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Community Alumni
May 18, 2021

Which is best? Dish Tailgater Pro or Dish Playmaker Dual

Hi folks. I'm looking at both models and wondering which one you guys think is best. The Tailgater Pro costs $50 more than the Playmaker, however, it does not require the additional $50 expense of hav...
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Dutch_12078
Explorer II
May 19, 2021
bgum wrote:
It is my understanding that in dual receiver systems that only one sat is used which also limits programming available.


On the X2, if the 2 receiver setting is chosen, only the eastern arc 72 sat is used. If the 1 receiver setting is used with 2 receivers connected, the primary receiver selects the satellite to be used depending on the program selected, and the second receiver is limited to receiving only channels available on that satellite.

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