Satellite TV

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  1. D

    Satelliteand transponder questions

    Hello, I had a big storm go through and the following day I no longer had tv reception. I can get transponder signal numbers as high as 93 but the tv keeps telling me no satellite signal is found. I am a bit confused. If it can read the transponder shouldn't it find the satellite signal?
  2. B

    Direct TV Help

    I am new to direct tv and I am looking for a simple answer. I recorded a movie on direct tv. Now I am trying to record that movie on to a video tape. I press record but when I check to see what has recorded-- nothing.
  3. B

    Direct TV Help

    Hello, direct tv is totally new to me, so please give me a simple answer. I recorded a movie on direct tv. Now I want to record it on video tape. I press the record button, but nothing happens.
  4. J

    Solved! Directv to monitor or tv

    Hello, can i hookup a Directv to a lcd monitor or do i need a tuner?
  5. D

    Solved! Camper dish

    I have gotten another dish network dish to use in my camper. In talking with Dish they said I can use my reciever with this dish. Acordding to the book it sounds like all I have to do is hook the dish to the reciver and point the dish. Have tried this and don't even get a tone. Does anyone know...
  6. G

    Solved! Surround sound trouble

    Hello, i have a surround sound system the problem is the words from the TV are behind the sound. how can i fix this.
  7. amoghthegamer

    Solved! Internet TV via HTPC?

    So I have a nice i5 HTPC with a 5770. Its great quality, a 1080p on my 60" Mitsubishi and I've mostly been watching my TV Shows that are on the HDD almost 2000+ hours on TV Shows and movies that I have. I downloaded TVU Player and its nice and all but I dont want to sign an agreement with...
  8. H

    Where to get

    Looking for the program to get netsignia 210 to work and get directv with please help
  9. K

    Solved! Philips receiver DSX5353R still be used today?

    I have been given two old satellite recievers RCA DRD203RW with a Dish Access Card 4 and a Philips DSX5353R with an older Direct TV card. Can these recievers still be activated and used? Can the cards still be activated? What can I do with these? e-mail me at k_paul01@hotmail.com
  10. Z

    TV component and satellite box with composite issue.

    I have a TV with component connection and a satellite box with composite connection. The cable I am using is your basic composite (yellow, red, white). If I use this hookup, should it work? The problem I'm having right now is that the TV only seems to play in black and white. The satellite box...
  11. G

    Solved! DirectTV Question

    if i take my direct tv box to a house with direct tv service will my box work there? i will add the service at my home has been turned off does that box only work with my old dish?
  12. G

    I want Direct T.V U.S version not Rogers or Bell Possible or nto

    Hello, If I can get this through the internet that is great... However both Rogers and Bell will not be in this scenario. Possible or not. Please leave out the B.S. Just the Facts: *****
  13. J

    Solved! Compatibility for dtv32 dish

    I have dtv32+ dish and need to know which setting to use on a directv plus DVR if they are compatible. I can't seem to get past the "getting satellite info" (stays @ 0 and then tells me its the wrong configuration. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
  14. G

    REMOVE CENCOR FROM TELEVISION X TV

    HOW DO YOU REMOVE THE CENSOR SHIP FROM SKY TELEVISION X ONCE SUBSCIBED
  15. G

    Solved! Only getting signal on Directv sat 110

    Hello, I hook up my tailgating satellite dish and can't get a signal on satellites 101 or 119. Signal strength on 110 is 99. I'm thinking I have a bad lnb. Any thoughts? Thanks.
  16. B

    Solved! DirecTV Cable

    We live in the US (we have DirecTV) and just bought a house in Ontario......The house is wired for Bell ExpressVU....can I use the cable in the house for DirecTV and just replace the Bell ExpressVU dish with a DirecTV dish? Thanks
  17. T

    Direct tv ontario canada

    Hello, Can anyone tell me how I can hook up to Direct tv in Canada? Where do I buy the dish and other equipment? I already have a dish but not sure if it will work. Where can I pick up a DTV box and card? The company that has been providing my Korean channels (TAN TV) in L.A. aren't even picking...
  18. P

    DirectTV in Canada

    I have had Direct TV for well oer 10 years. I have 2 RCA DVR receivers at home (Hamilton, Ontario). I am in my motor home with a sat. dish on the roof in Ontario, near Owen Sound. Despite signal strength of 88-89 I cannot acquire information from Direct TV satellite. My receiver works perfectly...
  19. T

    Solved! Coax causes breaker to pop when tv plugged in

    Hello, My breaker pops once I plug the coaxial cable from the tv (or cable receiver) to the wall connector. Electrician came the other day and said it was my TV. This is before i tried a cabe receiver and it shorted out the breaker also when I plugged the coax into it. My TV works on the...
  20. H

    No sound

    Hello, i have a traxis3500,some have no sound(ac3 audio mode)what do i need to get sound? hawkeye38 help
  21. D

    Direct Tv receiver repair Canada

    Hello, I have direct Tv i Am Canadian : my receiver says signal OK Tunning OK BUT it won't lock the signal.It is like a Big storm Cloud interferring but there isn't one , I have a broken delayed picture due to the signal not locking. I have tried my second receiver...
  22. F

    Solved! Two Receivers, 2 TV's

    Need 2 uhf modulated channel output from Sat Receiver to feed my house cable system. I want to connect any TV anywhere in the house on the system and watch any Sat TV channel by selecting UHF 1 of UHF 2 channel on the TV and then use the RF remote to select the Sat TV channel to watch. My wife...
  23. G

    Solved! TV TUNER FOR A PROJECTOR TV

    Hello, NEED TO INSTALL A TV TUNER ON MY SONY PROJECTOR IN ORDER TO CONNECT IT TO THE DISHNETWORK. THIS ROOM IS SECOND TV AND RECEIVER IS INSTALLED AT PRIMARY SO ALL I HAVE IS A COAXE CONNECTION AND NEED TO HAVE A S-VID OR HDMI TO THE PROJECTOR.
  24. S

    Solved! Direct tv no signal on 101 sat

    have 87 percent signal stregnth but both receivers only say searching for sattelite please stand by
  25. G

    Solved! Build a new home had tv cable had 7 outlets put in only one works .

    we buildt a new hime and had 7 lines coming into the house only one works. why are we not able to get another line going with another reciever box????we went to the basment to match up what line go where with a toner. when hook up a reciever to that box and line to satallite it still does not...
  26. L

    Solved! Can a telephone be connected to directtv hdvr

    reason i ask iwas told to hook a phone to the back of dvr and you would have acess to ordering without calling a rep i have to say i am asking before i remove it to see if there is a connector for it is in a custom built cabinet
  27. K

    Satellite dish with non HDTV

    Hello, I recently purchased a DirecTV Model 24HD non-DVR satellite receiver. I purchased the HD model thinking that in the future I would purchase a new HDTV for our spare family room. However, the TV I currently have in that room is a non HD TV (a 2004 model Emerson flat screen) that does not...
  28. G

    Help satellite direct

    Hello, IF i sign up with satellite direct will i get all San Francisco stations,, i live in Georgia,,, want to watch the 49ers...thank you ,,, BUBBA
  29. D

    Direct tv in canada subscription

    Hello, New to this site.Does the system actually work without any problems? If it does work , how do I go about getting a system up and running?
  30. G

    Solved! Want sat

    Hello,how can i get sat were i live in sarnia ON canada
  31. S

    Lnb satellite rain problem

    is your satellite tv signal breaking up during heavy rain ??? No more ''No satellite signal received'' with the satellite protector ! ww. satelliteprotector. com info at satelliteprotector. com
  32. G

    Dish dual receiver

    Hello, Tonight I have a small screen in the lower left hand corner that is playing the satellite station while I am trying to watch a program from the DVR. How do I get rid of the small screen ?
  33. G

    Solved! How to split single Directv input to 2 video inputs on HDTV+DVR box

    How do I split one Directv input to 2 video inputs on my HDTV+DVR box? I want to watch one channel; record another. Common splitter doesn't work. I hope I don't need to run a 2nd coax to the dish.
  34. P

    Satellite direct tv help

    When I go to Switch TV nothing happen what's wrong? What do I need to do?
  35. G

    Direct TV Help

    Hello,How can I put my tv back to how it was ; when everything wasn't censored, I have no small children in my house and if I wanted to bleep everything, i would do it myself, is there a way i can change this and fix it? otherwise I might consider going to Dish TV!
  36. G

    Electron 26 lcd tv

    Hello, need a code to program it in my sterchoice remote
  37. G

    Quick Looks: HTC Incredible and More

    A roundup of gear our editorial director has gotten his hands on recently: HTC Incredible, Samsung XL2370 monitor, satellite TV killer Sezmi, and more. Quick Looks: HTC Incredible and More : Read more
  38. P

    Is it legal to have direct tv in canada?

    Hello, I would like to purchase a direct tv receiver & dish, register and pay for it, not an illegal transaction as I have an american visa for payments as well as American address in the states but live in canada, help?
  39. G

    Solved! Starchoice picture pixilation

    Hello, I have a Starchoice HDTV satellite receiver with the following problem. The HD stations are coming through with a great flawless picture and sound while the standard digitial channels freeze. The signal strength is 83. Any ideas as to what could be wrong? Greg
  40. R

    Solved! Information

    Is Direct TV available in Northern Ontario(North Bay0?What are your prices?
  41. davway

    Is it possible to get the movies off h20-700 dvr w/o DirectTV

    If there is no way to use the DVR from DirectTV w/o paying for DirectTV service) and the question was not posed to steal satellite.. just to use a unit which I OWN, as a dvr for recording off the internet. There are 40+ movies recorded on the H20-700, and I would like to salvage the Seagate...
  42. S

    Solved! Directv questions

    Hello, I live in Oklahoma City and have a lake house at Lake Texoma. I have Directv service at the lake house (zip code 73439). I would like to get the Oklahoma City local TV stations at the lake so I can keep up with the local news, weather and sports while I'm at the lake. I've been told...
  43. P

    Solved! Off air antenna on directv

    any suggestions on a good choice for an off air antenna to connect to my directv ive got a 5 lnb dish
  44. G

    Can i use a cat5 cable to send a hdmi sidnal between my tv and my sky hd box

    hello everyone , im trying to set up my sky hd and my tv and am wondering if i can send the signal though a cat 5 cable instead of a hdmi lead as its over a long distance . also im linking my surround sound to my tv over a long distance ( eg 10m ) can this be done over a cat 5 cable , if not...
  45. F

    Satellite tv on pc

    Is anyone familiar with this software technology and if so are there any recommended products. I have windows 7 32 bit 4gb mem and AMD quad 620 processor. Thanks
  46. T

    Copy from dvr to dvr

    Have a DirecTV DVR that is a few years old and seems to be having problems, anyway the technician from DirecTV is coming out Sunday and I'm afraid he will replace it with a new one and take all of my recorded programs with him, as I was told there is no way?? to transfer these to a new DVR...
  47. R

    Discounted DTV Subs for USA CANADA

    hello guys, i saw a few post about this topic in Tom's Hardware Community, so I decided to share the following information with you all; You can find reliable discounted dtv subs for as much as $450 a year for total choice premier programming at www.dssftp.com here is the details shown there:
  48. C

    Solved! Satellite tv different locations

    I'd like to use my satellite tv at my deer lease, but wanted to know if it's alright if my wife uses the other box at the same time while she's at home. Antenna installation and taking a box with me is a given. Can my wife and I use 2 boxes from the same account at 2 different locations at the...
  49. G

    Solved! Cable/satelite remote

    How can I program my direct TV remote to work with my scientific Atlanta cable box as well. I have both cable and satelite boxes hooked up to one TV and want to use the direct tv satelite remote
  50. K

    Solved! Is dish network hardware compatible with direct tv hardware

    Is dish network hardware compatible with direct tv hardware, I have a dishnetwork Dish and twin LBN will these work for Direct TV reception that I will be changing over too.
  51. J

    My hdtv sound is popping

    The sound on my magnavox HDTV is popping, then I lose the sound occasionally, and once in a while I lose the picture and get a NO SIGNAL. When I turn off the DIRECTV unit and TV and back on it is ok for a while and seems to repeat. Is it a problem with the TV, the Directv receiver, the HDMI cable?
  52. G

    Ross satbox

    i am hopeing to get other channels
  53. breatheasy9er

    HDTV to satellite question

    hi... i just bought my first hdtv and the satellite picture is terrible.. i believe im using coaxial cables? whatever came with the initial installation. which connection method should i use for the best picture possible.... i cant afford an hdtv reciever i have dish network if it matters...
  54. G

    Can you get regular cable if other tvs have direct tv?

    Can you get regular cable by plugging the cable cord directly into the tv from the wall if the other tvs in the house have direct tv?
  55. V

    Directv LNB Problem?

    I had a lot of rain the other day and my DTV satellite went out and did not come back after the storm. The following day some channels came back but not all. (This happened once before but on that occasion all of the channels came back the next day). I went up on the roof an found that the cap...
  56. D

    Directv can i add on another cable box to my account to a separate house hold

    My mom wants to add me on to her account and get an addional box sent to my house can she do that
  57. S

    Is copying of ppv movies legal

    Is copying of ppv movies for private use legal
  58. T

    Can one upgrade an obsolete receiver

    Can one upgrade a satelite receiver that is no longer receiving files?
  59. G

    Direct TV Edmonton Canada

    I live in Edmonton AB Canada, I want to know your Satelite TV have SBTN chanel from California?
  60. B

    Satellite TV

    I have my directv dish lined up at the exact degrees neede but yet the reciever still says searching for satellite. I live in PA. Thanks