I recently acquired a 57" HDTV Monitor (No Tuner). I have a DirecTV dish that only points to the 101 satellite (No HD) and a D10 Receiver. I am not interested in upgrading my dish, I would just like to get my local channels in HD.
What my options are for older receivers that are still supported by DirecTV that have ATSC Tuners? I was hoping to pick something up off ebay for cheap.
Any insight is appreciated.
Thanks.
You may have to use what is called a modulator depending in how many inputs your HD monitor has.
You will need an antenna to pick up your locals.
Select a channel....3 or 4 to feed the SD from Directv.
Regarding the OTA feed from your antenna...it depends on what else your monitor has............it will display the HDTV signal...but may not be able to tune for each HD channel you will receive.
It is possible to use what are called diplexers to join the feed from your dish and your antenna using the same cable. Feeds from the dish and the OTA antenna connect to the diplexer outside. They share the same cable to the TV & DTV receiver and come out of the diplexer (looks like a splitter) in a single rg6 line to your TV.
Again it depends on the capabilities of your monitor. You may have to use a modern TV with the ATSC tuner installed to avoid changing the Dish for HD locals.
You are in the right place. Someone else may have another insight. I'll watch too.
Joe