Yes, An HDTV will work with a standard satellite receiver. The picture just won't be as good and you won't be able to receive the many more channels that you could receive with an HD reciever. You should get an HDTV as soon as is possible so that you can get the HD Dishnetwork equipment now. You can always purchase a TV at some retailers that offer no interest for a year. You don't know what your missing!   « less

To my knowledge there is no TV manufacturer that will void the warranty if you mount your display over the fireplace. When mounting a TV over the fireplace you must make sure that smoke and heat do not reach the set from the fireplace which will reduce the life of the set.   « less

If you are getting the signal OK to the TV but not to the receiver then it could most likely be the DTV receiver. Try resetting it again by pressing the red button under the accss card door. Sometimes that will fix the problem, even if you have not done so already. If you feel that you have done everything possible then I would ask DirecTV for another receiver.   « less

Yes Joshua, you do need to use the BBC's that come with the receiver to be able to pick up all of the future 100 channels of HDTV programming that will be available after September with DirecTV. The new dish receives Ka and Ku frequencies. The BBC converts the Ka signals down so that the receiver can accept them. To maximize your TV picture quality use the HDMI cables. But to really maximize your picture quality have your TV calibrated by an ISF certified technician. The cost will run about $400-$500 but will make the picture sparkle to your delight! It is analogous to having a piano tuned to play on key.   « less

The way to do this is to connect the antenna input into the satellite receiver where it has an off air antenna input

You need to make sure that the reciever is setup to accept the antenna signal. This is done during the initial setup. You can go through the setup again and make sure that it is intitialized.   « less

It sounds like the receiver's power supply has gone bad. I would recommend contacting DirecTV and telling them the problem. They just might replace it for free with a new model.   « less

No, you cannot run a single line from a multiswitch to a dual tuner DVR. DirecTV is not capable of doing that. You must run a separate line for each Satellite input on the receiver. Only Dishnetwork is capable of having one line feed two satellite tuner inputs.   « less

Yes Tim, The networks will be turning off the analog frequencies on Feb 18,2009. They have started converting already by transmiitting in both analog and digital for now. If your TV has an ATSC tuner then it will continue to work after the cutoof date. But if it doesn't then you will be able to purchase a digital converter box for $50-70 to make it work.   « less

Well yes you can. But make sure that you use direct burial coax or put it into a conduit so it is protected from getting cut. You must be sure that you don't exceed 100 feet of cable also or you will get signal degradation at the other end. Then you will need to add an amplifier on the line. It might be just as easy to put another antenna up on the roof of your garage!    « less