Sonicview 8000 HD dish pro 500 or HD dish

 

New member
Username: Zeyad

Post Number: 1
Registered: Sep-07
Hi,

I just got the SV 8000 HD and I got the Qboard adoptor I installed it. I am ready to view some hd content.

Do I need an HD dish? or can I get HD with my Pro 500 dish?

If I need to get a new dish - can you recommend which one?
thanks
 

Silver Member
Username: Impala1977

Post Number: 159
Registered: Apr-06
You can use your dishPro 500 but you wont get the most out of it. I believe dish 100 or 1000.2 have the lnb that points 110, 119, 129 which has most of the HD content. You'd have one dish or keep the 500 but you'll still have to get another dish to point to 129 or 61.5. This two sats have about the same hd content. You gotta read. It is weird that you dished out $450.00 for your receiver and you don't know what you are getting into, anyways, you got a lot of reading to do.
 

New member
Username: Zeyad

Post Number: 2
Registered: Sep-07
Thanks. I got the Sonicview HD 8000 because I wanted to view HD content on my new HD tv. I know it is a little expensive. but I thought it would be easy to setup. so far, I have to update the key almost every night. (it must be something I am doing wrong) any help?
 

Gold Member
Username: Tapeman

New York City in-HD, NY

Post Number: 1414
Registered: Oct-06
Any dish will do if aimed to 129
This receiver is not 8PSK
Yo should of asked before yo buy
Therefore yo can't get DN HD
Yo can only watch BEV HD until they change to MPEG-4 8PSK. My guess will be few weeks 25 to 50 weeks.

To get DN HD yo must purchase an additional hardware module known as 8PSK Module. About $200 USD (on e-bay)

I do not recommend any HD at this time to any one.
It is much cheeper to subscribe for a year until prices stablizes. Or get a cheap HD antenna and watch local HD newes and sports.
Click here for HD antennas
https://www.ecoustics.com/cgi-bin/bbs/show.pl?tpc=2&post=1062457#POST1062457
 

New member
Username: Zeyad

Post Number: 3
Registered: Sep-07
ok thats cool
I have already installed the 8psk q board
I guess now I just need a dish pointed to 129

my remaining issue - is I have to update the key everyday. is there a fix for this? I am using the build 136P.rom for the sonicview 8000 HD. Does anyone know how to fix this?
 

Gold Member
Username: Tapeman

New York City in-HD, NY

Post Number: 1417
Registered: Oct-06
I don't know much about new fixes
But i would assume available at www-totalfta-com or dsstester-com or dsscentral-net
 

Gold Member
Username: Cartier1

Post Number: 1019
Registered: Feb-07
it's interesting question king . does the dishpro lnbs work to get hd . in an other word the high definition reception is done by the reveiver and not by the lnb's. is that right ?
so using lnb standard . dp. or dpp. wont make any difference??????????
 

Gold Member
Username: Tapeman

New York City in-HD, NY

Post Number: 1421
Registered: Oct-06
Nope
Freq is just freq by LNB designated freq
Dish is just a dish

The catch is to point to 129 to get HD
 

Gold Member
Username: Cartier1

Post Number: 1022
Registered: Feb-07
129w ??. what if i i have only access tro 61.5 110 119. does 129 the sat that carry most of hd?????????
 

Gold Member
Username: Tapeman

New York City in-HD, NY

Post Number: 1422
Registered: Oct-06
If yo got 61.5 International yo don't really need 129 but if yo got 110/119 it maybe better with all 3 on one dish using dish 1000 3-LNB system

I havn't checked lyngsat for such a long time

Yes DN HD programs today on all 3 sats 110/119/129
As well as 61.5
129 and 61.5 share many common HD programs
 

Silver Member
Username: Donnie1973

Post Number: 813
Registered: May-06
I thought there were no HD channels on 110/119??
 

Silver Member
Username: Banti

Post Number: 226
Registered: Jul-06
well there are
 

Gold Member
Username: Crazy_greek

Post Number: 1138
Registered: Jul-06

HD Channels on Dish Network.
Rainbow 1
EchoStar 3
Anik F3
EchoStar 8/10
EchoStar 5
EchoStar 1

EchoStar 7 has none.
 

Platinum Member
Username: Lklives

Post Number: 12092
Registered: Jan-06
Actually Echo 7, the 119 sat, does have some spotbeamed HD channels for San Fran, Oklahoma and Birmingham AL....channels 6438-6498
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