adding dvr rx, what dish do i need?

[Bull76]

I'm sure this has been asked and i have used the search and search and search and cant find the answer i'm looking for so sorry if this is a typical repeat..

I am adding a dvr reciever tomorrow. I currently have one 625 serving two rooms.. I want to occasionally take the new reciever to my cabin for the weekends. I am wondering what i will need for a dish/switch to get the new receiver to work at my cabin.. I'm guessing i'll need to get the 110/119 sats is all?... no HD or anything special..

I have an old superdish but with no lnb so that is kinda worthless i guess. I do have two directv dish's with dual lnb's on them, would it be possible to use those? I might have the dual part wrong, its one piece with two outputs on it...

Should i just find a dish 500? I would like to use something i already have if at all possible.. I used to have a dish 500 but threw it away like an idiot and now i cant find anyone who has one!

FYI the new receiver is only gonna be for one room if that makes a difference.

Thanks a ton for any advice you can give me!

bull

 

[BobaBird]

You can use the 2 D* dishes. Just add 2 SW21 switches and run 2 lines to the 625. Run a check switch after each move.

 

[Bull76]

Great! Thanks alot!

So i would just point one dish to 110 and the other to 119 and then into the SW21 switches and i'm good to go?

Thanks a bunch for the help!

EDIT:::: I was looking at the sw21's and i have a similar thing for d* that has sat a and sat b would that work the same or is dish different? It was used when i had D* with tivo.. Just a thought thanks any reply...

 

[BobaBird]

E* and D* use different switch protocols, but since D* LNBs are equivalent to E* legacy, you can use E* legacy switches with them.

You might also look for a Dish 500 with any version of a Twin or Quad then you wouldn't need external switches.

 

[Bull76]

Sounds like i'll look for a dish 500... For now i'll give the D* stuff a whirl and see what happens till i can find a 500...


Thanks again i really appreciate the help!


Bull

 

[KE4EST]

Heck just to get it up and running with what you have you point just one of the Directv dishes at E*'s 119 bird and run two lines into the 625. Only one sat but 119 is E*'s main bird you would get a majority of the channels.

 

[Stargazer]

If you had the same exact type of Dish and switch scenario at the cabin as you did at the house then you would not have to do a check switch each time you move it back and forth. DishPro only requires a test for each satellite location (2 tests with Dish500 and three tests for Dish1000 / SuperDish).

You cannot connect two Phase 3 satellite dishes pointed at two different satellites using each one for only one satellite to an sw-21 switch can you?

 

[Bull76]

So, you think the D* dish will get the 119 ok with no other switch? The d* dish i have is a phase I will that work ok? Or do i need a phase II or newer?

Thanks for the replies..

 

[BobaBird]

Just like ke4est said. If it's one dual-output LNB, point it at 119°, run 2 lines to the 625. No switch needed until you add a second satellite and/or go beyond 2 tuners.