Just purchased a new to us 2013 Anthem, it has a Dish Hi Def dish on it, I have never dealt with Dish and am getting all sorts of conflicting stories from them. If anyone has Dish maybe they can help, I have a SK 1000 dish, it has 3 LNB's and is Hi Def. I can only get a mobile account, and have to buy my equipment, no problem, but I go to buy equipment and I am being told that I can not get a DVR that will work with my dish. I must use a 211z, I think is the number, This only allows for single watching and no recording. But other people say a 722 will work, this allows you to record and watch plus also feeds a second tv in standard def. Can anyone tell me if the are using Dish with hi def and what receivers they are using?Thank,Ray

Check on the older model 211K. This has HD capability and lets you add an external Hard Drive that can be used as a DVR. Go to the Western Digital website to see what hard drive works with this receiver. I have this receiver, but do not have an HD dish only the old 18" Wingard SD dish. I think there is a one time fee with Dish to activate using the external Hard Drive as a DVR

i have the dish 625 the 925 is same but high def mine works just fine oh go buy one on ebay safe alot of money you can pm me your number if you want more info

I use two 722k receivers in our coach. This allows complete usage by either the front tv or the rear tv.I don't know where you're getting the info that you can only use a 211z...that's malarkey, and I sure wouldn't take any more advice from that source.In the electronics cabinet, I take cable #1 from the Winegard Trav'ler (DISH 1000)and connect to a splitter that feeds the #1 input and #2 input on the first DVR and connect via HDMI to the front tv. I do the same with cable #2 for the other DVR for the rear tv. This allows both tv's to have HD and their own separate recorder which allows us to watch a recorded program while recording two others...or watch a live program while recording another program. These same two DVRs I also use in my home utilizing the exact same hookups, but each DVR also drives a 2nd tv. I can remove each DVR from the house and install in the mh in a matter of 10 minutes or so. Really simple. Of course, we spend 6 months at home and 6 months in the mh. When changing from one location to the other, I just get on-line at MYDISH.COM and connect to their chat line and have them change our "service address" and leave the "billing address" the same. I've tried calling them on the phone and would always have lots of problems with the person answering the phone. Many times it was obvious that English was their secondary language and therefore very difficult to understand what they were saying, much less them understanding what I wanted.Works for us.Ron

I have dish in my home and had an extra receiver installed for my "TV in the basement" that doesnt really exist, and just leave the receiver in my MH at all times, works with all 3 TVs.

First of all, do NOT buy your Dish receiver from Dish. There are much better deals available online. Just make sure it's a reputable vendor selling new merchandise. Next, Dish does not support DVR receiver use in an RV, but that does not mean they won't work there. They just won't do an installation or provide technical support for one. I have a Hopper and a Joey receiver/DVR set that works fine in our Class A, as well as a VIP211k with an optional external hard drive for DVR use. With that combination, we can record up to 6 channels at once, 4 on the Hopper and 2 on the 211k, and watch different channels on different satellites on three different TV's.

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janstey58
Explorer
Dec 04, 2014
I have dish in my home and had an extra receiver installed for my "TV in the basement" that doesnt really exist, and just leave the receiver in my MH at all times, works with all 3 TVs.
lanerd
Explorer II
Dec 04, 2014
I use two 722k receivers in our coach. This allows complete usage by either the front tv or the rear tv.

I don't know where you're getting the info that you can only use a 211z...that's malarkey, and I sure wouldn't take any more advice from that source.
In the electronics cabinet, I take cable #1 from the Winegard Trav'ler (DISH 1000)and connect to a splitter that feeds the #1 input and #2 input on the first DVR and connect via HDMI to the front tv. I do the same with cable #2 for the other DVR for the rear tv. This allows both tv's to have HD and their own separate recorder which allows us to watch a recorded program while recording two others...or watch a live program while recording another program.

These same two DVRs I also use in my home utilizing the exact same hookups, but each DVR also drives a 2nd tv. I can remove each DVR from the house and install in the mh in a matter of 10 minutes or so. Really simple. Of course, we spend 6 months at home and 6 months in the mh. When changing from one location to the other, I just get on-line at MYDISH.COM and connect to their chat line and have them change our "service address" and leave the "billing address" the same. I've tried calling them on the phone and would always have lots of problems with the person answering the phone. Many times it was obvious that English was their secondary language and therefore very difficult to understand what they were saying, much less them understanding what I wanted.

Works for us.

Ron
newman_fulltime
Explorer II
Dec 04, 2014
i have the dish 625 the 925 is same but high def mine works just fine oh go buy one on ebay safe alot of money you can pm me your number if you want more info
gvisnic
Explorer
Dec 04, 2014
Check on the older model 211K. This has HD capability and lets you add an external Hard Drive that can be used as a DVR. Go to the Western Digital website to see what hard drive works with this receiver. I have this receiver, but do not have an HD dish only the old 18" Wingard SD dish. I think there is a one time fee with Dish to activate using the external Hard Drive as a DVR

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