HD dish hardward

[rtt846]

as a long time Direct customer, i am interested in upgrading to HD. Question- can I just purchase new HD reciever and us my existing dual lnb dish? why or why not???

Thanks.....

 

[matthpd195]

You can purchase the HD Receiver from anywhere, but you will need a triple LNB dish that sees all three Satellites. As the HD programming is not on the main sat.

 

[charper1]

the 3 LNB dish would be required because signal will be obtained from 3 satellite location, therefore a typical round dish will not work correctly.

you can buy your receiver from a retailer, ebay, or a buddy to obtain your best deal and have it activated. be sure of the source's reputation.

 

[rtt846]

Thanks guys... I was wondering why there was triple lnb's. I assume the the switching takes place inside the lnb assm for the correct sat that is needed and just because there is 3 lnb's, only 1 cable to the box is needed. Any recomendation on receivers? Have had a Hughes for about 4 years....works very well...but just upgraded to samsung 61"dlp now its time to upgrade receiver ...

 

[matthpd195]

On the new Phase III Dish there is a built-in 4 port switch, so you just run one cable to the receiver.

I have a Hughes HTL-HD and LOVE IT!....but they are out of production, so you may have a hard time finding one.

The newest HD receiver out is the RCA DTC-210, I do not have it, but many others have posted very good results with it. Goes for about $299

 

[CRendall]

Call or email DirecTV about what they can to financially to help you purchase the HD equipment. They gave me a credit that paid for almost the whole cost of buying the HTL-HD receiver.

Chris

 

[matthpd195]

Call the retention center at 1-800-600-8977, they will be able to give you a better credit for the HD receiver.

I received almost $250 toward the purchase of my HTL-HD , been with D* for about 6 years.

 

[jdspencer]

For future expansion, have all four lines from the Phase III dish run to a common location.

 

[rtt846]

Called retention center!!! recieved RCA HD tuner, new Dish & install Plus free 6 month HD programing for $90!!!
Thanks..................

 

[matthpd195]

Sounds like you got a pretty good deal! Enjoy your new HD.

 

[Neutron]

Welcome to Satelliteguys!!

Good to hear about your good deal! Stick around here for any questions you may have. The folks here are pretty knowledgeable about most anything you would have a question about.

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