DishPro Plus 44 Switch Review

**Scott Greczkowski** · 07-23-2004 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by mike123abc

The DP+44 should work just fine with 61.5/148. I do not see the switch having ANY intelligence at all. Why would it care what satellites are hooked up to it. I think it is just listed that way because of reciever issues with both satellites making dupicate channel numbers. If you have it working without the DP+44 then I bet the DP+44 will work exactly the same.

The problem is that the channel ID numbers are the same on most of the channels on 61.5 and 148, your receiver will become confused as it wont know what satellite to tune to.

**dfergie** · 07-23-2004 10:35 PM

with my 6000 and just 148/61.5 on a sw21 I had duplicate numbers, but I could tune to each one with no problems...

**Scott Greczkowski** · 07-23-2004 10:36 PM

Wow thats cool, for some reason Dish does not recommend it though.

I now have NO IDEA why.

**dfergie** · 07-23-2004 10:57 PM

As Spock would say "Having 2 compeling duplicate channels would be illogical"

**Scott Greczkowski** · 07-23-2004 11:03 PM

But Spock never delt with Echostar Engineers.

They are from a Planet which Spock couldnt even fathom much less Mind Meld.

**BobaBird** · 07-23-2004 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by gamefanatic

Is the DPP44 Compatible with Dish 500 LNB's?

It has to be connected to DishPro LNBs.

**dfergie** · 07-23-2004 11:06 PM

The planet "E" where Charlie Chat originated? I hear they wear foil hats

**n0qcu** · 07-23-2004 11:39 PM

here's a couple of screen shots of the EPG on my 811, showing channels on both 61.5 and 148. (using SW64 cascaded with SW21) So it most likely should work using a DPP44

**mike123abc** · 07-24-2004 12:57 AM

Originally Posted by dfergie

with my 6000 and just 148/61.5 on a sw21 I had duplicate numbers, but I could tune to each one with no problems...

Maybe the 6000 can handle it, but can all of Dish recievers handle it? Perhaps there are some that will go crazy... Another reason is that Dish probably has not bothered to test it with all their recievers and have no desire to go test it and support it.