I've got a Dish Network "Tailgater" satellite dish. I used to have the VuQube V-10, but it finally died. After replacing it, it turns out the problem was simply an unplugged cable connection inside the Qube. Oh, well, the new one is way better.
If you have Dish Network at home, the Tailgater is the way to go. It's technically a VuQube VQ2500 (more or less the same as the V-20 or V-2000), the equivalent of a Dish 1000, sees all three satellites so you get all the HD channels (only one satellite at a time, so no watching one show while recording another). It costs half what the VuQube V-10 costs, which is a manual dish with a remote and it only can see 2 satellites. (which have been or are in the process of being discontinued in favor of the Tailgater, King Controls makes all of them). The Tailgater is $350. You need a specific receiver (211k) which is $100, because it's the only one with the software to operate the dish, but if you already have it you can just stick it in the truck and go. No need for a power cord, either, as it gets its power from the single coax cable connected to the receiver box.
Information at Dish Network about the Tailgater: http://www.dish.com/technology/tv-outdoors/
If you have Dish Network at home, the Tailgater is the way to go. It's technically a VuQube VQ2500 (more or less the same as the V-20 or V-2000), the equivalent of a Dish 1000, sees all three satellites so you get all the HD channels (only one satellite at a time, so no watching one show while recording another). It costs half what the VuQube V-10 costs, which is a manual dish with a remote and it only can see 2 satellites. (which have been or are in the process of being discontinued in favor of the Tailgater, King Controls makes all of them). The Tailgater is $350. You need a specific receiver (211k) which is $100, because it's the only one with the software to operate the dish, but if you already have it you can just stick it in the truck and go. No need for a power cord, either, as it gets its power from the single coax cable connected to the receiver box.
Information at Dish Network about the Tailgater: http://www.dish.com/technology/tv-outdoors/
