Which dish??

[cruzmisl]

Hi All,
REALLY green on Directv stuff (current Dnet subscriber). I want to buy my Dad a Directtv system for his birthday (big nfl fan) but don't know what dish I need to put up. I plan to buy a standalone receiver off ebay or something because I hate leasing stuff. His TV is not HD compatable so I just need a dish that will get him his locals and all the other stuff without the HD. What dish do I need to buy?

Thanks!
J.

 

[charper1]

Not knowing where he is located or where his LIL originates from; an 18" may work; BUT a PhaseIII is the current multi-LNB dish, but I would get the AT9 5 LNB dish now and be prepared for the future. FYI any HD receivers will work with non-HDTVs via the s-video out. Just another way to be ready for any HDTV upgrade he might do later, while still under contract.

 

[cruzmisl]

Thanks for the replies and my Dad lives in a suburb of Detroit (Grosse Pointe). So I could get away with a single lnb 18" dish and get all the channels including Sunday ticket?

 

[vsat88]

Sunday Ticket will allmost surley come in but... The locals may or may not.. Call a local install/sales company and let them provide all of the equipment FREE OF CHARGE as well as help keep them in buisness.....

 

[charper1]

He has already established he is in Detroit and their SD LIL is on 101.0°w. He also has already stated he want to own his hardware. So his self purchase on the run of the mill 18" setup will work.

Cruzmisl: Depending on how used (old) you want to go; see if you can find a good Sony SAT-A4

EXAMPLE ONLY: http://www.2000networks.com/used_receivers/used_sony_sat-a4.html

If you are looking for a newer interactive SD model then ignore the above.