We want to upgrade with no DVR

[tonseth]

Hi, Is it possible to upgrade to just HD access without the DVR? Will this take a new dish,we have a DirecTV dish already? Will the existing cable that runs from our existing dish handle the new antenna if required? We don't want the installer to drill a hole in the house.We never record anything. If we miss something we look for it in summer rerun. We don't watch the movie channels either. Just regular programming.Thanks

 

[Paul Wozniak]

HD tuners are available. But why watch commercials when you don't have to? Personally I think DVR's are the greatest invention in TV history, (after TV itself.) I would never be able to watch everything I want to watch if I couldn't time-shift. Get a DVR and you'll wonder how you lived all these years without one.

 

[harshness]

You can acquire HD receivers and yes, they require a new and much larger dish that DIRECTV will install for free.

Note that this upgrade comes with a 24 month commitment so make sure you get what you want.

 

[jdspencer]

BTW, you asked this question yesterday. There's a good reply there.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/directv-technical-discussions/171064-upgrade-installation.html