vip 722

[csf]

I currently have a dish 500 and am thinking about upgrading to a vip 722. I'm going to do a complete upgrade in about 6 months but don't want to go to a dish 1000 now because the installation people around here seem to draw it out forever. Will a 722 work on a 500?

 

[garys]

You will not get many HD channels, can't see why you would want to do that.

 

[csf]

So I won't even get the few hd chanels I currently get on my older model HD box?

 

[sA :: Shaggy]

Wait the 6 months and have the price come down or call and get the full setup. You NEED a dish1000 or a seperate dish pointed at 129 or 61.5.

If you would like to own your stuff look here.
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Get both the 722 and the 1000.2 that (depending on where you live) is all you need.

 

[TNGTony]

HD Channels with a Dish 500 only:
TNT HD
HD Theater (Discovery HD Theater until 9/1/07)
HD Net
HD Net Movies
ESPN High Definition
HBO HD
Showtime HD
HD Event 1. 2 HD PPV (one channel stream with three channel numbers)

Additional HD channels with a Dish 1000/1000.2 or additional Dish 500 pointed at wither 129º or 61.5º

A&E HD
ESPN 2 HD
NFL Network HD
Universal HD
National Geographic HD
Starz HD
Cinemax HD
HGTV HD
Food HD
Golf Channel / Versus HD (shared channel at the source)
MHD (MTV/VH1/CMT combo)
Discovery HD
TLC HD
Animal Planet HD
The Science Channel HD
History Channel HD
TBS HD (that's a joke on us by Turner!)
Big 10 Network HD + 4 alternate channels
NBA TV HD
NHL Network HD
Rave HD (music/concerts)
Equator HD (like Travel Channel)
Gallery HD (fine arts)
Treasure HD
Animania HD (The worst cartoons you have ever seen)
World Cinema HD
Rush HD (extreme sports)
World Sport HD
Ultra HD (Everything you never wanted to know about fashion)
Kung Fu HD (Martial arts movies and more)
Film Fest (More movies)
Monster HD (Horror/monster movies)
HD News
Game Play HD (Like what G4 used to be!)
Family Room HD (Movies and all the Flipper and Thunderbirds episodes you can stomach)
And Your local RSN in HD more than likely.

It's worth getting the new dish.