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zonacamper
Explorer
Aug 27, 2013

directv SD to HD in MH worth it?

driving home today I noticed a neighbor who had just moved put his directv HD dish (including LMB) on the curb so I picked it up (too many hoarder instincts I think). For years, I have had SD in our MH. I made the basic stand out of PVP pipe (found on here a couple of years back) & ran my old SD receiver with it. It was small (doesn't take up much space), easy to set up, and easy to find the signal.
So, has anyone made a similar transition from SD to HD? I know I will need to get a new & bigger stand to support the bigger dish. What about finding the signal. Since it has to find 3 satellites do I need a meter device to dial in the signal?
I don't have a ton of extra space in our class C, and we don't use the TV very often- kind of a luxury item. I don't' want to spend a bunch of money on this- one of the benefits of a smaller dish & SD- doesn't take up much space & easy to tune. So, is it worth it?
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Aug 27, 2013
    If it pleases your eyes then it's worth it. Finding the bird is harder but you get better at it.
  • Bill_Satellite's avatar
    Bill_Satellite
    Explorer II
    Aug 27, 2013
    The benefit is only a benefit if you have TV to take advantage of the HD signal. If your biggest TV is less then 32" I doubt you would tell any difference between SD satellite and HD satellite. If there was a "big" sporting event and you could receive OTA TV you would have a better picture than satellite anyway.
    What is it that you want, are you willing to pay the extra cost and do you really want to go through the effort of locating the 3 satellites every time you move?

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