Gift for a family who have a satellite dish antenna and get Direct TV. Any kind of cables needed? (They had an old, heavy TV before.)
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The cables will depend on their Direct TV box and if they need/get a new Direct TV box. Most likely they will need an HDMI cable, but again it is all dependent on what they are hooking to the TV.
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It does not come with any cables, you can use either component or HDMI, it has a couple HDMI but only one component, I had to buy a switch to be able to plug in a DVD player and a Wii. Hope this helps.
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just make sure you buy an HDMI cable. the expense for that is all up to you. they range in price from moderate to high end based on what you decide. i have direct TV as well. i like the TV. have no complaints. a good buy. this was a very easy hook up however you will need to make sure that Direct TV has provided you with the correct satellite box for an HD Television or it will not work. they are very good about doing so
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I'm not sure if I can help as I have cable but you might need an HDMI and possible a component cable as well.
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with dish and direct tv converter boxes that are conected to the new hd tv's a hdmi cable is needed.if conecting a blu-ray dvd player to the tv a hdmi cable is needed.my rca tv is conected to a blu-ray dvd player using a hdmi cable for best picture quality and sound.if conecting a regular dvd player the colored red,yellow white cords can be used.i do have another 32inch tv in another romm in the house that is conected to dish using a hdmi cord. everything works well together.
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No, as long as the Dish TV is hooked up to the present TV, you shouldn't need any additional cables. You still have to run the Dish satellite receiver coax from the output N connector on the Dish box and then to the antenna input N connector on the RCA TV. There are additional RCA phono jacks on the Dish box that can be used with the new RCA. You'd need a set of RCA cables for that. If the box has an HDMI output, you can buy an HDMI cable and then hook that to the TV, by passing the need for other cables.
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The cable will work fine for DirecTV. One thing you might also want to consider is the use of "Compression" F connectors instead of the "Crimp" type. I've found that the compression connectors are easier to install and provide a more robust connection. Also remember to weatherproof any outdoor connections you make.
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Sort of...but you have to use the pair. Your Dish receiver will have a coaxial input (F-connector) for each input, SAT and VHF/Antenna. Simply connect the satellite coax to the SAT side and the antenna to the VHF side. At the other end, where your receiver is, connect a short cable from each to the appropriate F-connector in the back of the Dish box. Hopefully that is what you are wanting to do. Good luck!
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I don't know why you would need an antenna with satellite TV, but you can buy a coax adapter that has one connection on one end to connect to your TV and two connections on the other end to connect two devices (satellite and antenna).
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Hi Steve:The regular coax (RG-59) will probably work for short runs like in your trailer although DirecTV calls for RG-6. You will need an LNB and a DirecTV receiver and LNB in order to receive satellite signals from this dish. They are available with HD and DVR capability. Dont forget the LNB.DH
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Not really sure what you are asking. Direct dish has nothing to do with the antenna...so my guess would be NO.
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We have digital dish, and all that was needed was to plug in the cable into the new TV.
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Yes I used the same cables my satellite system was using. FYI this antenna works perfect in my area I live 40 miles from St. Louis Missouri and receive 24 channels
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Sorry to say, those are all cable or satellite channels and only available through those services. I would like to have them without a Directv Subscription myself. Or at least pick then alacart instead of through their packages.
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This dish will not support HD, so that receiver will work great....same one I use. I use mine at Camp in the mountains and the dish works great, it is small and easy to set up quick. I do suggest that you look at purchasing a Satellite Finder Meter For Directv to make the set up quicker, the one I purchased was made by Satellite Finder, sold by Smartie Store on Amazon, only $8.99. You may want a tri pod or pole to mount the dish for ease as well.
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Same as G. Bains' list of items. Also, you DO need coax FROM the antenna to the amp, as well as FROM the amp TO the TV(s), and possibly a splitter and more coax if you have more than 1 TV.
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Hi, BarneyThe dish will work with the D12 and later for any receiver that you get from DirecTV. Thanks Peter
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correct. and I am told that any regular old RCA cable will do. One other thing,though. I discovered that my TV's optical coax out is not always hot. It is not hot if the input is from a HDMI cable. That's a TV-specific issue. Might want to check yours to be sure. Have fun.
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You need and HD source. OTA antenna if you can pick up locals, sat., or cable box with HDMI or component outputs.
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I have DISH (not a hopper) and the 2ndary TV essentially is over the cable in the house on channel 60 - works rather well - my only problem was the jokers who sold it through amazon gave me a used unit without mounting hardware and I had to make my own template and find acceptable screws - TV is great!
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Do not know what is meant by standard cable. This cannot be used with Dish. I used coaxial cable RG 6 connected to my antenna. Hope this helps.
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Your doing what I did - the short answer is yes. My dish has 4 cables coming from the LMBs and I needed one more cable to run to a room which had a Directv receiver. I ran one of the LMB cables to the multi-switch input and two out to different receivers. The switch worked fine for several years until last month when I lost channels on the receiver coming from the switch. I troubleshot it to the multi-switch. I bought another and I'm back in business.