Dish Satellite Again
We are now retired and getting ready for some extended trips. We have DTV now and been carrying a SD box with us. Going to change to Dish and having a Hopper 3 and Joey installed at home. I've bee...
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No difference pointing Hopper over Wally tho I found that DISH's sat box meter locks on more slowly that DTV which made me look at the Pathway.
I had DTV for 15 years and used my home receivers and manual dishes.
I switched to DISH about a year ago and much prefer it over DTV.
The best part about DISH is the Pathway X2 gets HD and both the eastern and western arc. This is a huge benefit. The sats are in different areas of the sky so you have better odds of getting signal.
We do not watch tv in the bedroom so we dont care about that. A dvd player is good enough.
I did the Hopper and manual dish a few times but you have to take along the separate wifi box, too so it gets a little messy.
When I found out about the Pathway, I jumped on it. Its $300.
The good tripod kit costs almost $200.
I use the factory wiring to the 211Z for the front tv. We DO like to watch tv outside sometimes so I bought an IOGEAR wireless HDMI box which sends HDMI 200' and I use that for the outside tv.
$175 but no monthly fee for a second box and I could take it to bedroom if needed.
I cant stress enough how easy it is with the Pathway. The 211 receiver is rv portable friendly.
You set the Pathway on level ground, connect to the outside cable connection, go inside and plug the 211 in ( I leave mine unplugged when not in use) turn on your tv and there is a menu that asks;
scan eastern arc or western arc? you click it and go do something else.
I use Dishpointer AR on my iPhone to make sure I have a clear view of the sats thru the trees.
I have heard more than a few Tailgater users complain of cabling issues, rain fade, etc.
No problems with the Pathway. My standard cable is 75' and I have added 50' to that with no issues.
I had DTV for 15 years and used my home receivers and manual dishes.
I switched to DISH about a year ago and much prefer it over DTV.
The best part about DISH is the Pathway X2 gets HD and both the eastern and western arc. This is a huge benefit. The sats are in different areas of the sky so you have better odds of getting signal.
We do not watch tv in the bedroom so we dont care about that. A dvd player is good enough.
I did the Hopper and manual dish a few times but you have to take along the separate wifi box, too so it gets a little messy.
When I found out about the Pathway, I jumped on it. Its $300.
The good tripod kit costs almost $200.
I use the factory wiring to the 211Z for the front tv. We DO like to watch tv outside sometimes so I bought an IOGEAR wireless HDMI box which sends HDMI 200' and I use that for the outside tv.
$175 but no monthly fee for a second box and I could take it to bedroom if needed.
I cant stress enough how easy it is with the Pathway. The 211 receiver is rv portable friendly.
You set the Pathway on level ground, connect to the outside cable connection, go inside and plug the 211 in ( I leave mine unplugged when not in use) turn on your tv and there is a menu that asks;
scan eastern arc or western arc? you click it and go do something else.
I use Dishpointer AR on my iPhone to make sure I have a clear view of the sats thru the trees.
I have heard more than a few Tailgater users complain of cabling issues, rain fade, etc.
No problems with the Pathway. My standard cable is 75' and I have added 50' to that with no issues.
