DirecTV 101 satellite

If I were you I'd be prepared to lose all SD programming in the next year or so. But, only DTV knows.

Direct is eliminating SD not sat 101. If you have a SD only receiver your service will end soon. Time to either upgrade to a newer receiver or switch to Dish.

That's what I need to know. What HD will I have available on a King Quest satellite dish? The King Quest only receives the 101 satellite. Will SD still be there or will it be HD only. What The Email from DiercTV said was I would lose SD programming for local channels. SD local channels are on the 119 satellite. I don't get those anyway. It didn't mention any thing else about the future of SD programming.

The specs I find online say Sd only for that dish. Whether that will work for future HD on the 101 is doubtful, but, only DTV and perhaps Bill.Satellite know.

It's not just the dish, it's the LNB and your receiver too.

At the moment Direct/AT&T puts HD on one frequency band and SD on another. The two are not compatible with there same antenna. If you have a SWM Dish you actually have THREE different antennas (2 for HD only)..

What will happen in the future I DO NOT KNOW

Some of the KING dishes can ... however.. hit all 3 DISH network sats.. others can not. Yours... I have no clue.

When DTV ends SD broadcasts your dome WILL still work and it WILL receive HD programming but you must have an HD receiver or you will get nothing. That's the good news. The bad news is that no one know which channels will be broadcast on the 101. Hopefully, at some point, DTV will announce the channel line up to be broadcast on 101 but at this point we just have to wait and see.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
When DTV ends SD broadcasts your dome WILL still work and it WILL receive HD programming but you must have an HD receiver or you will get nothing. That's the good news. The bad news is that no one know which channels will be broadcast on the 101. Hopefully, at some point, DTV will announce the channel line up to be broadcast on 101 but at this point we just have to wait and see.

Bill, does this apply to the Winegard Carryout G2+ as well?

It applies to every dome ever made.

Good luck dealing with Direct on any issue, i've spent 8 months trying to get one receiver replaced with local channels. Had to dump them and go to Dish, so far so good.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
It applies to every dome ever made.

Good, my KD will still work, and I can stay w/ direct.
And if I can get a little bitty small receiver, like the d-12 I have now, I be happy.