I've been leasing the 811 receiver for a while now, and have the old HD package, but I've been thinking about upgrading to the 211 and the new MPEG4 based HD package, so I thought I'd ask a couple of questions of you folks who already have these. First of all, does the 211 output anamorphic 16:9 video on its S-Video NTSC output? I currently have a DVD recorder connected to my 811's S-Video port, but I can only set the 811 to either zoom or a letterbox format, both of which suck for recording HD programming onto DVD, and I'm hoping that the 211 rectifies this, by outputting proper 480i anamorphic video like a standard DVD player would.
The other thing I'm wondering about is whether I will need to upgrade my reception hardware. I have 2 dishes on my roof right now, one pointing at 110&119, and the other pointing at 129. Would I be able to just swing the 129 around at 65 degree orbital location and be done with it, or do I need to upgrade to the SuperDish? Does Dish Network still offer some sort of free upgrade with a commitment?
The other thing I'm wondering about is whether I will need to upgrade my reception hardware. I have 2 dishes on my roof right now, one pointing at 110&119, and the other pointing at 129. Would I be able to just swing the 129 around at 65 degree orbital location and be done with it, or do I need to upgrade to the SuperDish? Does Dish Network still offer some sort of free upgrade with a commitment?