DVR reciever and OTA Programs - Page 2

Yes616 · 07-13-2009, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by spokybob

I do not subscribe to DISH locals. I do have a 622DVR with an antenna input. I use a manual timer for recording. There is no guide for my channels. No need for a convertor box either. Menu 6 - 9- Scan locals. I use a zap2it website for program info. Hope this helps.

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Originally Posted by 1inxs

I think spokybob wrote, he doesn't subscribe to Dish, but he is able to record the locals. He uses zap2it for program schedule info to use his unactivated dish 622DVR for recording the programs.

It looks to me that spokybob does subscribe to Dish but not the locals. That is the way I read his comment.

Only he can clear this up.

spokybob · 07-14-2009, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yes616

It looks to me that spokybob does subscribe to Dish but not the locals. That is the way I read his comment.

Only he can clear this up.

Correct. I pay DISH a lot of money every month. But I do not subscribe to their locals. That would cost me another 5 and their locals are NOT HD yet. When the DISH locals are offered in HiDef, I may subscribe on a trial basis. That would give me the option of recording two local programs at the same time. (I think).

At the present time, I can record a local OTA program, then use an indoor antenna hooked to my HDTV antenna1 connection to watch another OTA. See the attachment pic.

Jay · 07-14-2009, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by spokybob

Correct. I pay DISH a lot of money every month. But I do not subscribe to their locals. That would cost me another 5 and their locals are NOT HD yet. When the DISH locals are offered in HiDef, I may subscribe on a trial basis. That would give me the option of recording two local programs at the same time. (I think).

At the present time, I can record a local OTA program, then use an indoor antenna hooked to my HDTV antenna1 connection to watch another OTA. See the attachment pic.

$5/month and no HD would be a tough sell for me too. For that price you ought to get subchannels too.

btw, what was the answer to the WOF puzzle?

1inxs · 07-15-2009, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spokybob

Correct. I pay DISH a lot of money every month. But I do not subscribe to their locals. That would cost me another 5 and their locals are NOT HD yet. When the DISH locals are offered in HiDef, I may subscribe on a trial basis. That would give me the option of recording two local programs at the same time. (I think).

At the present time, I can record a local OTA program, then use an indoor antenna hooked to my HDTV antenna1 connection to watch another OTA. See the attachment pic.

spokybob, Thanks for clarifying that point.

DTVuser2009 · 07-15-2009, 08:06 AM

Must've changed policies. whenever i had Dish they gave you the locals for free(on plans starting at $39/mo). before then people found ways of using an OTA antenna on the 'Cable/Ant' port on the receiver and had it 'pass-through' the receiver by turning it off.

spokybob · 07-15-2009, 12:59 PM

It was a prize puzzle.
hIStoRIc pubS AND INNS
EDIT:
Here is the $5.00 link
https://customersupport.dishnetwork....prepAddress.do

Yes616 · 07-16-2009, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spokybob

Correct. I pay DISH a lot of money every month. But I do not subscribe to their locals. That would cost me another 5 and their locals are NOT HD yet. When the DISH locals are offered in HiDef, I may subscribe on a trial basis. That would give me the option of recording two local programs at the same time. (I think).

At the present time, I can record a local OTA program, then use an indoor antenna hooked to my HDTV antenna1 connection to watch another OTA. See the attachment pic.

Food for thought.

Even though Dish doesn't give you your HD locals, if you did pay the extra $5 for locals, you would get all the digital channels show up in your program guide. That OTA tuner also counts as another tuner within a tuner so if you have a dual tuner ViP722, for example, you could record 3 shows all at the same time. 2 via Dish and 1 OTA. Or just watch one and record two in any combination I just mentioned. I can even get program guide info for channels from another DMA that I can receive OTA. Yes it's kind of like just paying $5 for the OTA info in this case.


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