I got one a couple of months ago and have only used it once, but I was pretty happy with it. It's semi automatic in that you set the elevation of your location (simple), and the unit then finds and fine tunes the satellite. It has the capability of watching different programs on separate tv's, although only on one satellite; fine for me because everything I watch is on 119 for dish. Also HD capable. For the price, I think I'll be happy with it. Oh yeah, also can use the dual tuner dvr I already had, so didn't have to get a different box.