Hey Guys, can anyone suggest someone in Penasco to help convert my Directv system over to HD? I have the new dish, receiver etc. Also, will my DVR work there? Thanks!
You know I brought mine down..finally set it up with help from the forum ,then thought about it a bit and disconnected it.Television at the beach is bullshit.Read a book!
Gee, Jerry,
Tell us how you really feel.......You know, I'm sometimes down for 4 or 5 days at a time and miss seeing a little news now and again. I was down there when we (the US) starting bombing someone, I forget who it was. We were up on the sundeck, drinking and playing dominoes when everyone in the park in motorhomes came bombing out of their rigs, unhooked, unplugged, just started shoving their stuff in their rigs and hollerin'. I finally went downstairs to ask someone what was goin' on and they said, you better get out of here, we are at war and they are going to close the borders, yada, yada. I went back upstairs and we watched the mass exodus. It was amazing, the park emptied out in 2 hours!!!! It was nice and quiet the next 3 days! LOL! Rookies! But, I digress. I just want to know what is going on every day or so and everybody has the right to have what they want in their life. I don't fish but I wouldn't try to stop everyone else from fishing.
I can't help ya Rhino, but I'm sure RP Joe or someone will chime in here.
I could also use help with my Direct TV in Cholla. We are unable to get local channles, possibly just needs the dish direction adjusted. It's FOOTBALL season and we can only spend so much time in the bars.
Any advice or referral would be appriciated.
I think all you need to do is install the dish...you can keep the same cables in place. Install the new reciever and plug it into the TV. Not sure why you need helpt o convert in existing Directv system to HD.
Hey Guys, can anyone suggest someone in Penasco to help convert my Directv system over to HD? I have the new dish, receiver etc. Also, will my DVR work there? Thanks!
When I recently moved, and only a few miles, I upgraded to HD and I had to get a new dish. The dish for HD is different, it's bigger for one thing, and of course, I had to get a new receiver as well. Actually, even though I have a HD ready TV (sony 32" Trinatron), I'm not sure I'd bother with it if I had it to do over again for the difference it made. I also now have two recievers that I owned sitting in the closet, while I'm paying $5 to "rent" their's.
To go to Directv HD, you need a new dish and the aiming/pointing is quite a bit more complicated....you have to adjust for 3 angles (the Dishnetwork dishes have had that, although they are smaller).....I had one installed when I moved recently, and the installers have a device that helps them get the signal strength. It's not like the simple digital signal strength meter I've used to adjust my dish if it gets moved. The switch that goes between the dish and the receiver is also powered.
I still use my 18 inch dish from pre-hd days for my setup in Penasco, using the hd receiver. You just don't get hd channels. You also won't get hd if you don't have an hd tv, obviously. You have to go into the system setup and change the type of dish you are using, but it's not a big deal.
The only problem I've had is when I bring the receiver back home and hook it up. I don't get the hd channels on the guide or tv, unless I call Directv and have them resend the activation signal. I don't know if it's a glitch with my reciever (I don't take my dvr down, just a hd receiver), or there is something that happens that freezes it when I run it on the 18 inch dish for a while. One of these days I'll take the dvr with me instead and check it out.
Ely Ibarra Is the manager of Mar de Cortez you might want to give him a call. He keeps our house in great shape, also knows a Directv setup guy www.mardecortezrentals.com
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It is no big deal The three settings sound tough but they are no more than the old two with an angle on the dish.
When I set mine up in the fall it generally takes about 10 min. Just follow the on screen directions. The Satellite is south of Texas at about 30 deg. above the southern horizon. Look around and find another like yours and that will help a bunch. If you are in POD and don't mind weighting until Oct 15 I will help you.
Bill....are you talking about the new larger elliptical dishes that Directv is using now? They also have a brace for the pole. I think they're hitting 5 different satellites, and have to be pretty spot on to get a good signal from all to get all of the hd channels.
what is the approximate elevation and azimuth in PP for Directv dish aiming?
I see Lukeville is 50.4 elevation and about 158 azimuth, I know it has to be roughly close to that, just wondering if it's closer to 50.8 and about 162? (those are my rouch calcs....)
I used the Lukeville settings and found that from the east beaches the dish pointed at Bird Island. Then fine tuned with signal strength meter and two-way radios.
our tempe azimuth is 149, and Lukeville is 158, so there's a bit of difference there, so I was guessing due to the locations as I looked on Google Earth, that the approx azimuth at PP would be close to 162. the elevation seems to be within one degree, and it'd be hard to tune much closer than that. signal finder will be an asset. thanks :)
Joe....a digital meter inline helps considerably (used to use an analog one, but the lag was too much...frequently overshot). Next time down, I'll check a friend's dish that I set up, to see what the values are.
thanks.
been setting up our rv with a new tv, getting ready to mount a swing arm to make it more flexible. been experimenting with the dish set up as we camp in various places, a little struggle, but the signal finder helps.
You could talk to Joe at JJ's, if you are down. I am sure he could suggest someone who is good. (he is usually there 11:30ish till 2PM most days.
They are closed Tues/Wed till October unless that has changed.
Memo is short for Guillermo. We asked him about Cholla and he said no problem. I live here in RP full-time so if you need me to call in Spanish and set something up for you I would be happy to help.
That is so nice of you Disney, thanks. We got a hold of Margret yesterday and she's looking into as well, if we go with Memo I'll be sure and give plenty of notice. If nothing else I'd like to introduce myself to you, and get to know some more of the my Cholla neighbors.
I rent my condo so I am going to try Direct again. Last time my receiver and remote disappeared rather quickly. This time I will chain the receiver to the stand and the property manager will check the remote in and out. Is there anyone else here that has Direct or Dish at a rental? What are you doing to keep it from walking away?
Security deposit that's returnable when the cleaning service verifies that everything is OK. You can pre-authorize it on their card through PayPal, and they never actually get charged. My experience is that even just faking this practice with a line in the rental agreement or a note on the fridge keeps everything in its place.