Thanks everyone I am looking at a bunch of equipment on ebay. There seems to be a glut of equipment for sale. Some DVD burners, some DVR/ burners/ Tivo basic.

Howdy, Prior to actually getting D* w/DVR I am doing a little research. As a veteran, I help out a lot of other disabled veterans with their TV viewing needs. A small group here can not afford the extra fee for digital programming (Sci-Fi Channel) so on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays I...

Howdy, (rant on) I have comcast and will be switching to D*(and save myself $30 a month). Recently Comcast has been running ads with what might be 3 of the dumbest people in the world when it comes to sat reception. I don't know what was more annoying, the commercial or they found 3 dish...

Howdy, This is probably NOT an answer to your question so please excuse me and my ignorance. I recently saw a program on public television, a show called Digital Duo, which covered the HD scene very well, including cable/sat providers. Their comment was to wait a while because the content was...

thanks, that sort of clears things up for me.

I was under the impression that the DVR's were "programmed" to the provider. That is to say, if I received a DVR unit from D* I would have to payan extra charge for it to work with the D*. I know I am not being very clear, and it will probably all clear itself out once I actually use a DVR...

Howdy, So here is my questions: Do you really need to have programing with your DVR? Can you not just treat it like a VCR? The reason I ask is I came across an interesting project called MythTV which appears to be a do-it-yourself PVR based around a (Linux?) computer. thanks everyone -...

thanks Thanks everyone, it is about what I expected. I was given the following equipment: Hughes dir. pack GAEBOA RCA DRD303RA Philips DSX5350R 2- standard dishes One of the receivers has a card but I am not sure which one. It is in a plastic bag taped to the unit so I know where it goes...

Howdy, As I am new to satellite TV I thought I would ask a question. Please accept my apoplgies if this is a question that everyone asks. I am retiring soon and will be moving from cable to satillite. I was given a bunch of directv equipment, but in reading through some of the other posts...