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| [DIRECTV] SL3 vs SL5 LNB (3 vs 5 birds) General question, this is based on speculation and may or may not happen depending on if the roof eventually needs replacing. The roof is asphalt shingle and is at least ten years old.
I was looking at SolidSignal(dot)com and they have both the SL3 and the SL5 SWM dishes. I currently have the SL5 SWM LNB but I heard that the 110 and the 119 satellites only transmit the SD local channels and the Spanish language programming. Since all my equipment is HD (Genie HR 34 and C31 Client) and my setup is SWM and my package is an English package, if I have to relocate the dish if I could get away with a SL 3 SWM dish instead of the SL 5. I would purchase the dish on SolidSignal(dot) com and install it myself.
The reason I ask is that the installer reused my previously installed dish from when I had DTV from 2006-2010 but installed a SWM SL 5 LNB. Another reason I ask is that the roof is getting up there in age (knock wood it don't start leaking) and if it eventually needs replacing I'm sure the landlord would want the dish on a wall instead of drilling holes in her new roof. I would relocate the dish to the front of the house (which faces south) from its current location on the back of the house on the roof pointing over the roof peak.
I used the DishPointer iPhone app and I have a good view of the 99,101,103 birds but there is a tree near the edge of the 119 bird and this is from the ground. The dish was originally installed in its current location because of a tree in a neighbor's yard that has since been cut down.
I also have good view from the front yard and could use a pole mount.
For local channels, I live in zip 01151
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I've experienced ImOn (when they were McLeod USA), Mediacom, Comcast, and Time Warner and I currently have DirecTV. They are much better than broadcast TV.
I have not and will not cut the cord. |
