Satellite device options - Directv?
Good morning. We just bought our first RV yesterday, The motorhome is "satellite ready" but doesn't have a dish or dome. We have DIRECTV at home and have a mini receiver that could easily go with us...
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With Directv the more important question is do you want HD channels, if you do then answer is simple. No domes can provide HD content from Directv, now the remaining options are roof mounted automated sat dish or bring along manually pointed sat dish mounted on a tripod or stand.
If standard definition is OK there are a number of domes both roof mountable or portable that perform satellite acquisition automatically, they can also provide HD content for Dish network customers but are limited to only accessing one satellite at a time.
With a portable automated dome no installation is required, simply place in a location with clear southern sky exposure and connect cable to exterior coax satellite input on your RV. Go inside rig and set-up sat receiver and your tv to display subscribed satellite content.
With Directv easily the best choice if you want to mirror all the features, capabilities, and all the exact same channels is to go with either the roof-mounted automated dish which runs roughly $1500 and should be professionally installed, or the same sat dish at home mounted on a stand.
We chose the latter since we tend to park among the trees requiring the ability to move sat dish as needed to find a sat signal through a void in the canopy. We just went online and for under $50 picked up the very same dish we have on our roof and mount it on a tripod.
If standard definition is OK there are a number of domes both roof mountable or portable that perform satellite acquisition automatically, they can also provide HD content for Dish network customers but are limited to only accessing one satellite at a time.
With a portable automated dome no installation is required, simply place in a location with clear southern sky exposure and connect cable to exterior coax satellite input on your RV. Go inside rig and set-up sat receiver and your tv to display subscribed satellite content.
With Directv easily the best choice if you want to mirror all the features, capabilities, and all the exact same channels is to go with either the roof-mounted automated dish which runs roughly $1500 and should be professionally installed, or the same sat dish at home mounted on a stand.
We chose the latter since we tend to park among the trees requiring the ability to move sat dish as needed to find a sat signal through a void in the canopy. We just went online and for under $50 picked up the very same dish we have on our roof and mount it on a tripod.
