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dhking
04-25-09, 02:46 PM
Just found out (thanks for the replies) that I can't put a SWM LNB on this older HD dish (the price of being an early adapter I guess). Is there any reason that I can't use a SWM8 switch with it? Install on that would be much easier than upgrading to slimeline 5 dish?

Is there any performance reason to upgrade to slimeline 5? This dish seems to work perfectly fine for HD programming.
doctrsnoop
04-25-09, 02:51 PM
Just found out (thanks for the replies) that I can't put a SWM LNB on this older HD dish (the price of being an early adapter I guess). Is there any reason that I can't use a SWM8 switch with it? Install on that would be much easier than upgrading to slimeline 5 dish?

Is there any performance reason to upgrade to slimeline 5? This dish seems to work perfectly fine for HD programming.

No, yes, and no
RobertE
04-25-09, 03:08 PM
Just found out (thanks for the replies) that I can't put a SWM LNB on this older HD dish (the price of being an early adapter I guess).

Who told you that? The information I have says that the AT-9 is compatible with the SWM8

The OP was talking about replacing his LNB on his AT-9 with a SWM LNB. That can not be done. He can use the external SWM8 with the AT-9 though.

Apples & Oranges.
harsh
04-25-09, 03:10 PM
The OP was talking about replacing his LNB on his AT-9 with a SWM LNB. That can not be done.My bad. Thanks for the correction.
litzdog911
04-25-09, 03:43 PM
Just found out (thanks for the replies) that I can't put a SWM LNB on this older HD dish (the price of being an early adapter I guess). Is there any reason that I can't use a SWM8 switch with it? Install on that would be much easier than upgrading to slimeline 5 dish?

Is there any performance reason to upgrade to slimeline 5? This dish seems to work perfectly fine for HD programming.

I'm using a SWM8 multiswitch with an old AT9 5-LNB dish and it works just fine.
texasbrit
04-25-09, 05:35 PM
I'm using a SWM8 multiswitch with an old AT9 5-LNB dish and it works just fine.

me too......
BattleZone
04-25-09, 08:54 PM
The SWM8 will work with any dish that DirecTV has ever made, though of course you'll be limited to whatever orbital locations that dish can see.