If possible go with Directv for the upgrade... If you have some of the older stuff they upgrade for free as noted previously. They upgraded my Dish and my receivers for free. You do need the 5lnb dish. But they brought the HDMI cables with them and did all the work. Plus they lease the receivers now so its a lot easier to upgrade in the future.. If you buy from a retailer its like $500+ and you pay to upgrade later... I pay $29 to upgrade
