Posted on 09/13/2011 7:04:34 PM PDT by cowtowney
I’m having trouble recording a show but switching to a different channel at the same time.
I’ve always had problems doing that or trying to do it anyways. lol So I resorted to doing it my own way.
I have 3 sets on Dish. One of them has a PC connected to it, and a shared 1 TB hard drive. All wireless. I use VLC to stream from the shared hard drive to any connected PC. Which is nice since we have a PC or Laptop in every room. Of course, I can burn the content and play it on either of the other TV sets in the house, as well. Very reliable.
That rumor isn’t new...ask Larry Sinclair.
No surprise. It went from local markets to cable to home dishes faster than anyone could stuff all that bandwidth with anything worth watching. There is probably enough relatively good programming out there for a half-dozen channels, scattered among 200+, unless you are into sports heavily, and then it cycles every few hours and repeats.
Frankly, I couldn't care less about people who get paid huge sums of money for bouncing, throwing, or hitting a ball, so I just keep a little better than basic cable to see the odd movie. Most of what is on cable is dreck, too.
All my HD channels are off line.
Not in Las Vegas.
My HD channels returned about 7pm Central and we’ve had no problems since.
That’s not the case nationwide with those who get much of their HD from the 129 satellite.
129w is currently having issues but should be resolved by Wednesday.
And for all of you that complained about “rain fade” on your sat setup, you dish wasn’t peaked correctly.
Most of these installers are paid by the job, so if they get a decent signal, they tighten down the dish and don’t peak it properly for an optimal signal.
Remember, that dish is catching a signal from a sat 22,500 miles away, and if the mounting post is not 100% plumb, and the Dish not 100% aligned, you will get rain fade.
I’ve subbed to both providers over the past 15 years and only lost signal for a few minutes in a massive hail storm.
If you’re losing your signal in rain, even heavy rain, your dish is not correctly peaked.
I can install and aim a dish just by looking at the position of the Sun.
Now, it has commercials but you still pay for it, the movies are often times edited for television, and you can get the same movies elsewhere.
That's why I cancelled my tv a couple years back. It's worthless. I pay 8.99 for netflix streaming, and if there's a new movie I want to see (very rare), I go to redbox.
My library has a decent collection of DVDs also. And no, I dont need to watch sports either. I am a Mariano Rivera fan, but reading the box score is enough for me. If I REALLY wanted to watch, I’d go to a local saloon.
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