Question for you Direct Tv HD subscribers - Blu-ray Forum

sfmarine · 04-15-2008, 09:04 PM

Well, I was just talking to a representative and somehow I got cut off. I was under the assumption that I needed a new dish. Do you? She said no but I was almost sure you needed the HD dish. She basically said all I needed was the HD receiver and I'm good 2 go! I'm sure I'll need an hdmi as well. So is this correct? I guess my best bet is to pick it up @ Best Buy right? Thanks.

SilverFireshot · 04-15-2008, 09:06 PM

Do you know what kind of dish you have right now? They can look and see what you have, so they should know if you needed different equipment. So I assume you are correct that all you need is an HD receiver or HD DVR. DirecTV sells the DVR's direct for $299 and the receivers for $199 (or $99 sorry I can't remember) but I'm sure you can find it cheaper elsewhere.

ziggythecat · 04-15-2008, 09:15 PM

in order to pick up the new HD channels they keep adding you'll need the oval 5LNB dish and the newer receiver as far as I know. I had the oval 3LNB dish and an older Hd receiver and in order to get the new channels and HD locals I had to upgrade. They upgraded me for free though. Good luck on that.

GarettP · 04-15-2008, 09:16 PM

You do need a 5LNB dish and directv receiver that can pick up the MPEG-4 channels.

GarettP · 04-15-2008, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ziggythecat

in order to pick up the new HD channels they keep adding you'll need the oval 5LNB dish and the newer receiver as far as I know. I had the oval 3LNB dish and an older Hd receiver and in order to get the new channels and HD locals I had to upgrade. They upgraded me for free though. Good luck on that.

I had the receiver and got the dish for upgrade for free.

sfmarine · 04-15-2008, 09:19 PM

Not too sure what dish I have. I'd say it's 7 years old though. Which is primarily why I was shocked I didn't need one.

supersix4 · 04-15-2008, 09:21 PM

lotta the guys/girls w/e here would tell you go online cause you can find them for like dirt cheap but if everythings gonna be set up soon just go pick a cheap one up at bestbuy

001self · 04-15-2008, 09:26 PM

You do need the new dish for sure and if you can get a better deal on the receiver if you tell them you will cancel the service.

SilverFireshot · 04-15-2008, 09:30 PM

I just sent you a PM with a bunch of info. Hope it helps.

arush5268d · 04-15-2008, 09:41 PM

My HD receiver came with a HDMI cable. They should upgrade your dish for free, you'll need the oval one.

mrbarker · 04-15-2008, 09:47 PM

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

chasarms · 04-16-2008, 04:24 PM

HDMI is really just a convenience thing for DirecTV. The output is 720p/1080i. When they installed mine, they hooked it up via component. When I switched to HDMI, there was no change at all in video quaility. If you are using a receiver, the receiver will output 5.1 SS when it is part of programming, so keep that in mind with your audio setup.

04-15-2008, 09:04 PM	#1
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:933 Blu-ray collection:2314 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	Question for you Direct Tv HD subscribers Well, I was just talking to a representative and somehow I got cut off. I was under the assumption that I needed a new dish. Do you? She said no but I was almost sure you needed the HD dish. She basically said all I needed was the HD receiver and I'm good 2 go! I'm sure I'll need an hdmi as well. So is this correct? I guess my best bet is to pick it up @ Best Buy right? Thanks.

04-15-2008, 09:06 PM	#2
SilverFireshot Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Boise, ID Blu-ray collection:153	Do you know what kind of dish you have right now? They can look and see what you have, so they should know if you needed different equipment. So I assume you are correct that all you need is an HD receiver or HD DVR. DirecTV sells the DVR's direct for $299 and the receivers for $199 (or $99 sorry I can't remember) but I'm sure you can find it cheaper elsewhere. Last edited by SilverFireshot; 04-15-2008 at 09:17 PM.

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04-15-2008, 09:15 PM	#3
ziggythecat Active Member Member since:May 2007	in order to pick up the new HD channels they keep adding you'll need the oval 5LNB dish and the newer receiver as far as I know. I had the oval 3LNB dish and an older Hd receiver and in order to get the new channels and HD locals I had to upgrade. They upgraded me for free though. Good luck on that.

04-15-2008, 09:16 PM	#4
GarettP Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Montrose, CO Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:21	You do need a 5LNB dish and directv receiver that can pick up the MPEG-4 channels.

04-15-2008, 09:19 PM	#6
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:933 Blu-ray collection:2314 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	Not too sure what dish I have. I'd say it's 7 years old though. Which is primarily why I was shocked I didn't need one.

04-15-2008, 09:21 PM	#7
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	lotta the guys/girls w/e here would tell you go online cause you can find them for like dirt cheap but if everythings gonna be set up soon just go pick a cheap one up at bestbuy

04-15-2008, 09:26 PM	#8
001self Junior Member Member since:Sep 2007	You do need the new dish for sure and if you can get a better deal on the receiver if you tell them you will cancel the service.

04-15-2008, 09:30 PM	#9
SilverFireshot Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Boise, ID Blu-ray collection:153	I just sent you a PM with a bunch of info. Hope it helps.

04-15-2008, 09:41 PM	#10
arush5268d Banned Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Houston, TX Blu-ray collection:85	My HD receiver came with a HDMI cable. They should upgrade your dish for free, you'll need the oval one.

04-15-2008, 09:47 PM	#11
mrbarker Member Member since:Oct 2007	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

04-16-2008, 04:24 PM	#12
chasarms Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:St. Louis Blu-ray reviews: 1	HDMI is really just a convenience thing for DirecTV. The output is 720p/1080i. When they installed mine, they hooked it up via component. When I switched to HDMI, there was no change at all in video quaility. If you are using a receiver, the receiver will output 5.1 SS when it is part of programming, so keep that in mind with your audio setup.

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