Alright, so the wonderful super duper upgrade didn't go quite as planned. I was to get the 722k, with the dish that would hook me up to 110, 119 and 129. Guy shows up, near 8 AM, has the 722k, everything is great! Sadly, it would appear I can't get 129 at my home. Those wonderful next door neighbor trees that generously shade my home during the summer also reign havoc on getting 110, 119 and 129 with one dish.
So I had the Santa Claus moment when I was told I couldn't get HD.
Then the installer managed to put up a second dish that would get 61.5 instead of 129. It is hardly the best option, but it is certainly better than nothing... in my opinion, though there are a number of channels I wanted that are on 129, FSC HD for starters as well as a large portion of Platinum stations, but I can get a good amount of other HD channels, so I'm willing to live with it.
Problem is, 61.5 is coming in at 25 strength at best. It literally starts wigging out on me if it gets cloudy. The other sats come in at 70 - 80. Clearly, this won't work! So I made a call to get it looked at and see if there is a remedy. I think there is a better spot for the 61.5 dish, but really, I'm learning this stuff as I go along so I wasn't really in a spot to tell the installer what to do.
So the visit is on Wednesday and I was wondering if there was any feedback or comments on my situation. Dish is currently dealing with it effectively, in my opinion. This isn't a gripe thread, more of a 'make sure I have a clue what my options are as far as dish's and channel availability are concerned'. Clearly, having a dish that gets 129 is the best option and I'm willing to accept just about anything, including giving up Bob Haller's arm to get it . I am under the impression that a particular dish is required to receive 129 and I can't just spot it like 61.5 can be. Am I correct? The other question regards HD channel placement. Will 61.5 work, but only for a while, i.e. will HD's be shifting from 61.5 making my compromise with 61.5 less amiable? Finally, are only some of Cleveland's HD locals on 61.5? I only get the NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX in HD. I know for $30 more I can get the dual OTA tuner and hook my antenna there, making that issue disappear.
Any other concerns or thoughts? Thanks for any help.
So I had the Santa Claus moment when I was told I couldn't get HD.
Then the installer managed to put up a second dish that would get 61.5 instead of 129. It is hardly the best option, but it is certainly better than nothing... in my opinion, though there are a number of channels I wanted that are on 129, FSC HD for starters as well as a large portion of Platinum stations, but I can get a good amount of other HD channels, so I'm willing to live with it.
Problem is, 61.5 is coming in at 25 strength at best. It literally starts wigging out on me if it gets cloudy. The other sats come in at 70 - 80. Clearly, this won't work! So I made a call to get it looked at and see if there is a remedy. I think there is a better spot for the 61.5 dish, but really, I'm learning this stuff as I go along so I wasn't really in a spot to tell the installer what to do.
So the visit is on Wednesday and I was wondering if there was any feedback or comments on my situation. Dish is currently dealing with it effectively, in my opinion. This isn't a gripe thread, more of a 'make sure I have a clue what my options are as far as dish's and channel availability are concerned'. Clearly, having a dish that gets 129 is the best option and I'm willing to accept just about anything, including giving up Bob Haller's arm to get it . I am under the impression that a particular dish is required to receive 129 and I can't just spot it like 61.5 can be. Am I correct? The other question regards HD channel placement. Will 61.5 work, but only for a while, i.e. will HD's be shifting from 61.5 making my compromise with 61.5 less amiable? Finally, are only some of Cleveland's HD locals on 61.5? I only get the NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX in HD. I know for $30 more I can get the dual OTA tuner and hook my antenna there, making that issue disappear.
Any other concerns or thoughts? Thanks for any help.