HD and International on ONE Satellite?

[KGBhoy]

I have been planning to switch to HD, especially now that you DTV has an abundance of soccer in HD. However, I also want to keep the Russian channels. Apparently, to have this setup I need 2 dishes, and I absolutely want to avoid this.
A friend of mine got DirecTV recently and was told that there is a plan to move everything to one dish.
Is that true and if so, what is the approximate timeline for this? Has anyone heard about this or is this not true at all?

 

[raoul5788]

I have been planning to switch to HD, especially now that you DTV has an abundance of soccer in HD. However, I also want to keep the Russian channels. Apparently, to have this setup I need 2 dishes, and I absolutely want to avoid this.
A friend of mine got DirecTV recently and was told that there is a plan to move everything to one dish.
Is that true and if so, what is the approximate timeline for this? Has anyone heard about this or is this not true at all?

I haven't heard about a time line, but the international channels are supposedly moving to the 110 satellite, which would mean using one dish.

 

[Jimbo]

I have been planning to switch to HD, especially now that you DTV has an abundance of soccer in HD. However, I also want to keep the Russian channels. Apparently, to have this setup I need 2 dishes, and I absolutely want to avoid this.
A friend of mine got DirecTV recently and was told that there is a plan to move everything to one dish.
Is that true and if so, what is the approximate timeline for this? Has anyone heard about this or is this not true at all?

I haven't heard about a time line, but the international channels are supposedly moving to the 110 satellite, which would mean using one dish.

But it would require a Slimline 5 not a SL3.

 

[Mr Tony]

that would be better than the slimline 3 + the Int'l dish they have to use now

 

[raoul5788]

But it would require a Slimline 5 not a SL3.

Yes, I never thought to mention it.

 

[Birdman79]

The never ending story of the international channels moving to a different sat..
:rant:

 

[hayabusa4real]

They have been talking about moving the international channels for many years how so do not hold ur breath for that one