Can I get away with the existing RG59 cables for my OTA antenna, rather than investing in RG6, for receiving digital OTA sigals? I'm 55+ miles from broadcast source, marginal signal reception despite huge antenna-amplifiers-55 foot antenna tower -etc, and am thinking cable may be part of...
Thumbs up on the DST 3000.......I paid $549....came to $575 shipped. Forgot that I needed elliptical dish.....another $125-150. Afterwards, found a $699 deal for dish, DST3000, plus a "deluxe" installation kit for $699 total from a vendor on Direct TV's website. I think it was American...
If you don't already have the dual satellite dish (18" X 24") needed for Direct TV HD broadcasts, suggest you visit the Direct TV website. You can purchase the Toshiba DST 3000 receiver/decoder, dual dish with multi-switch, and installation kit for $699......a bargain, but it requires...
Recently went thru same process as you. Have 2 week old Toshiba 65HX81. Then bought Toshiba DST 3000 tuner....handles both Direct TV and over the air decoding. OTA reception is marginal for me, so bought/installed the 18" x 24" Direct TV dish to pick up the satellite that broadcasts Direct TV...
Hope this subject is not verboten......(relative newbie)....Is the 30+% premium worth it to buy A/V receiver brands such as Onkyo, Denon, etc. from authorized sales/service dealers? Is forfeiture of warranty, via purchase from non-authorized online vendors, considered to be a major risk...
Am a 1 day owner of Toshiba DST 3000 to mate with 1 week old Toshiba 65HX81. Still resolving some setup issues so can't comment on how well they together, but cost was approx $575 including shipping from an online source.
Happy hunting!
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Am a one week owner of 65HX81 and one day owner of DST 3000 decoder. Somewhere my setup of the two has gone astray. Over the air digital braodcasts, like Monday Night Football game last night, was received as a 4:3 picture size. It looked like HDTV clarity (realy cool), but could not get...
Would appreciate commentary/evaluation from any current users of this unit. Am considering since it looks like the bottom Onkyo entry to get component input/output.....and component switching. Likes/dislikes?
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Just started with first HDTV (Toshiba 65HX81). Have Toshiba DST3000 stb on order. Already have Direct TV via an 18" dish and have a spare 18" that I could use to point at the 2nd satellite to receive the HDTV channels from Direct TV. Any reason that I shouldn't do it this way rather than...