[bjlc]

I have two older RCA boxes that I assume could not be mpeg 4 but I have two "newer" boxes that I don't know what they are .. one is a Phillips and one a Hughs box respectively..

I do have an older or the first generation of oval dish.. is this mpeg 2 only or not?


thanks for not ripping me on the answers..

bjlc

 

[Ken984]

There are no non DirecTV branded Mpeg4 boxes.
If you have an oval dish you may be able to get an HD channel or 2 if you had an HD box, but that will change very soon. There will be no HD without a slimline dish and an Mpeg4 box, H2x or HR2x.

 

[say-what]

The H20, H21, H22, HR20, HR21, HR22 or R22 are the only mpeg4 boxes

 

[Stuart Sweet]

Right. Philips and Hughes did not make MPEG-4 boxes. As far as your dish, if it does not look like the one in the DBSTalk logo, very wide with a wide LNB assembly (the doohickey sticking out) then it will probably have to be replaced as well.

 

[waynebtx]

The H20, H21, H22, HR20, HR21, HR22 or R22 are the only mpeg4 boxes

Add the H23 to the list.