Jay i sure did the main reason is this guy that I bought it from is going to come install everything for me for free so as soon as I am hooked up and have a understanding about FTA then I will get the proper stuff. He works for one of the video stores here in Charlotte. So it is worth the 100...

Well good I hope I will like it, What do you all think about this dish for a starter dish? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170088492794&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:US:1

Well the reciever that I have is the Pioneer Elite VSX-84TXSI so I am sure the decoding is not a issue, I am starting to feel like the 8000 is a waste and I should have settled with a different one.

So anybody what is this PBS thing? By the way you all are great with the answers I thank you, Wow do we have alot to learn!

Iceberg what is PBS HD?

Iceberg, Can I run the fta threw my computer to record if so what program would I need and do I have to manually record the shows or does it have a sort of preset function? Thanks

What type of dish should I get size and kind?

Only the reciever so far, Any recommendations as far as dish, as far as programming I have no clue what i am looking for. I have a nice theater setup so I thought this would be a nice addition. I live about 2 miles outside of Charlotte,NC and yes I have looked at the lists just can not truly...

I just bought the Velodyne DD15 you are going to end up spending about 2500 but it is a amazing sub, My room is about 30x30 and I am also running 7.1. The sub makes the system

Hi All we just bought a coolsat 8000 and have never used a sat before is it going to be real diffucult to set up? By the way love the site we just paid to be members. Thanks for the help!