Satalite dishes
Can someone help me with the difference between the dome and the exposed TV dishes. Looking for self locating for the roof.
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Dome:
DirecTV:
No HD programming but works with multiple receivers, DVR's or the Genie (with a bit of added hardware).
Dish:
Full HD available but restricted to viewing programming from 1 of their 3 satellites at a time. This can cause problems if you use multiple receivers or a DVR. Can never be used with a Hopper.
Both suffer from rain fade (loss of signal during storms) more often than an open face dish and can lose signal during heavy dews as well.
Open faced dish (Winegard Trav'ler most likely) has no restrictions and works exactly as Dish or DirecTV antennas mounted on a home work.
DirecTV:
No HD programming but works with multiple receivers, DVR's or the Genie (with a bit of added hardware).
Dish:
Full HD available but restricted to viewing programming from 1 of their 3 satellites at a time. This can cause problems if you use multiple receivers or a DVR. Can never be used with a Hopper.
Both suffer from rain fade (loss of signal during storms) more often than an open face dish and can lose signal during heavy dews as well.
Open faced dish (Winegard Trav'ler most likely) has no restrictions and works exactly as Dish or DirecTV antennas mounted on a home work.
