Need equipment recommendations

[LarryHes]

Seeking specific Dish equipment recommendations for personal installation. Both Dish and Direct installers will not install because they doubt they can get acceptable reception. (For the record, I am one of the first million adopters and have been on Satellite since late 1995 when it first came out.) Currently installed is a Superdish and an entry level receiver, a system that delivers fairly strong local signals, range from 75 to 95, and 45 to 60 strength for all other signals on sats 110 and 119. Have recently purchased a plasma HDTV and would like to get the 61.5 sat.

I believe by using three dishes, I can obtain better signals as I could locate the dish to receive the strongest signal from each satellite. I would like to feed the signals into an HD receiver.

Any suggestions as to dish, switches, receivers that would do the best job in a marginally acceptable signal area? Your suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[highdefjeff]

What is the reason Dish and Direct refuse to install?

 

[osu1991]

If you want 3 separate dishes then just use dish500's and order an I bracket to replace the y bracket that is normally on them and set the skew to 90. Use dish pro dual or single lnbs and a DP34 or DPP44 switch to combine them all together before running the feeds to the receiver.

 

[LarryHes]

Refused to install because they said had too many trees and they did not want to waste their time and get me a satisfactory signal.

 

[LarryHes]

Thank you for your response. Sorry I took so long to reply. I was on a business trip.

I will look for used equipment as it appears Dish and Direct won't provide equipment for personal installation. Thanks again.

 

[ccg3]

Just make sure the used equipment does not have a balance due on it or belongs to Dish. If you want HD VIP-622 you may be able to buy a used one but I doubt it. If someone has one I would bet it belongs to dish.

 

[Yes616]

If you buy, get R and S numbers beforehand. Check them with Dish before buying.

I bought 2 receivers like this on eBay and it worked out very well.