Can I hook antenna to 811 to get local HD?
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Yes, you can hook up a local antenna to the 811 to get ur free LOCALS in HD. I'm doing the same thing here with my 811. However if you want to keep watching any HD that Dish provides you will need to upgrade in the coming month..
811 locals off air and new receivers
Floydian
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Dish announced on feb 9 or 11th cant remmeber new receivers will be coming out on or about feb 1st. The vip 211 almost same as 811 and vip 622 (hd DVR). Those are both new mpeg 4 and mpeg 2 receivers. the 811 is only mpeg 2 and 8vsb for off air ( antenna hd locals). You will need a new receiver if you want hd locals (in certain markets)from dish not off antenna, and some more hd channels, Universal hd a couple new voom channels, espn2 hd and Food network and few others to come online later in the year.
You will only need a new receiver if you want those new channels in hd. Otherwise the 811 should be fine for awhile. This does not surprise me as they will deplete the old stock of 811's before giving new receivers ut. Where did you get your 811 from?????
In the 811 menu's there is a local channel button in there , you can scan for and add Digital off air and analog off air channels and those will be added into the guide if you telll the unit to get locals from the off air source.
Floydian
welcome to satellite guys.us
Dish announced on feb 9 or 11th cant remmeber new receivers will be coming out on or about feb 1st. The vip 211 almost same as 811 and vip 622 (hd DVR). Those are both new mpeg 4 and mpeg 2 receivers. the 811 is only mpeg 2 and 8vsb for off air ( antenna hd locals). You will need a new receiver if you want hd locals (in certain markets)from dish not off antenna, and some more hd channels, Universal hd a couple new voom channels, espn2 hd and Food network and few others to come online later in the year.
You will only need a new receiver if you want those new channels in hd. Otherwise the 811 should be fine for awhile. This does not surprise me as they will deplete the old stock of 811's before giving new receivers ut. Where did you get your 811 from?????
In the 811 menu's there is a local channel button in there , you can scan for and add Digital off air and analog off air channels and those will be added into the guide if you telll the unit to get locals from the off air source.
You should at least try and see what he says. The 811 will not be obsolete after Feb 1st., you will continue to get the HD channels that are in MPEG2. If you want the new HD channels then you need the VIP211 receiver (MPEG4 receiver).
