FTA Receiver & HD ???

[DirectDishNet]

I liked to ask what channels are in HD with FTA?... Right now I am only pointing to 97W but there aint no HD channels there. Are there any HD channels currently on FTA satellites? if so, What sat?

I'm looking to buy a new receiver but I don't want to waste my $$$ on HD if I can't get HD.

Thanks!

PS: I searched Lyngsat but could not find any HD channels in the clear except AMC21 but there are only 2 channels in HD. I read some threads that AMC21 is might be or already have dropped channels. And some threads say you don't get audio on PBS stations.

 

[brentb636]

On Ku band, the only regular channels are PBS on AMC21 and NBC ( DVB-S2 8psk) on AMC1 . However, there ARE a lot of HD sports feeds spread out across the sky. College Football and College Basketball are heavily covered . A blindscanning receiver is necessary to identify the tp's, or you can join forums that specialize in identifying feeds.

 

[Anole]

how to get Dolby:

AC3 can be decoded by your hi-fi equipment, by feeding it from an FTA receiver via optical or coaxial cable.
Alternately, the Sonic Voom external box (about $20 shipped - search the forum) can be used to decode to two RCA cables.
Lastly, all HD FTA receivers already decode Dolby, so no external decoder required.