Hey guys, I'm a brand new customer to Direct TV that just switched from AT&T Uverse mostly due to the free year of NFL Sunday Ticket. After reading through several different threads I have decided that it would be amazing to have HD satellite TV at my tailgates this fall. I have always dreamed of being able to watch games before and after the game I am attending since that is the American Dream.
I am posting on here to try and get some helpful tips as to make this run as smooth as possible without spending an arm and a leg to get all of the equipment. My plan was to buy a new dish from amazon for about $50 (3lnb SlimLine) assuming this will give me HD. Then I will be buying marine/deep cycle batteries with an inverter to supply the power to my dish, receiver and tv. The question I have for people that have done this setup, how exactly do you hook up all the batteries, inverter, and power cords to all of these devices?
If I had the cash to spring for a $1000 Honda Generator I would but that's gonna have to hold off for a couple years. I know that if I had the generator you just turn it on and use the plug in and away you go, but I'm not exactly sure how this all works using batteries/inverters. Do you just buy an inverter that can attach to the battery leads, or do you hook up the batteries to you car battery and use the cigarette lighters? I am a total rookie when it comes to this stuff, and I'm sure that getting the dish aligned will be harder than all these items. Sorry for the long post, but I do appreciate the help.
I am posting on here to try and get some helpful tips as to make this run as smooth as possible without spending an arm and a leg to get all of the equipment. My plan was to buy a new dish from amazon for about $50 (3lnb SlimLine) assuming this will give me HD. Then I will be buying marine/deep cycle batteries with an inverter to supply the power to my dish, receiver and tv. The question I have for people that have done this setup, how exactly do you hook up all the batteries, inverter, and power cords to all of these devices?
If I had the cash to spring for a $1000 Honda Generator I would but that's gonna have to hold off for a couple years. I know that if I had the generator you just turn it on and use the plug in and away you go, but I'm not exactly sure how this all works using batteries/inverters. Do you just buy an inverter that can attach to the battery leads, or do you hook up the batteries to you car battery and use the cigarette lighters? I am a total rookie when it comes to this stuff, and I'm sure that getting the dish aligned will be harder than all these items. Sorry for the long post, but I do appreciate the help.
