Now, they seem to think the electronics in the dish itself are fried.
Lightning strike?
LNBs are cheap and easy to install. That is the only circuitry on the disk. Of course, if there was a strike, the cable might be damaged as well (as is the receiver).
Chris
Never saw the point of paying good money to watch commercials.
Agreed. That's beauty of the DVR-just record everything & watch later. The remote even has a forward arrow that advances in 30 second increments, so you blitz through the comm'ls.