Sony DSS SAT B1

[apollobc]

Forgot I had this tucked away in storage! - SONY DSS SAT B1
The house I am at now has an abandon Direct TV dish on the roof with 3/LNa
Will this old NOT HD receiver still work with DIRECT TV, if hooked up to the existing the dtv dish on the roof??

Thanks!

 

[Jimbo]

Depends on what dish is up there and if your a current sub.
As you mentioned, it's SD ONLY and VERY OLD.

The guide will not be what you have with the new stuff, I don't think it does 14 days out, possibly 7 days, more likely 3 days.

Btw, if your NOT a current sub, you are required to get a current recvr before you can activate the Sony.

 

[dishrich]

Since it does NOT have a RID#, D* will ONLY reactivate it on the existing account it might have been on. They will NOT activate it otherwise, so you may as well throw it in the trash.

 

[apollobc]

Thanks for the info...
btw... what is the "RID#, D*"
I had thought that it would have made a cheap account, no leased equipment and no HD, but looking at Dtv rates, it would be higher than my current DISH account with 2 HD receivers (1-DVR).

The LNB on the Direct TV dish is a California Amplifier, Tripple Feed/4-Output (150946)

Thanks

 

[Mr Tony]

RID-Receiver ID
D*-shorthand for Directv.

Long version in regards to the D* thing....years ago there were 4 sat companies (actually 5)
Primestar
Alphastar
USSB (they worked with Directv and had the movies and the Viacom nets)
Directv
Echostar (Dish Network)

since 3 ended in star it became E*, P*, A* and by default D*