We have dish service, an HD Satellite Dish, a tv with only s video and 7.1 digital optical rec. Is the 612 the best model to work with old equipment?
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Your best bet, Is to contact Dish. You'll have to contact them anyway to get a HD card to program your box anyway. Hope this helps.
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Please see my review (my name is Martin). It matters only to the extent that the digital ones don't work well with any TV! This set is definitely the pick of the litter and works perfectly with any type of TV signals, HDTV, etc. If your parents are elderly you'll definitely want the TrueDio set with its superior sound and higher volume capability.
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I'm not sure. It would make sense to get the HD antenna & receiver. If you ask Dish HD will be free.
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Yes the 722K HD receiver from DISH can be used to receive Over The Air (OTA) signals. You will have to purchase an add-on tuner module to give it OTA capability. Here is the module that you need (http://www.amazon.com/Dish-Network-MT2-DISH-MODULE/dp/B003UQOVXI/ref=pd_sim_e_1). It slides into the rear left of your 722K. It works great.
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Your Satellite Dish should be DISH Network and it should be an HD Satellite Dish. If these requirements are met along with a DISH network subscription then you should be able to use the 612 Dual Tuner with this system. If you have the Over the Air(OTA) module installed in your receiver then you should also be able to hook up an aerial antenna to your receiver as well to receive your local OTA channels. I hope this helps. Good luck.
2012640
it will work with any dish aimed at 119, or 110 , 129 satellites, old or new as long your dish is aimed properly with the right LNB
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HiI have my unit connected av jack cables, red/white/yellow. yes I have to have the dvd player to watch satellite dish.
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I have directv with this one. Depends on the receiver you get from dish. If you get an had dish and have an he tv then you should
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No, mine setup only uses dish. I believe you can buy a model just for direct TV.
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Yes. They are both hi-def receivers and this is a hi-def dish. You will also need an LNB for the dish. You can get a SWM LNB, this is current type of LNB, or you can get an older style LNB that has four outputs and requires a B-Band converter for each receiver. Search "SWM technology" for a more detailed explanation of how it compares to the older technology. Good luck!
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should work with dish network i could not get the v3 running brought a ultra hd v6 file already loaded on it worked good to get infor on these google fta sites and other boxes lot of reading to do at different sites i have had lots of boxes v3 is the 1st one i could not get running good luck
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I don't use dish network but it does catch HD channels without having a cable box, which Turner Broadcasting says is required, but it's not. That's the best info I have. It works great, otherwise. Only one con, each time you turn it on, instead of going directly to TV, it goes to DVD and you always have to change the mode. That's a pain.
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No problem. I upgraded my dish net receiver to one of the newer dvr receivers and keep the old original dish reciever which I put in my motorhome and I use the winegard GM 1518 for the motor home. Everything works great and is easy to use. You will have to pay net about $7 a month to use the 2nd reciever in the motorhome. When you move about in the motorhome to different geographic locations you will need to call DISH NETWORK and advise them of your new location (address and zip code) to get local stations there--this is a free service and takes just of few minutes.
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I just bought 2 of these remotes and they are excellient bought the first one and went back and got another which was the last one at the store since they were on clearance...updated software and firmware and they work with my, jvc receiver, onkyo receiver, tivo, directv hr20 dvr, directv hr10, olevia tv, samsung tv, lg dvd/vhs recorder, samsung dvd 1080p7 player, all components work flawlessly, also you can even teach the remote any functions your original remote has that is not found in the database, I highly recommend snapping these up before they are all gone, and the newer model is the 670 however i can't find anything the 670 does that the 676 does not.... I just bought 2 of these remotes and they are excellient bought the first one and went back and got another which was the last one at the store since they were on clearance...updated software and firmware and they work with my, jvc receiver, onkyo receiver, tivo, directv hr20 dvr, directv hr10, olevia tv, samsung tv, lg dvd/vhs recorder, samsung dvd 1080p7 player, all components work flawlessly, also you can even teach the remote any functions your original remote has that is not found in the database, I highly recommend snapping these up before they are all gone, and the newer model is the... » Read More I just bought 2 of these remotes and they are excellient bought the first one and went back and got another which was the last one at the store since they were on clearance...updated software and firmware and they work with my, jvc receiver, onkyo receiver, tivo, directv hr20 dvr, directv hr10, olevia tv, samsung tv, lg dvd/vhs recorder, samsung dvd 1080p7 player, all components work flawlessly, also you can even teach the remote any functions your original remote has that is not found in the database, I highly recommend snapping these up before they are all gone, and the newer model is the 670 however i can't find anything the 670 does that the 676 does not.... « Show Less
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Yes, it does work with my 612 receiver. I bought this same one right from Dish for $25 and free shipping.
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We are ex-Comcast subscribers, just prior to x1. This system synced up beautifully with Comcast, with near flawless compatibility. I would assume this would function for x1 as well. I actually miss the compatibility with Comcast, we are Dish customers now for a deal price if you will, but the remote lacks ideal compatibility. It was hard to sync it up with the dish as there was no pre-programmed setup like there was for Comcast xfinity. I hope this helps.
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The XDS does have both composite and component outputs, so it will work with an older TV. However, if closed captioning happens to be important to you, look at the Roku 2XS instead.