new to this need some help, thank you in advance

[lumbeeman]

To put it short,I have worked for a cable company for 13 years and due to the recent "changes" I am being laid off with countless others.I know I will keep my internet and phone through them.I do know that dish is much cheaper.
I have never had dish and I have jeard stories about the pixelation if it gets cloudy or if it rains. Is this true? When my free service ends,I am going with the best deal I can find.So happens I have a dishnetwork dish minus the fnb moutnted inmy back yard from previous tenants.
I have 2 HD tvs and one standard tv in my kids room.
any suggestions or info for me would be aprreciated.Just want the best for my money.

again thanks in adavance and I aprreciate your time for reading
Lumbeeman

 

[tlc1145]

Pixelation all comes down to signal strength [and to a lesser extend the installation]. As long as you have a solid signal strength in the 70s when it is clear out, you should be able to handle 'normal' weather without too many issues. Now, if you are in the middle of a major thunderstorm or bigger then you will have problems. The only problems I have had since install was in a storm so bad it knocked out my neighbors cable also.

My recommendation would be to go with a 4 room set up but only set up 1 HD Dual DVR in your main room. That way you can keep that for Single use, with improved DVR function and Picture in Picture. Then use a second HD Dual rcvr [DVR or not] for the other two rooms.

With any luck you will get a 722k and a 222k. Add an OTA [over the air] module for the 722k and enjoy another 2 more local tuners for only $30 or so.

 

[KAB]

Rain or snow are seldom a problem if the Dish is aligned correctly. And if not, it will usually cause loss of sat signal, that may be preceded by pix-elation. If properly aimed, only the most sever cloud cover should cause you any problems. Line of sight (trees in the way) can also cause a problem. But generally, you should only have problems in the most severe conditions.

As far as receivers, a 722 HD DVR will feed one HDTV and one SD. You could then get just a HD receiver for the other HDTV. Check the Dish website for the available equipment, decide what's best for your home, then call and see what kind of deals they offer. Check back here, and we'll tell you if you should jump on it or try again with another CSR.