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09-12-2021, 09:27 AM #31
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Hi. My vote is for DISH for a lot of reasons, mostly because I feel the user interface makes more sense and their customer service is 5-stars...in my experience.
That being said, depending on where you camp, the tailgater-type, self-contained, 'set it down and your done' dishes are very convenient. However, unless you have a perfectly clear view of the southwestern or southeastern sky (depending on whether you are eastern or western denizens), you may have a hard time getting a signal good enough to be able to watch TV.
Case in point: We are currently at a State Park in Michigan for vacation. My brother is camped next to us. I have been using a DISH 1000.2 (western arc) dish with a basic HD receiver (no Hopper) for several years for vacations and another at home for regular TV (the upstairs receiver goes on the road when we do). Using a home-made $35 tripod with parts from Lowes, a pocket compass, a small TV monitor to connect to the receiver for setup, and two pieces of aluminum foil I can usually have my dish set in about 20-30 minutes. At this campsite there are several large trees at exactly the azimuth (the horizontal angle from true north) where I needed to point the dish. All satellite dish settings are available by zip code.
I moved the dish 3 or 4 times and finally found a decent signal for satellites 119 and 129, but not 110. This will allow us to watch 95% of the channels (in HD) in our subscription. My brother has a tailgater dish. We moved his at least 10 times. Setting his dish in front of my dish looking in the exact same direction his satellite reception was HALF of mine due to the much smaller surface area (maybe 25%) of the dish used in the tailgater. Such a weak signal was not watchable.
Another benefit of the 1000.2 dish is that you can connect up to 3 separate receivers to the one dish. We ended up connecting my brothers receiver to my dish as well.
Sorry for the long explanation but setting up your own dish manually is not difficult, but it does take more time. Admittedly the tailgater is much less work, but a much clearer view of the sky is required! Go with DISH, not DIRECT. You won't be disappointed. If already had DISH at home, an extra receiver is only $7/month while activated!Frank and Char + Maya, Newport, Michigan. 2016 Solitude 379FL/2006 F250 6.0 diesel w/dually conversion. 4th rain-sense roof vent, two ceiling fans, Kodiak disc brakes, Carlisle G 14-ply tires, Water Miser x2, final dump valve, water header tank, fridge cond fan switch, outside range exhaust, elec hot water anode, filtered drinking water, triple battery box,
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09-12-2021, 01:14 PM #32
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09-12-2021, 02:04 PM #33
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09-13-2021, 06:30 PM #34
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09-13-2021, 08:29 PM #36
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Direct traditionally has been considered as having the better picture quality since they more bandwidth available. Less compression better picture. It’s not really glaring, probably only noticeable on larger tv sizes and then only if your the type that is really picky. Until they put up a bunch of satellites in the mid 00’s they were one of the worst for HD. They were stuffing a bunch of channels per transponder and it was pretty bad.2021 Solitude 375 RES-R
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09-14-2021, 08:21 AM #37
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I didn’t finish my post, on the road Dish is the way to go. You can get HD and pay monthly, so if you are part time you only pay when you use it.
When I had Direct about 4 years ago at home you could get 1080p I bet the resolution is even higher now. There was also 2 3D channels which worked pretty well if you like that kind of thingLast edited by Malco1; 09-14-2021 at 08:38 AM.
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09-14-2021, 08:49 AM #38
Thanks to all.....much appreciated.
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09-18-2021, 09:39 AM #39
Where can one buy a Pathway X2 antenna and Wally bundle at the best price? I see that dishformyrv.com has some good prices. I probably also need the stand and 2TB expansion drive.
Thanks
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09-18-2021, 09:47 AM #40
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A quick check on Google Shopping comes up with several good deals. OpenSignal.com seems to be the lowest price - but I don't know if it includes shipping.
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