Sorry if these questions have already been asked & answered but I did a, "search", and nothing came back.
1) The "slimline" dish designed to receive signals from all five satellites appears in configuration to me much like the oval 3 lnb dish. I have a commercial 3 lnb dish by Channel Master that is larger than the one that Directv gave out. Is it feasible that a retrofit kit will come out to convert this to a 5 lnb dish without throwing out all the dish hardware?
2) While I have wired my home for Directv HD in anticipation of a resident wanting it, I don't currently watch HD programming. The only HD tv set that I have is wired thorugh an old DirecTivo DVR so the picture is seen in standard resolution. If I don't change this setup, is there any reason for me to change to a 5 lnb dish? Currently, I am told that the large dish I have makes pixelation less likely than a smaller dish in bad weather and thats all I really want.
3) Are the two new satellites going to be dedicated to sports programming?
4) I have read, somewhere, that one of the satellites is "underperforming"? Is this true and, if so, what does it mean?
5) Is Directv currently beaming scheduled programming from these new satellites or are they still in "testing" mode. If the latter is true, when are they going to roll out the new features that these new satellites make possible, if any?
I would appreciate any time you could take to clear up any of these questions.
Thanks.
Cordially,
highhatsize
1) The "slimline" dish designed to receive signals from all five satellites appears in configuration to me much like the oval 3 lnb dish. I have a commercial 3 lnb dish by Channel Master that is larger than the one that Directv gave out. Is it feasible that a retrofit kit will come out to convert this to a 5 lnb dish without throwing out all the dish hardware?
2) While I have wired my home for Directv HD in anticipation of a resident wanting it, I don't currently watch HD programming. The only HD tv set that I have is wired thorugh an old DirecTivo DVR so the picture is seen in standard resolution. If I don't change this setup, is there any reason for me to change to a 5 lnb dish? Currently, I am told that the large dish I have makes pixelation less likely than a smaller dish in bad weather and thats all I really want.
3) Are the two new satellites going to be dedicated to sports programming?
4) I have read, somewhere, that one of the satellites is "underperforming"? Is this true and, if so, what does it mean?
5) Is Directv currently beaming scheduled programming from these new satellites or are they still in "testing" mode. If the latter is true, when are they going to roll out the new features that these new satellites make possible, if any?
I would appreciate any time you could take to clear up any of these questions.
Thanks.
Cordially,
highhatsize