best dish for dish network

You want one of the Dish 1000 (3 LNB) antennas. You'll need a separate coax running to each receiver. The antenna has 3 coax connections available, so feeding two receivers isn't a problem.

When using the home style 1000.2 (Western Arc) or 1000.4 (Eastern Arc) antennas you must run one cable to each receiver as mentioned above, but those receivers could also be DVR's and a special Dish Separator (looks like a standard splitter) is available to allow that one cable to power both tuners in the one box.

Actually, if you are willing to do your channel selection in another room, just put a tee splitter on the rf output of the satellite receiver and rout a cable to the second tv set. Its a cheapo, but workable solution that I use.

jjotmo wrote:
I currently have a tail gator and I like it but I just found out we got a seasonal site we really want for next season. I'm looking for a new dish to permentely mount. I will be connecting one receiver for now but will upgrade to 2 receivers soon. I want HD what is the best dish to get?

My vote is for the 1000.4. This normally comes as an Eastern Arc (EA) -- sats 61.5, 72, and 77 -- dish, but you can also get a Western Arc (WA) -- sats 110, 119, 129 -- LNB arm for it. However, since DISH has discontinued the 1000.4, you would have to pick one up at eBay.

Though the 1000.2 can also be set up as either WA or EA, I think the 1000.4 is easier to aim.

jjotmo wrote:

Also can I run one line in the sat in and split to multiple receivers?

I think only the Hopper & Joeys can be done this way. Here's a Single Coax Wiring Diagram.

All other receivers either each require their own coax from a dish or a coax through a switch like the DPP44.

I (and several others I know of) use Hopper & Joeys in our RVs. I highly recommend them because most times you can use existing RV coax to hook up the Joey receivers and they provide a Whole House DVR.

Art Davis wrote:
Actually, if you are willing to do your channel selection in another room, just put a tee splitter on the rf output of the satellite receiver and rout a cable to the second tv set. Its a cheapo, but workable solution that I use.

The problem with this is the second tv is not getting HD programming.
It is SD only.

wingsfan20 wrote:

Art Davis wrote:
Actually, if you are willing to do your channel selection in another room, just put a tee splitter on the rf output of the satellite receiver and rout a cable to the second tv set. Its a cheapo, but workable solution that I use.

The problem with this is the second tv is not getting HD programming.
It is SD only.

Thanks! I didn't know that!

I (and several others I know of) use Hopper & Joeys in our RVs. I highly recommend them because most times you can use existing RV coax to hook up the Joey receivers and they provide a Whole House DVR.


I'm surprised to hear this. I have a hopper at my house and they had to change my wiring to a newer cable for my joeys to connect consistently. I am interested in this though. How much extra is it to run? is it just $7 for the hopper and $7 per joey? I was looking at the 722k and using a coax out to the bedroom, but if I need 2 coax's from the dish I don't want to do that.

I have a 722k and only ONE coax cable from the dish to the receiver is needed to feed BOTH tuners.

TechWriter, I don't want to be nit picking but you got your Eastern and Western arc locations switched.

sonora wrote:
I have a 722k and only ONE coax cable from the dish to the receiver is needed to feed BOTH tuners.

Yes, but you'll only get HD on one TV.