[chitownguy]

I had my second service call yesterday to check into why the my MPEG-4 encoded locals in HD sporatically work on my HR-20. While I took the whole day off from work the service tech actually came at 11:30am instead of the 1-5pm window!!....

After explaining the issue of the locals in HD only coming in occasionally he asked if I had the 'older dish'...he informed me that this is a 'known issue' with the older dishes and the slimline dish fixes the problem seen...

I am hoping he is right and had to schedule another install for this dish, because obviously it would have been too easy for him to have that in his truck already...

Anyone heard of this being the 'root cause' of the HD Locals issue...??

HR-20
Samsung DLP
Harmony 880

 

[veryoldschool]

I had my second service call yesterday to check into why the my MPEG-4 encoded locals in HD sporatically work on my HR-20. While I took the whole day off from work the service tech actually came at 11:30am instead of the 1-5pm window!!.... After explaining the issue of the locals in HD only coming in occasionally he asked if I had the 'older dish'...he informed me that this is a 'known issue' with the older dishes and the slimline dish fixes the problem seen...
I am hoping he is right and had to schedule another install for this dish, because obviously it would have been too easy for him to have that in his truck already...
Anyone heard of this being the 'root cause' of the HD Locals issue...??
HR-20
Samsung DLP
Harmony 880

I have an "older dish" & don't have the problem, but this is not to say you don't.
What is the power from the 99 & 103 SATs? Go into setup and check your transponder power. This might be the cause [if it/they are low]. You dish might just need realignment.

 

[veryoldschool]

Yes. If you currently have the old standard dish, you will need to upgrade to the new AT-9 Slim-Line dish to receive your local HD broadcasts.

I think you are mixing up a 3LNB with the older AT9 [verses the slimline] 5LNB, since he can get MPEG-4 channels.

 

[chitownguy]

Yes. If you currently have the old standard dish, you will need to upgrade to the new AT-9 Slim-Line dish to recieve your local HD broadcasts.

I do currently have the DIRECTV Five LNB Ka/Ku Dish Antenna for MPEG-4 Compression HD Programming (AT9)

Are you saying that now anyone with this dish will HAVE to get the
DIRECTV Five LNB Ka/Ku Slim Line Dish Antenna for MPEG-4 C HD Programming (AU9-S)

?? If this is the case DirecTV royally misled anyone with the AT9!!!

 

[wmschultz]

No, that is not correct.

The AT-9 and the Slimline provide the same 5 LNB service.

If you have a AT-9, they might have to replace it with the slimline because the LNB
is different, this is only because they wouldn't have a replacement LNB for the AT-9
on the truck.

 

[dlvh]

No, that is not correct.

The AT-9 and the Slimline provide the same 5 LNB service.

If you have a AT-9, they might have to replace it with the slimline because the LNB
is different, this is only because they wouldn't have a replacement LNB for the AT-9
on the truck.

Sorry if I confused you. "wmschultz" and "veryoldschool" have worded it better.

 

[veryoldschool]

Sorry if I confused you. "wmschultz" and "veryoldschool" have worded it better.

No worry, since we all here to help.