Hi, Mike.
I have the new 5-LNB dish in my new home and have only 4 coax cables from it. I new I was going to use the 5-LNB in the house so had the specs for the preferred cable as Sean and Steve pointed out. You will need a fifth cable for OTA, same as before. I also installed the dish myself without a meter (took a long time), but didn't want DirecTV to know I moved so I wouldn't lose the NY stations.
If you want HD from DirecTV, you're going to have to change the boxes. Your old HR10s will still record SD and HD OTA, but that will be it when the changeover is done. IMO, it's worth the swap. I like the new boxes better than the HR10s (I have three) and really like all the additional HD channels.
If you switch to the new boxes, check out [post="0"]DBS Talk[/post]. They have a lot of info on these boxes.
Good Luck,
Kevin
A former New Yorker, now a Floridian, but still a Yankees fan!
I have the new 5-LNB dish in my new home and have only 4 coax cables from it. I new I was going to use the 5-LNB in the house so had the specs for the preferred cable as Sean and Steve pointed out. You will need a fifth cable for OTA, same as before. I also installed the dish myself without a meter (took a long time), but didn't want DirecTV to know I moved so I wouldn't lose the NY stations.
If you want HD from DirecTV, you're going to have to change the boxes. Your old HR10s will still record SD and HD OTA, but that will be it when the changeover is done. IMO, it's worth the swap. I like the new boxes better than the HR10s (I have three) and really like all the additional HD channels.
If you switch to the new boxes, check out [post="0"]DBS Talk[/post]. They have a lot of info on these boxes.
Good Luck,
Kevin
A former New Yorker, now a Floridian, but still a Yankees fan!