Hi, all. I am switching to DirecTV shortly, and I was just curious about the size of the dish. Is it 18"? I used to have Dish Network, and that dish was 20". How does DirecTV compare to Dish Network regarding rain fade? My location is in Oklahoma and I will be getting the the Choice XTRA with DVR. Thanks for the help.
DirecTV Dish Size?
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Which dish?
The 1 LNB model is about 18" oval.
The 3 LNB model is about 18" x 20" elliptical
The 5 LNB SlimLine is about 22" x 32" elliptical
The 1 LNB model is about 18" oval.
The 3 LNB model is about 18" x 20" elliptical
The 5 LNB SlimLine is about 22" x 32" elliptical
The new Directv Slimline Dish that was installed in my home is much larger than the dish 1000 satellite dish. Probably around 30" wide, 25" high (I have not measured it). Not many problems at all with the rain fade, compared to dish, and when it does, it comes back a lot quicker than dish ever did.
--Thanks for the replies. As far as which dish it is, I have no idea, but since I will be getting the "Choice XTRA with DVR" package, and no extra international channels, I am guessing the one or three LNB dish (probably one LNB, though).
--Ok, cool. No, I'm not getting HD yet, I still have a plain ol' JVC 32" non HD. They will be installing the system tomorrow afternoon, maybe today if someone cancels. I figured I would go ahead and get the DVR option, since I am always missing shows I want to watch.
They still may install a Slimline anyway. I've know of 2 D* customers that got Slimlines ,even though they don't have HD. But I know a lot more SD customer that got 3 LNB dishes. And 3 lnb is fairly small.
Get the 5LNB upfront if you can; also get the HD receivers now too; they will down-res all the new channels the 3 LNB will not get and they CAN be displayed on your current TV set until you upgrade it. Then all you have to do is swap TV's and your are GOOD TO GO!
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