Will this unit work with a DirecTV satellite receiver? I noticed that it's analog. Does that mean we can't get over the air digital TV stations?
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there is a hook up on the back for that - there are hook ups for satellite and antenna. Hope that helps
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I have Dish and it works with it. I shouldn't conjecture about Direct. It also works with Over the Air for me.
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This unit is just simply a video router. You can input signal from your DirecTV satellite receiver, or from an air antenna, or from DVD players, etc. It's purpose is to be able to route signal to a number of display or playback units at the same time. I have mine working with DirecTV in the motorhome.
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Mine is wired like this. From roof antenna via RG6 coax, from cable connection via RG6 coax and from the Satellite via RG6 cable to the quest. From QS53D it is routed via RG6 coax to three locations in my RV, living room, bedroom and the basement. I have two TVs which over the air receive HD TV and other channels. They also receive digital signals from the satellite and cable successfully. Hope that's clear as my pictures - they are great. I don't understand "analog" enough to answer that part of question but do receive and can view all stations available.
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I have had no problem getting OTA digital stations. The box has a connection for a satellite, dont have a dish, but I see no reason it should not work. What the box does is select what input you send to each tv. It doesnt care what the signal is, it just switches it.
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It works with my DirectTV Satellite Receiver. I cannot get high definition but thats because of the antenna not the control center. One of these days I will upgrade my satellite dish to high def.
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You can get OTA digital TV, but this product uses old technology mechanical switches which affect the ANT and Cable inputs especially. Digital TV is not as forgiving when you have a weak signal - instead of "snow" you get tiling, frozen audio and/or video. If you have a strong input signal, it can compensate for the loss. A Satellite Receiver or VCR *should* work OK. Quest seriously needs to update the design. See my Review for details.
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Your analog TV has to have a digital converter to receive the digital signals on an analog TV. Once you have a converter the Monoprice 104730 will receive the digital signals over the air and you will be able to view local stations without the use of satellite or cable. Distance will affect whether you receive signals or not. Aswith the old analog TVs and the rabbit ears of the old days, if you were too far from a signal provider the pictures came in fuzzy or not at all. I live in the Dallas Fort Worth area and I work about 20 to 30 miles away and I am able to receive most channels at work. I use it to watch NFL games on Sundays and Mondays when I work. Your analog TV has to have a digital converter to receive the digital signals on an analog TV. Once you have a converter the Monoprice 104730 will receive the digital signals over the air and you will be able to view local stations without the use of satellite or cable. Distance will affect whether you receive signals or not. Aswith the old analog TVs and the rabbit ears of the old days, if you were too far from a signal provider the pictures came in fuzzy or not at all. I live in the Dallas Fort Worth area and I work about 20 to 30 miles away and I am able to receive most channels at work.... » Read More Your analog TV has to have a digital converter to receive the digital signals on an analog TV. Once you have a converter the Monoprice 104730 will receive the digital signals over the air and you will be able to view local stations without the use of satellite or cable. Distance will affect whether you receive signals or not. Aswith the old analog TVs and the rabbit ears of the old days, if you were too far from a signal provider the pictures came in fuzzy or not at all. I live in the Dallas Fort Worth area and I work about 20 to 30 miles away and I am able to receive most channels at work. I use it to watch NFL games on Sundays and Mondays when I work. « Show Less
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This product is designed for boosting cable signals and antenna TV, but not satellite signals like directv. We use it for digital TV via antenna and it works great. It warns against using it for satellite.
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You will need an over the air antenna. To work with this unit. The am21n allows you to view your over air channels on the directv guide and allows you to record up to 2 over air channels. The only drawback to this tuner it doesn't search for channels. You must input your zip code to access their channel database. You can put in 2 zip codes for different markets. The problem with this database is directv doesn't update it. So if your local station has added sub channels within the last couple years, they might not be added.
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This will NOT receive Directv HD. It is only set up to receive satelite 101W which is standard def only. It only has one transponder and for HD you need 3 (to get other satelites). It will probably not receive local channel either as they are usually on other satelites also.
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Yes. If you're accessing OTA TV programming. The unit converts analog to digital but you need an antenna to bring in the signal from the television towers in your area.
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No. The TV is fully compatible with any digital signal (Cable or Satellite) and will pull in any over-the-air digital signals in your area if you have an antenna.
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This satellite dish should work with all DirecTV receivers. The center LNB picks up all SD broadcasts, and the two outer LNBs pickup the HD signals.
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I cannot answer this question as my connection is by cable service not DirecTV. I have a 75 inch set and the remote serves all of my needs very well to this point but don't know how it would work with satellite.
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It will not work with a digital antenna. Although some may compare a digital antenna to FTA (free to air). There is differences. Free to air satellite comes from satellites and. Digital free to air comes from transmitter antennas on the ground. Hope this helps. Long story you need a dish for satellite.
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DirecTV requires the b band converter to receive the Ka satellite signals. These relatively new satellites allow reception of many more channels. For a technical description of how it works try Google!
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Analog pass through may be of interest to some, but probably most folks don't need it, and it shouldn't be a factor in their purchase decision. There is no major TV station in my area that doesn't already broadcast its programs on DTV. That is probably true of most areas. By 2009, it will be the case almost everywhere.
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Yes, with digital transmission reception will be either great or non-existent. This could be due to cable loss if the run is too long and a line amp may be required. Just my two cents.
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Yes it will work fine. IF you have a signal. The problem with digital signals is that it is all or nothing. You get a perfect picture or none at all so you need a good antenna to get enough of a signal to work with.
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Conroe, TX ... If your TV was receiving ANALOG transmission OK.. back before they changed to DIGITAL; then it will do the same. It does require rabbit ears or other type of antenna. Has a great menu drive ... I think your like all the extras in Digital transmissions. Number of channels should be about the same as before.
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It works with Directv and Dish, You will not get HD tv with direct but you will with Dish. I swear by this product! It literally takes about 1 minute to set up and 2 minutes to lock onto the satelite in yuor area. I use it when traveling in the RV.
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It will work work for either dish-dtv, as for HD "I don't have a receiver" but my understanding is the receiver is what converts signal to HD. All the dish does is capture the signal the receiver does the rest. Hope this helps.