HD Nets That Are Available Nationwide?

[DJ Rob]

We are looking into traveling across the US later this summer in an RV and I wanted to bring one of my Directv receivers along with an HD flatscreen. Is there an NBC, ABC and CBS in HD that is available conus that I could somehow switch to for about a month or two? I'm assuming that my current Denver stations are on a spotbeam.

 

[raoul5788]

We are looking into traveling across the US later this summer in an RV and I wanted to bring one of my Directv receivers along with an HD flatscreen. Is there an NBC, ABC and CBS in HD that is available conus that I could somehow switch to for about a month or two? I'm assuming that my current Denver stations are on a spotbeam.

If your service address is in the NY or LA dma, then you can get them in hd, or if you have your account designated as an rv type. I don't know what it is called, but you get either the NY or LA stations that way.

 

[dishrich]

http://www.directv.com/learn/pdf/DNS_Vehicles_Aff.pdf

 

[DJ Rob]

Man, they made it complicated. It looks like they want you to sign up for an RV account and it won't work if I'm renting the RV.

What if I just "move"?

 

[Randall DBS]

Makes me think of that movie RV that Robin Williams is in where he rents an RV. I would just move be easier.

 

[HDinCincy]

I have an RV but do not take it cross country. HD in an RV is more difficult that doing SD by a factor of 4 IMHO. Unless your flatscreen is bigger than 32" just go with a simple SD setup and use antenna for the locals. Not the perfect answer but MUCH simpler. HTH.

 

[DJ Rob]

I'm going to be using a 40" LCD and would really like to get HD. And I'm able to aim a Slimline pretty quickly. I went out and practiced with my Acutrac 22 and III meters.

Can anyone confirm that LA or NY locals in HD are conus? I know that they offer them conus as DNS but I'm not sure if it is the same signal as the local service.

 

[stone phillips420]

all dns channels are conus sd/hd doesnt matter conus

the conus channels are different from say nyc locals

 

[DJ Rob]

I was afraid of that. I was hoping they were only uplinking one set instead of one conus and one on a spotbeam.

 

[stone phillips420]

I was afraid of that. I was hoping they were only uplinking one set instead of one conus and one on a spotbeam.

nope 2 sets for all conus cities
1 set conus great for movers/rv's
1 set for residents of market spotbeamed