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Started receiving, unsolicited, the HTF Threads Newsletter. Tried the unsubscribe button - took me to a page that asked me to submit my unsubscribe request, clicked the button, and that took me to a 404 error page. Tried this twice. Tried the "Update Your Preferences" link on the newsletter...

Jack, you mentioned you were divorced and nobody touches your equipment but you. Gotta tell you, though, I caught my 10 year old actually protecing my stuff -- he walked into the family room and saw that his 10 year old buddy had opened up one of the cabinets and was perusing the DVDs. My son...

I have three formerly wonderful boys, one of whom chipped the screen on my Sony Vega KB-36XBR400. It's a small chip . . . but it's there. Does anyone have any experience with trying to repair something like this? Options: 1)Replace screen (ouch!) 2) Glass repair like done for car...

We exchanged our problem DVD at Blockbuster, and the new one doesn't have any problems with our Panasonic A-120U. So, somehow, it must have been that first disc . . . .

Todd, I have an A-120U. When I first got it a few years ago, I had artifact problems with a number of DVDs, including Ronin and Lethal Weapon 4. The problems seemed to disappear and I attributed this to updating authoring methods. This is the first problem I've had with a disc in probably a...

I have a Panasonic A-120, got a widescreen LOTR from Blockbuster, and right after the layer change I get artifacts so bad it's unwatchable. Seems to go on for a few chapters, but once I skip past them, it's OK. I'll exchange the disc, and if I have the same problems, well, I now have an...

Two reasons I was talked into buying this plan 1) I'm in a high wind area, never had satellite before and could see the dishes getting knocked around and needing adjustment, and 2) For $99 for three years, it seemed like a good way to get out of doing it myself. I do agree, now that I know...

Thanks Adil -- yes, 12 + 7 . . . it was November 2000 we had it installed. We received a call back today on it . . . get this: They do not get up on the roof. However, if we can find someone who does, we can submit the bill to them for reimbursement. That sounds to me, bluntly, that they...

So we had the Dish system installed at the end of November. I never buy the extended warranty type plans -- but this three year contract, for $99, included an "annual preventative maintenance" offer in which they'll come out and, among other things, "fine tune the dish for optimal reception."...

Here's an example of great Crutchfield customer service: I purchased a $200 Sony phone/answering machine. Crutchfield's money back return policy is for 30 days. After about 40 days, a part on the phone went bad. Sony wanted me to mail the phone to their shop and said it would be about two weeks...

Steve, this is like taking your car to the mechanic. Last Sunday evening BOB came though in glorious DD 5.1 on my RX-995. I'll keep an eye on it.

Keith, I'm watching it on the HD channel, which is coming across in HD, so I should be able to get the 5.1 too. I'll see if it happens again this evening.

I have a Dish 6000. I occasionally receive HBO movies in DD 5.1 -- but not always, and BOB has never come through in 5.1. Is there something I'm missing?

I just quit Netflix as well, and I've been with them since the beginning. Turnaround seemed to be getting longer and longer. Marking a DVD "delayed" didn't help much at all. It very frustrating to pound through about four screens, completing info here and there in my attempt to quit, only to...

I'm using Dish Network and the 6000 receiver. Our neighbors aren't right on top of us, but I will try the suggestion to change the address. Also, I'll recheck the cables. There isn't anything blocking the dishes.

The last month or two, we've experienced with increasing frequency instances of the receiver suddenly jumping on its own to the guide -- and then jumping around a bit. Has this happened to anyone else? Also, we're seeing more frequent problems with difficulty acquiring a good signal -- yet the...