Want to upgrade 2007 vintage stuff

[Rough2000]

I currently have early 2007 vintage Directv equipment. I have two H21-200 receivers and a Slimline-5 antenna/LNB. I also use a 3 LNB Dish when I go camping and take my receivers from home. I would like to upgrade all my equipment with Directv, and continue to use my 3 LNB Dish when camping.
My plans would be to get a DVR and one possibly two receivers. I would like to get the latest equipment available including a new Dish and LNB's.
I currently have two coax cables buried underground. If I get an additional receiver will I have to bury an additional cable or is there a switch that can be installed?
What should I ask Directv for when ordering the new equipment. What are the model numbers for the latest DVR's, Receivers, and Antenna? I would appreciate any info you can provide.

 

[Hutch1814]

You will want to call and tell them you want a SWM upgrade (known as SWiM). As far as the dish goes you prolly have nothing wrong with yours minus sun fade. They'll switch the LNB to a SWM LNB. As far as receivers go, H25's and HR24's are the newest models out there. Problem is with you camping an H25 won't work without a SWM LNB.

 

[jdspencer]

Do you need the 5 LNB at home? For locals? I ask because if you only need the 3 LNB (99, 101, and 103) this will make it easier to use at the camp. Especially if you upgrade both the the same exact dish/LNB combination.

 

[Rough2000]

Do you need the 5 LNB at home? For locals? I ask because if you only need the 3 LNB (99, 101, and 103) this will make it easier to use at the camp. Especially if you upgrade both the the same exact dish/LNB combination.

Yes, I need the 5LNB at home to pick up all my HD as well as my locals. My 3Lnb dish that I use camping also allows me to pick up my locals. Most of or camping is pretty local and I can usually get my 119 spotbeam. However, when camping I lose some of my HD channels...have to watch these in SD. I know, that is really roughing it camping. I also like the smaller dish that I take camping as it takes less storage space.

When i camp, I have to go through the setup and change the antenna settings from the 5-Slimline to the 3LNB (18x20").

Is there a 3LNB that would work with the smaller dish and would pick up 119 for my locals? What would I have to do to set up a SWM when camping.

 

[raoul5788]

Yes, I need the 5LNB at home to pick up all my HD as well as my locals. My 3Lnb dish that I use camping also allows me to pick up my locals. Most of or camping is pretty local and I can usually get my 119 spotbeam. However, when camping I lose some of my HD channels...have to watch these in SD. I know, that is really roughing it camping. I also like the smaller dish that I take camping as it takes less storage space.

When i camp, I have to go through the setup and change the antenna settings from the 5-Slimline to the 3LNB (18x20").

Is there a 3LNB that would work with the smaller dish and would pick up 119 for my locals? What would I have to do to set up a SWM when camping.

If you are using a 3 lnb 18x20 dish with the lnb it came with, you can't get hd channels with it. That dish already gets the 119 satellite where your local sd channels are.

 

[Rough2000]

You will want to call and tell them you want a SWM upgrade (known as SWiM). As far as the dish goes you prolly have nothing wrong with yours minus sun fade. They'll switch the LNB to a SWM LNB. As far as receivers go, H25's and HR24's are the newest models out there. Problem is with you camping an H25 won't work without a SWM LNB.

You are right, there is nothing wrong with the dish, however the LNB is the problem. A couple of years ago when the LNB went bad, the repair person said I was lucky that he had pulled one like mine off a junk dish that morning. Said they didn't make mine any longer. Guess I can't complain...it's worked for a couple of years. I assume the H25 is the DVR and the H24 is just a receiver. Is that correct.

 

[raoul5788]

You are right, there is nothing wrong with the dish, however the LNB is the problem. A couple of years ago when the LNB went bad, the repair person said I was lucky that he had pulled one like mine off a junk dish that morning. Said they didn't make mine any longer. Guess I can't complain...it's worked for a couple of years. I assume the H25 is the DVR and the H24 is just a receiver. Is that correct.

H25 is a receiver. All boxes that are H are receivers, dvrs are HR.