RCA DS4220RE Dual-LNB DIRECTV System with Free Pro-Installation
Got To Have My HDTV
Went ahead and took the plunge from cable (non-digital) to DBS. ... Make sure to get upgrades to Oval Dish if you are going the HDTV route. It is probably a safe bet that the NTSC signal you are getting is going to be upgraded to ATSC (HDTV ready) and the good ol' US of A is just 2 or 3 years from shutting down analog broadcast for everybody ...<br />...<br />This is really confusing to some folks who want to add newer TVs and receivers to their households. I guess my satellite dish installer had seen the newer \\"monitor\\" TVs and got my second receiver hook-up as well, for a mere $... and per room. I kinda wish all the fine print on DirecTV showed the current availability of satellite HD programming (the DirecTV Website IS very clear though). I can almost hear my young female DirecTV rep saying \\"yes sir, all the DirecTV channels will work on HD Monitors\\". Ugh huh. Which translated means...\\"yes the DirecTV programs are viewable (keyword), but satellite reception is not anywhere near being competative with the local channels you can pulldown with a nice pair of ol' rabbit ear antennaes\\". Then again, she didn't know what type of receiver I was intending on using, or the particular part of the country I lived in. Good thing I could read between the lines back then and now DirecTV really does have an expanding lineup (3) of channels in HD. Two are not free, but the quality rivals your local theater in sight and sound. So far you will have to hunt for installers who were as knowlegeable as mine. It really pays to know your extra HD receiver's satellite menus and work with the installer to choose a good test of your individual subscriber packages to make sure the HD channels are accepted by only the rooms with the \\"fancier\\" TVs. Lastly, I live for the Digital sound experience with DirecTV music channels. It has become my second favorite music device (next to CDs), since it is ...A) commercial free and feature a particular genre and ...B) able to go hours without repeating asong!