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For the past several years I have been using the old round dish and old receiver. The receiver just went out. I was wondering what my options are now as far as dish and receiver. Thank you.
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Rob30044 wrote:
For the past several years I have been using the old round dish and old receiver. The receiver just went out. I was wondering what my options are now as far as dish and receiver. Thank you.
The DTV responses are pretty good. Not sure why the Dish post is there but let's move on.
Here are the basics.
You can continue to use your existing antenna with a couple of modifications with the new generation of receivers but you will continue to receive programming in SD just as you have been in the past.
You can buy one of the dome style antennas and connect to a new(er) receiver and get all the same programming in the same SD format.
You can upgrade the antenna to receive HD programming IF YOU HAVE HD TV's in the coach. To do this you either will need a tripod based home antenna as pictured previously or a Winegard Trav'ler or RF Mogal roof mounted fully automatic antenna ($$$$).
The tripod antenna is as easy to point than your current 18" antenna it's just larger so more storage space is required. If you are using a roof mounted 18" antenna there is no upgrade path for this unit.
Let us know more about what you are thinking.
