Thanks for all the info, I am thinking about upgrading to HD myself.I have narrowed my choice to PANSAT 9200 or VIEWSAT 9000.Pros and Cons of these two STB'S

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I have dish 500 can you tell me how many channel of HD I will get if I buy a new FTA sonicview receiver

well 82W has HD and 129W has hd 129w has about 90 some channels i am guessing i am not sure i got about 100 some channels in HD over DTV and they are useing 129W as well soo i am sure 129 has a about 100 channels i hope this will help you

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I am new to HD. I have just purchased a viewsat 9000 and hooked it up to replace my 7000 I don't think I am getting HD (I am using dis*) I have ordered a new triple lnb, But it isn't here yet What else do I need. THANKS FAST!!!!!!!!

are you useing DN HD channels or 82W

if your useing 129W then you need an adapter in order to get the HD's

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I am using dish echo 7 & 8

you need the 129W in order to get the HD's

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Is the adapter built in to the receiver or the lnb

BOSNIAN_BOY, glad you are getting together info for the HD users.

My questions would be:

You mention the 129 satellite for the HD. Would that be for the Mid-US and West Coast users and then the 61.5 satellite be for the East Coast HD users?

In choosing a LNB will the circular LNB we use for 110/119 also work for the HD channels on the 61.5 or 129 satellites?

Some people mention pointing to 110 and 119. Are there some HD channels on those satellites?

So a HD user would need to point to the 110, 119 and 129 positions to get the fully channel lineup?

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Yes, on the east coast, you would want the 61.5 sat, which is a mirror of the 129 designed for people in the east coast who can't get the 129.
Yes, the regular dp or legacy lnb's that we all use for our 119/110/91/82 will work just fine for any HD.
HD is plentiful on 110 but scarce on 119. If you want HD, go for 110 or bev's 91.
And your last question--for a FULL HD line-up--on the east coast go for 110, 61.5, and 91..I have over a couple of hundred HD channels with this setup including many locals in HD (great for football season)!
On the west coast, use 110, 129, and 91.
I am currently looking at 110/119 with legacy lnb's on dish500, 91/82 with legacy lnb's on a dish500, and 61.5 with a legacy lnb on a dish300..all run with HDMI to a 43" panasonic plasma, fiber optic audio to denon 7.1 surround system, bose speakers and a yamaha powered sub..the difference between bev's 720 and charlie's 1080 is not even noticeable to the average person--both pictures are amazing! oh yeah--i have the VS 9000v2..w/ 500 gig external hard drive..

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