Just got off the phone with a CSR regarding my 811. (That's another story.) I was told that DISH will be discontinuing the 921. Is this true, and what happens to all of us left without completely functional machines?

Hmmm. I guess that when I manually added the station, there was some sort of lock. When I tune any of the other OTA channels, the 921 finds and tunes the station quickly. With ABC, channel 7, 007-01 or 007-02, will eventually be received. I just leave it on until there's a picture and sound...

I have the exact problem with the 921 and the Chicago ABC local, channel 7 (broadcast 52). However, if I leave the unit tuned to 007-01 or 007-02, it will ultimately tune the station, albeit very slowly. My 811 doesn't have this problem.

I borrowed an Itegra 6.4 receiver to replace my Newcastle 945 just to see if I'd get Dolby Digital. Reception of Dolby 5.1 was immediate. Dish, I think, has a compatibility problem with some or many AV receivers. This would most certainly be an expensive "fix" in my system. :(

dolby digital Again, I unhooked a Dishplayer that worked perfectly with Dolby 5.1, hooked in the 811. No Dolby! All variables are exactly the same.

no dolby digital with Sherwood Newcastle 945! I've had my 811 for about a week now with absolutely no luck at receiving Dolby 5.1. Again, this is a case of an older Dish unit that worked perfectly with the 945 being removed and the 811 substituted. All troubleshooting with various techs has...