RV Satellite TV?

**Bobby V** · 04-03-2014, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by papaletch4130

I might have been the tech that fixed his tv.. Is your snowbird a old guy that likes jim beam?? haha

Yep. Jim. My house is on Bamboo. Was he drinking already. lol

**papaletch4130** · 04-04-2014, 07:27 AM

Originally Posted by Bobby V

Yep. Jim. My house is on Bamboo. Was he drinking already. lol

Yup that is him.. Nice house killer driveway haha. If you ever have any problems just pm me on here I can get you taken care of..

**Taboma** · 04-04-2014, 09:57 AM

Here's something I ran into when I recently switched from Direct TV Standard Def. to HD. Depending on what particular areas local channels you're subscribed to receive, the HD "Spot Beam" coverage area is a smaller radius than is the Std. Def. spot beam. So if you can't receive a local channel in HD, switch your guide back to SD, then you'll see and be able to receive those same channels in SD. This happened to me at Lake Havasu, my local channels being San Diego, it seems I'm right on the edge of the HD coverage. I switched dishes to the DTV SWM type, during the day I can receive channels in HD, but beginning around sundown and lasting all night, I can't receive HD, but if I switch to the SD channel, I get great reception, as I have for years out there.

**Stainless** · 04-04-2014, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by Taboma

Here's something I ran into when I recently switched from Direct TV Standard Def. to HD. Depending on what particular areas local channels you're subscribed to receive, the HD "Spot Beam" coverage area is a smaller radius than is the Std. Def. spot beam. So if you can't receive a local channel in HD, switch your guide back to SD, then you'll see and be able to receive those same channels in SD. This happened to me at Lake Havasu, my local channels being San Diego, it seems I'm right on the edge of the HD coverage. I switched dishes to the DTV SWM type, during the day I can receive channels in HD, but beginning around sundown and lasting all night, I can't receive HD, but if I switch to the SD channel, I get great reception, as I have for years out there.

Good info, I need to learn more about the technical side of HD and SD. All I know is it's painful to watch SD if HD is available.

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