I have spent the better part of the last 4 hours reading and searching for answers and I have yet to find my answer (although maybe I just did not input the correct search terminology), so I am now ready to ask for assistance.
Equipment background: Been a DN customer since 2000 with a 2700 and 4900 purchased units. Currently running both receivers off of the 4900 Dish 500 dish. Until 2 weeks ago, SD TV's.
Enter new HD TV and introduce new 3rd TV, also HD, for viewing in bedroom. Purchased Vip211 for the HD tv, connected it, contacted DN to activate, told it would not work with my current dish (receiver code okay).
Begin research here and was fairly certain that I needed the 1000.2 or 1000.4 for the EA (reside in NC). Then saw some threads that suggest that the 500 will run the new receiver, and that many of you have opted for a 2nd dish installation to get HD channels. As I have a second dish still in the box (a 300 I think), I'm wondering if I just install that and point it to the 129 or the 61.5 will that sovle my problem. Apparantly, my Twin/dual LNB is not correct for the Vip211, so you guys must have changed your LNB somewhere along the way, but to what?
Further, currently I have 2 underground RG6's to my 500. If changing the LNB will get it to work, will one of the DP switches allow me to install the third TV without burying another cable (pain in the arse). Plan to continue to use the 4900 on my SD TV, so I am also mixing old and new technology which is supposedly not an issue.
Sorry about the long read for my first post. I really appreciate any ideas/suggestions you experts may have. If the answer is to get the 1000.2, I run the risk that I have read many of you have with not being able to consistently receive 129.
Thanks in advance for your time.
Equipment background: Been a DN customer since 2000 with a 2700 and 4900 purchased units. Currently running both receivers off of the 4900 Dish 500 dish. Until 2 weeks ago, SD TV's.
Enter new HD TV and introduce new 3rd TV, also HD, for viewing in bedroom. Purchased Vip211 for the HD tv, connected it, contacted DN to activate, told it would not work with my current dish (receiver code okay).
Begin research here and was fairly certain that I needed the 1000.2 or 1000.4 for the EA (reside in NC). Then saw some threads that suggest that the 500 will run the new receiver, and that many of you have opted for a 2nd dish installation to get HD channels. As I have a second dish still in the box (a 300 I think), I'm wondering if I just install that and point it to the 129 or the 61.5 will that sovle my problem. Apparantly, my Twin/dual LNB is not correct for the Vip211, so you guys must have changed your LNB somewhere along the way, but to what?
Further, currently I have 2 underground RG6's to my 500. If changing the LNB will get it to work, will one of the DP switches allow me to install the third TV without burying another cable (pain in the arse). Plan to continue to use the 4900 on my SD TV, so I am also mixing old and new technology which is supposedly not an issue.
Sorry about the long read for my first post. I really appreciate any ideas/suggestions you experts may have. If the answer is to get the 1000.2, I run the risk that I have read many of you have with not being able to consistently receive 129.
Thanks in advance for your time.