I Need to Install a Slimline....

[bincitybandit]

I have had 1 HD receiver for about 2 years now, just got a second one today. I have never upgraded my dish from the oval dish so I have only been getting the HD channels in the 70's and 80's channel range. Since I now have two HD TV's and two receivers I figure it is time to put the right dish up so I can take advantage of the full HD spectrum that D* has to offer. So my question is which Slimline dish do I get? Been reading some online that D* has comined some of their sats back so that you only need to hit 3 birds rather than 5?

 

[jdspencer]

I assume by "oval dish" you mean the Phase III that receives signals from the 101, 110, and 119 sats. Do you get your locals from DirecTV? If so, do you know what satellite is being used? To ensure everything works, get the Slimline with 5 LNBs, which receives 99 and 103 along with the other three. What receiver models do you have?

 

[boba]

Call D* and ask about a free upgrade to the Slimline. They should upgrade you to the correct dish for your needs.

 

[bincitybandit]

I assume by "oval dish" you mean the Phase III that receives signals from the 101, 110, and 119 sats. Do you get your locals from DirecTV? If so, do you know what satellite is being used? To ensure everything works, get the Slimline with 5 LNBs, which receives 99 and 103 along with the other three. What receiver models do you have?

Yes I do get locals from DirecTV, don't know which sat they come off of. My receivers ar HR22-100.

 

[jdspencer]

If you tell us your location, someone here can look up which sat your locals are on.

 

[twizt3dsist3r]

probably 119, as he said his receivers are both HR22s the oval3 dish would not have been used for legacy HD, I would go with a Ka/Ku as well (thats 5Lnb)

 

[bincitybandit]

If you tell us your location, someone here can look up which sat your locals are on.

North Dakota, ZIP 58425

What is the difference between the two dishes we are talking about?

 

[jdspencer]

According to this list, some North Dakota SD locals are on the 119 satellite.

The difference between the two versions of the Slimline dish is that one receives signals from all 5 satellites (SL5 - 99, 101, 103, 110, and 119)) and the other only 3 of them (SL3 - 99, 101, and 103).

 

[Mr Tony]

Bin

You'll want the 5 LNB dish......Fargo locals are on 119 (no HD locals yet)

The 3 LNB slimline only sees 99/101/103
If Fargo wasnt on 119 you could get by with the 3 LNB slimline

 

[bincitybandit]

Thanks for all the help everybody....