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[QUOTE=&quot;MrPogi, post: 72747, member: 5542&quot;]I've noticed the same thing, my HD channels are more prone to breaking up. I have one station thats simulcasting its HD on a subchannel, and it breaks up less on the SD. Also, SOME of my converter boxes do better than other boxes and / or my TV.Your mom is 90? WOW. It's a shame you aren't able to be there to help her out. Is there any time of the year you visit her when you could put up an antenna for her? Or does she have a handy neighbor that could help out? I think an indoor antenna would work, but it's going to be frustrating for her. Most of the channels you want are to the south, so I think converting the dish over to support an antenna should be really easy: all the cable is run already, and attaching an antenna to the J pipe after removing the dish should be a piece of cake assuming that direcTV installed her dish facing south at least 10 ft above the ground. (I have seen them install almost at ground level so they didn't have to get out the ladder!) She's got a lot of 1-edge signals - from the stations she wants most. It may take some experimenting to find a &quot;sweet spot&quot; no matter what antenna she uses, indoors or out. You also have some VHF hi, and a VHF lo channel (5) but it's CW, she may be able to live without that. But she will want the PBS at channel VHF hi 10, I am sure (it's the closest thing to Animal Planet she's going to get). I see that most of her sub channels are Spanish too, what a shame.The Cband dish could get a lot of things FREE FTA, but it would require a professional to tell you if her setup is still usable. I can't see her doing it herself. Most everything has gone digital on satellites so maybe a new receiver would be needed. With a Cband she could get a package for about $20 a month that includes Animal Planet, ESPN classic, see the <a href="http://www.programming-center.net/Page1_PACKAGES.pdf">VALUE PACK</a> on this list. This, along with an antenna, would get her everything DirecTV gave her that she watches.Other alternatives: Dish Network offers a FAMILY package for $25 that will get her locals&nbsp; and it's NOT an intro price. But it's limited and there's NO ESPN. Their&nbsp; next most expensive package is $40 / month, includes locals and ESPN.&nbsp; They have a 12 month discount to $25/mo with a 2 year contract. DirecTV wants almost $60 for their cheapest package. I don't know if she has cable TV available, but you might want to find out what they offer. I would avoid her getting into another contract, though.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="MrPogi, post: 72747, member: 5542"]I've noticed the same thing, my HD channels are more prone to breaking up. I have one station thats simulcasting its HD on a subchannel, and it breaks up less on the SD. Also, SOME of my converter boxes do better than other boxes and / or my TV. Your mom is 90? WOW. It's a shame you aren't able to be there to help her out. Is there any time of the year you visit her when you could put up an antenna for her? Or does she have a handy neighbor that could help out? I think an indoor antenna would work, but it's going to be frustrating for her. Most of the channels you want are to the south, so I think converting the dish over to support an antenna should be really easy: all the cable is run already, and attaching an antenna to the J pipe after removing the dish should be a piece of cake assuming that direcTV installed her dish facing south at least 10 ft above the ground. (I have seen them install almost at ground level so they didn't have to get out the ladder!) She's got a lot of 1-edge signals - from the stations she wants most. It may take some experimenting to find a "sweet spot" no matter what antenna she uses, indoors or out. You also have some VHF hi, and a VHF lo channel (5) but it's CW, she may be able to live without that. But she will want the PBS at channel VHF hi 10, I am sure (it's the closest thing to Animal Planet she's going to get). I see that most of her sub channels are Spanish too, what a shame. The Cband dish could get a lot of things FREE FTA, but it would require a professional to tell you if her setup is still usable. I can't see her doing it herself. Most everything has gone digital on satellites so maybe a new receiver would be needed. With a Cband she could get a package for about $20 a month that includes Animal Planet, ESPN classic, see the [URL="http://www.programming-center.net/Page1_PACKAGES.pdf"]VALUE PACK[/URL] on this list. This, along with an antenna, would get her everything DirecTV gave her that she watches. Other alternatives: Dish Network offers a FAMILY package for $25 that will get her locals and it's NOT an intro price. But it's limited and there's NO ESPN. Their next most expensive package is $40 / month, includes locals and ESPN. They have a 12 month discount to $25/mo with a 2 year contract. DirecTV wants almost $60 for their cheapest package. I don't know if she has cable TV available, but you might want to find out what they offer. I would avoid her getting into another contract, though.[/QUOTE]

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