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Dish HDTV receiver

Yahoo Message Number: 75650
Hello everyone. For those of you that have a KVH in motion satellite R5SL or R6DX with Dish TV, which dish receiver are you using. Is the VIP211k HD receiver the only one you are able to use? Or are you able to use the lastest and greatest receiver that Dish offers which I beleive is the VIP 922 slingloaded DVR. In the near future I am going to be switching to Dish TV for my home use. I am leaning towards the R5SL dome, and would like to watch satellite tv in the living room and bedroom. If I learn that the R6DX is the better way to go I would opt to spend the extra money for that dome.
Thanks to all for any info.

Von

1997 Affinity #5410
 

Re: Dish HDTV receiver

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Yahoo Message Number: 75653
I do not have a dome, I have a Motosat Dish.
I do use 2 VIP 722K HD Dual tuner DVRs.
You need at least 2 LNBs 3 is better. Domes have only one. One LNB will allow you to receive programming from one satellite at a time on all tuners. when you select a channel on a different satellite the Dish in the dome will reposition to the new satellite. When you have more than one tuner selecting channels from different satellites at the same time, you will drive the controller crazy trying to reposition to satisfy all requests.
The sling box feature is nice but requires high speed internet connection as well as high bandwidth. If you use Verizon Wireless like I do in the MH you will use a 10 GB monthly allowance in about five hours of HD TV.
If you need in motion you might get a dome and an open dish.

Bob Wexler
SOB

Motosat MD 500 2 VIP 722K