pretty much the same issues. The only difference I can see is that the hours you city guys spend on H1, us country folk spend watching HD>:-}
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post #3757 of 5418
10/8/07 at 3:51pm
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Originally Posted by Hilo Hairy View Post

I'm not a major poster on this gargantuan thread but I do avidly lurk. Many times I've been thankful for tips here.

I'm wondering if it would better suit everyone's needs if it was split up into two threads; one for those with cable and one for those with dishes.

We each have our own reasons and seldom does anyone change systems. I for one have as much interest in reading about satellite stuff as I do reading my wife's postings on the house cleaning forum.

If others agree, how'bout making it Hawaii, not Honolulu? Other than over air reception, all the islands share pretty much the same issues. The only difference I can see is that the hours you city guys spend on H1, us country folk spend watching HD>:-}


Sounds good to me! This board had become infested with satellite chatter! Although, this has been brought up before and nothing became of it.

BTW.... Time spent in traffic on Kauai > Time spent in traffic on H1
I'll take H1 anyday rather than have to live in the country!
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post #3758 of 5418
10/8/07 at 6:44pm
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Originally Posted by Hilo Hairy View Post

I'm not a major poster on this gargantuan thread but I do avidly lurk. Many times I've been thankful for tips here.

I'm wondering if it would better suit everyone's needs if it was split up into two threads; one for those with cable and one for those with dishes.

We each have our own reasons and seldom does anyone change systems. I for one have as much interest in reading about satellite stuff as I do reading my wife's postings on the house cleaning forum.

If others agree, how'bout making it Hawaii, not Honolulu? Other than over air reception, all the islands share pretty much the same issues. The only difference I can see is that the hours you city guys spend on H1, us country folk spend watching HD>:-}

That sounds like a good idea. We probably need to ask the forum moderator, CPanther95, to split this thread or make new ones. Here's a link to message him: PM CPanther95

The thread title will continue to be Honolulu, HI because that's the TV market denomination for all of Hawaii. Also, if we split into cable and sat, do we need a third thread for OTA? Outer islands will get digital over-the-air sooner or later and OTA reception will become more of a topic.
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post #3759 of 5418
10/8/07 at 9:37pm
Hilo's had OTA digital longer than anyone...

-E
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post #3760 of 5418
10/8/07 at 9:50pm
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Originally Posted by Hilo Hairy View Post

I'm not a major poster on this gargantuan thread but I do avidly lurk. Many times I've been thankful for tips here.

I'm wondering if it would better suit everyone's needs if it was split up into two threads; one for those with cable and one for those with dishes.

We each have our own reasons and seldom does anyone change systems. I for one have as much interest in reading about satellite stuff as I do reading my wife's postings on the house cleaning forum.

If others agree, how'bout making it Hawaii, not Honolulu? Other than over air reception, all the islands share pretty much the same issues. The only difference I can see is that the hours you city guys spend on H1, us country folk spend watching HD>:-}

It's not like this thread has a 100 posts a day. I'm sure it's pretty easy to know and choose which posts to read and which to ignore. Geez.
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post #3761 of 5418
10/9/07 at 12:13am
I already have 72 open tabs as it is... I don't see the need for multiple threads for Hawaii - unless the traffic picks up 10 fold (which may become an issue later on).
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post #3762 of 5418
10/9/07 at 12:23pm
Michael, sat guy

The channels that are crappy blocky vary I have the dish dvr 622 and most of my locals are crappy, mtv clear, foxnews crappy, a&e good, i can go through the list, but some good some bad, my tv is cristal clear with dvd, OTA, just the dish stuff is hit or miss, i wanted to make sure it was all clear before i got the hd package
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post #3763 of 5418
10/9/07 at 7:23pm
What I don't like is when for some odd reason it becomes a competition.. Cable Vs Satellite. It seems to be an internet thing.... like tribes or teams and the game is on. It is not like most of us even have a choice. So if this remains one thread, can we just forgo the "mine is better than yours' syndrome? Thanks...
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post #3764 of 5418
10/10/07 at 12:11am
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Originally Posted by Hilo Hairy View Post

I'm wondering if it would better suit everyone's needs if it was split up into two threads; one for those with cable and one for those with dishes.

Where would the OTA people go? - DR
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post #3765 of 5418
10/10/07 at 12:21am
To that end - I'm sure I'm not the only one here that has OTA and "some other" source =)
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post #3766 of 5418
10/10/07 at 10:40am
Since the feelings are mixed about splitting the thread it should probably stay this way.

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Originally Posted by Sy- View Post

BTW.... Time spent in traffic on Kauai > Time spent in traffic on H1
I'll take H1 anyday rather than have to live in the country!

I so agree with you. When my wife's family in California and NY gush about how they want to retire here in Vacationland or even worse, come and stay with us, I urge them to go to Oahu, that there isn't anything at all to do here in the out islands
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post #3767 of 5418
10/10/07 at 12:23pm
OTA, Cable or Sat . . . doesn't need separate forum threads . . . just need those with a vested monetary interest in either to step away from the "better, cheaper, smarter than you" soapbox.
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post #3768 of 5418
10/10/07 at 12:59pm
i assume our local CW doesn't broadcast in HD over the air since they are a subchannel of fox. if that is true, would it still be possible for Oceanic to add it as an HD channel?
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post #3769 of 5418
10/10/07 at 10:59pm
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Originally Posted by cheskie View Post

Michael, sat guy

The channels that are crappy blocky vary I have the dish dvr 622 and most of my locals are crappy, mtv clear, foxnews crappy, a&e good, i can go through the list, but some good some bad, my tv is cristal clear with dvd, OTA, just the dish stuff is hit or miss, i wanted to make sure it was all clear before i got the hd package

I look at CNN and FoxNews everyday on my 622 and they look fine .
A couple of weeks ago, I was doing some testing and had splitters in the LNB cables from 119, and noticed FoxNews blocking from low signal strength. I'd have DISH Network check out the system...could be just out of alignment a little(?).

--Michael
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post #3770 of 5418
10/11/07 at 6:47pm
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Originally Posted by jwise View Post

Am contemplating installation of DirectTV HD on the north shore of Kauai. Are 2 1.2m dishes necessary? Is this likely to change anytime soon? Heard the FCC was mandating equal satellite services to Hawaii and Alaska. Is this a "will take forever" thing or a pipedream. Obviously would not like to put up two 1.2's if not necessary or soon obsolete.

Thanks


Jwise,
This question has been posed before and unfortunately nothing has changed recently.
Expect to need 2 ea 1.2 MTR dishes to cover 5 satellite locations here in Hawaii for a while yet. However it looks like they have added another 20 or so new HD feeds to the 103 slot. So....there really isnt a whole lot on satellite 119 and 110 but a few 'primary' HD's (ESPN, Discovery etc) Someday we wont need a 1.2 for these handful of HD's (crossing fingers)
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post #3771 of 5418
10/11/07 at 7:13pm
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Originally Posted by tvhawaii View Post

Well, just to set the record straight, they're 1.2m, not 2.5 (always wondered why some people have trouble telling 4 feet from 8 feet without measuring).

And it is possible to use -one- 1.2m reflector...I'm watching the Cubs right now on ch. 95 HD.

--Michael

Michael,
Yes you can get most of the programming from one 1.2 mtr dish, however as you know the transponders from 119 and 110 wont come in with out another 1.2 dish.
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post #3772 of 5418
10/11/07 at 8:00pm
No reports of any issues with the b band converters. However I had a similar issue with one of the bars. Try this if you are still having an issue with some of your HD channels.


1) Go to your swtich outside (WB68 switch)
2) disconnect your port 1 INPUT from the dish
3) Barrel connect your H20 feed and the signal coming off your 99/101/103 dish (Port 1 input on your WB68 switch)
4) unplug your H20 wait 15 seconds then plug back in
5) go to menu on your H20 once it boots back up
6) Settings
7) 'Reconfigure dish set up' or 'reconfigure dish settings'
8) Be sure to choose '5 LNB set up' > continue
9) The h20 should then 'auto configure' its self to determine which satellites are being recongnised.

By going direct and by passing the switch you can eliminate a bad switch issue.



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Originally Posted by 808vikingsfan View Post

Question for directv subcribers with HD (two 1.2m dishes)

Anyone else losing channels 72 (espn2) and 79(hdnet)? Just wondering if it's just me.

I noticed that since I put the b band converters in (to watch the new HD channels), my ch 72 and 79 keeps losing signal (73-78 are ok). After troubleshooting a bit here's what I found:

I found that if I disconnect and reconnect the bband converters, ch 72 and 79 come back strong (75-85 signal). BUT, once I swtich to one of the new HD channels (eg. 77, or 212HD), I lose ch 72 and 79 again. Checking signal strength, a few transponders that I normally have signal on (sat 119(24,26,28,30) all go to zero and I notice signal drop on everthing on sat 119 and 110. If I quickly disconnect and reconnect the bband converter, ch72 adn 79 are back and my signal strengths are all back up.

If I remove the b band converters all together, ch 72 and 79 work like a charm, but then I lose all the new HD channels.

I thought it may be a grounding issue but this doesnt' happen on my HR20 (moved boxes around, also tried different bband converters). Sounds like the H20 is having a hard time switching with the B band converters.


Vikingsfan
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post #3773 of 5418
10/11/07 at 8:12pm
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Originally Posted by Hilo Hairy View Post

I'm not a major poster on this gargantuan thread but I do avidly lurk. Many times I've been thankful for tips here.

I'm wondering if it would better suit everyone's needs if it was split up into two threads; one for those with cable and one for those with dishes.

We each have our own reasons and seldom does anyone change systems. I for one have as much interest in reading about satellite stuff as I do reading my wife's postings on the house cleaning forum.

If others agree, how'bout making it Hawaii, not Honolulu? Other than over air reception, all the islands share pretty much the same issues. The only difference I can see is that the hours you city guys spend on H1, us country folk spend watching HD>:-}



Id be all for a 'Hawaii High Def' thread as all four services Dish, DTV, OTW, and OTA are available state wide..
my .02 cents
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post #3774 of 5418
10/11/07 at 8:17pm
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Originally Posted by 808vikingsfan View Post

What I have been doing is calling the local Directv contractor (ironwood), explain to them what' s happening, they will have a much better idea on what you may need, they will note it on your account file, then call the national directv number and just have them read the notes.

Hawaii is such a small market for Directv. It's understandable that there's not much support or interest. But I'll stick with them as long as they carry the NFL ticket. On some positive notes, Directv's picture and especially sound is much better than OTW (SD, never had HD with OTW). I've had both at the same time and you could really see and hear the difference. And having all these new HD channels pop up every few days is a nice suprise (MHD being the latest I think). The only thing I miss about OTW is oc16 and the high school football games.

Vikingfan


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MPEG 04 compression is nice and clean aint it?
Did you get the other 20 or so that came in last week?
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post #3775 of 5418
10/11/07 at 8:20pm
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Originally Posted by Hilo Hairy View Post

I'm not a major poster on this gargantuan thread but I do avidly lurk. Many times I've been thankful for tips here.

I'm wondering if it would better suit everyone's needs if it was split up into two threads; one for those with cable and one for those with dishes.

We each have our own reasons and seldom does anyone change systems. I for one have as much interest in reading about satellite stuff as I do reading my wife's postings on the house cleaning forum.

If others agree, how'bout making it Hawaii, not Honolulu? Other than over air reception, all the islands share pretty much the same issues. The only difference I can see is that the hours you city guys spend on H1, us country folk spend watching HD>:-}


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LOL, I just saw that last 'jab' about H1 and HD...nicely done and agree
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post #3776 of 5418
10/11/07 at 11:51pm
Dish Network Question -

Has anybody with the ViP 622/722 HD DVR attempted to use the USB port to read a FAT32 filesystem that has jpg pictures on it from a Digital Camera (USB -> SD Card adapter)? Would like to know if it's possible to view your photos in 1080i on your HD set without formatting it to EXT3 - and to that end, if it requires EXT3 only, will simply placing a jpg file on the partition cause the DVR to read/view it?

Thanks
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post #3777 of 5418
10/12/07 at 2:56am
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Originally Posted by Satellite Guy HI View Post

Michael,
Yes you can get most of the programming from one 1.2 mtr dish, however as you know the transponders from 119 and 110 wont come in with out another 1.2 dish.

I guess you missed the reference to Ch. 95 which was on 110 that day.

But yes, I am using -one- 1.2m reflector to receive 99/101/103 and 110/119.

As the old saying goes, "If it was easy, everyone would be doing it."

--Michael
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post #3778 of 5418
10/12/07 at 3:18am
Attention KGMB and OTW

You both suck for forcing me to watch the Dallas / New England game this weekend on my awesome new Sony 52XBR4 in SD.
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post #3779 of 5418
10/12/07 at 1:55pm
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Originally Posted by YngwieDonut View Post

Attention KGMB and OTW

You both suck for forcing me to watch the Dallas / New England game this weekend on my awesome new Sony 52XBR4 in SD.

I'll second that motion. I just got a Sony 52XBR4 recently also and I can't stand it when I have to watch football on KGMB in SD. This has to be the longest ongoing dispute where the public is suffering as a result in the whole US.
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post #3780 of 5418
10/12/07 at 2:00pm
I think it's about time to boycott KGMB!
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