Hello and thanks again to all of you for your time and consideration. Yes, I checked the settings on both t.v.'s and they are correct. Question to "BigBeer" please ............. o.k. maybe this is stupid, but I am very new to HD. I do NOT like to watch any programs with the gray bars on the side or black bars top/bottom; this is very distracting to me. I have not yet learned how to view SD programs full screen without having the t.v. set on "stretch" or "partial zoom", and of course I understand that this will diminish the clarity. If I attempt to watch an SD program on "standard" format I get the gray boxes (yuck!). I am assuming that this is part of my problem. If I watch an HD program I keep it on standard and it is very clear, and full screen. So, for the "dumb blonde" question of the night, why are SD programs on standard format boxed and HD programs not? And why where all programs on my ANCIENT, SD receiver (displayed on my 2007 Panasonic plasma) always full screen and so clear and crisp that I had many people ask me if we had HD?!
SD with the new VIP612 HD capable receivers is the main problem. Is this to be expected and I should just get used to it? HD channels seem to be pretty crisp (at least on the one t.v.). I read a post on this forum somewhere where someone was speculating whether you could "have the best of both worlds" and watch SD channels utilizing an input with RCA cables and watch HD with the HDMI input; is this a waste of time, and if so ............... in layperson's terms, why?
A Dish Network installation technician is coming by tomorrow to check the wiring. When I called DISH a few days ago and spoke with a "technical specialist" they walked me through a few diagnostics over the phone. He (tech support) decided that I may indeed have a problem because it was over 4 minutes and the receiver still had not progressed beyond acquiring more than 1 satellite. Also, we have been watching both t.v.'s on the same channel at the same time for diagnostic purposes, and on occasion just the one t.v./receiver will lose it's signal and it also on occasion demonstrates minimal to massive with pixel and signal loss. That is why I wondered if the signal from the satellite dish itself is split ........... we will lose a signal on just the one t.v. when they are both set on the same program.
Thank you again for your time and patience.
Bonnie
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