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    Only 19 HD channels on VIP 211 with Dish500 Dish

    Thanks ts... I understand now and I'll have to do a little analysis with a compass to see whether I have room at the specific location where the second dish must be mounted to see the third satellite. Appreciate the help!
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    Only 19 HD channels on VIP 211 with Dish500 Dish

    We already had one VIP 211 receiver and we were receiving just a handful of HD channels on that receiver. I upgraded our other receiver to the 211 by buying the 2nd one online. When I called in to to DishNetwork to activate it I was told that I would be able to receive the additional channels...
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    Only 19 HD channels on VIP 211 with Dish500 Dish

    Thanks Juan. Now can this be done by somehow updating hardware such as a new version of the LNB, that could pull in an extra satellite?
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    Only 19 HD channels on VIP 211 with Dish500 Dish

    I recently accepted the new HD channels offer as I was told at the time that all DishNetwork channels would be available with my current system setup. I only see 19 though, two of which appear as "offair". I suspect that I may need some kind of dish hardware upgrade to pull in more than the...
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    300->VIP211 Reciever Upgrade - Poorer Picture Quality!

    Thanks for the reply Poke. Problem solved... There are two inputs on the back of the new HDTV: One is marked "HDMI IN 2 ". One is marked "HDMI IN 1(DVI)". I had the receiver connected to the port marked with the "DVI" indication. I believe this is meant to receive output from a PC. When...
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    300->VIP211 Reciever Upgrade - Poorer Picture Quality!

    311->VIP211 Reciever Upgrade - Poorer Picture Quality! We currently have one HD Receiver (older 811) connected to a 52" LG DLP HDTV set which works very well. We have the older 5-channel HD package. In another room we had an older non-HD 311 receiver. Both receivers are connected to a Dish500...