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I don't believe you need a card to run OTA. I think it is required only to subscribe to DirectTV services. Also, don't try to get updates just because your software isn't 5.??. They are having a lot of problems with botched downloads which fry the mind of the DTC. Just try running with what...

The DTC-100 will do HD OTA and it will up convert analog. I've loaned my unit to a buddy who can't get HD cable yet and I've shut down my DirectTV so it was available for him. As with all units that I know of, if you set the switch to enable the RGBHV output, you turn off the S-video and...

A whack is a fix for a mechanical problem. I really don't have specific experience in TV bits and pieces, but it sounds like a piece of hardware associated with the color CRTs has come loose. Was the set handled roughly recently? The only electrical problem that can be 'fixed' with a whack is...

Also, if you search here or at AVSFORUM for FCC you'll find that Home Owner's Associations have been severly limited by the government in their ability to forbid receiving antenna installations except for safety or historical preservations. Basicly if you need external equipment to get a usable...

"It's not possible to get the blue as focused as the other ones so relax" There do you feel better I hope? Everything I've seen in the forums and in my experience says this is so. Make a good attempt and then quit. You can't get past the deminishing returns rule so enjoy a very good display...

I wouldn't call it normal usage but my wife burned in the screen arrangement from one of the shopping channels that she watched (and patronized into the wee hours) you know item number, price, minutes remaining,etc, etc. Even turned off you could read the fixed label contents. At the office we...

On the other hand, here in Houston, I can get 11 channels of High Def via digital cable and only one on Direct TV. I have read of hassles with the installation, they just started HD installations a few months ago. I have also read lots and lots of threads about problems with sat. installations...

Remember the information filled emails and possible software upgrades you get in the middle of the night? Well, that's the reason the machines never really shut down. Also, it is widely believed that keeping the electronics on 24/7 extends their life over multiple power downs per day. My...

For what it's worth. My dealer's rep. told him that there was ONE unit available to ship to him next week. ONE!! It sounds to me as if there is yet another 'little adjustment' required and that the elves are a little behind the power curve. Sounds like a hardware add/delete/swap rather than...

Video5 is always setup to put the image into a 16:9 area. If the signal contains a 4:3 image you will see black bars all around. Usually if I want to watch such material I will switch to a full 4:3 display via one of the other video inputs. I do this to hedge my bet that I have the display...

Sorry to bust your bubble but I just saw the fine print in my Mar2000 unit the other night ....it may not be possible to view all HD programming due to copyright restrictions..... more or less. FCould it be that features are not always to the buyers benefit?

I have decided that each time the MPAA decides to pull the plug on my ability to view one of their products with my current technology I'll just pay a visit to "half priced books" and turn off the TV and certainly the movie theater for a month or so. You know, the reason I bought my first VCR...