DirecTV
We just signed up for DirecTV and were assured that using it in our RV would not be an issue. However, when we started to shop for a Satellite antenna, almost all except the most expensive state that...
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docj wrote:NC Hauler wrote:
I have the Trav'lr SK3005, why does it need to be converted to SWM?...Mine still works fine picking up all channels...
If you want to use a Genie (or any receiver/DVR with a model number of 25 or higher) then you need to convert to SWM since these are SWM-only models. Nothing requires you to convert, but the Genie's ability to record 5 different channels can be very nice. Also the ability use the very small miniGenie clients for other TVs can be handy where space is important.
You can be sure that over time all DTV receivers will become SWM; it's only a matter of time before you will need to convert, although that's probably a number of years in the future.
Thank you very much for the heads up....I don't do any recording at home or when camping, so guess at this time, it's not anything I really need to do..
I saw on here where someone stated that Winegard helped one of the posters on here get the upgrade....Wonder if they'll do that for some of us who have own the Travler sk3005 without having to spend a lot of money to get the upgrade, (should I want to record some programs in the future).
again, thank you.
Jim
