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  1. 09-10-2008 09:22 AM #1
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    Default TV Reception in the Truck

    How do you get TV reception in the truck? Satellite? Antenna?

    I have Dish Network at home. Do Dish Network and DirecTV have any kind of a setup for truck drivers?
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    Default Re: TV Reception in the Truck

    Quote Originally Posted by Retired in Nevada
    How do you get TV reception in the truck? Satellite? Antenna?

    I have Dish Network at home. Do Dish Network and DirecTV have any kind of a setup for truck drivers?
    you could use an antenna until feb of 2009 after that you will not be able to. I seen lots of guys that have dish network hooked up in their trucks. they just set it up and take down every time they park.
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  3. 09-10-2008 02:49 PM #3
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    You will still be able to use an antenna after feb 2009. Just need a converter or a digital TV. I use my laptop with a $50.00 usb tv tuner that I hook to an antenna mounted on the mirror. I got over 30 channels about 10 of which were High Def in N Chicago the other night.
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    TV sucks. Just buy tons of movies.
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    I haven't had a tv or tv tuner in my truck in years. I just use my laptop in the truck and a portable usb drive that I load up on movies and tv shows that I download on my home pc.
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    I have typical antenna TV. I use an external "V" antenna mounted on my right mirror.
    Obviously how many channels and the quality of the channels received depends on your proximity to a city that broadcasts air TV.
    It is very helpful if you TV or the tuner that is used is capably of self scanning for the local TV channels.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Malaki86
    I haven't had a tv or tv tuner in my truck in years. I just use my laptop in the truck and a portable usb drive that I load up on movies and tv shows that I download on my home pc.
    I do the same thing. I have to have live sports though. Its not the same when you know the outcome.
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    If you are going to be using a TV to receive over the air broadcasts or even think you might once in a while do yourself a favor and go and apply for the government coupon for a converter box and then get one before the Feb 2009 switch over to all digital signals.
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    most tv's and vcr's made in the last three years are digital ready. but you will need to check to see if yours is if not you will need the converter box,

    we have dish network in the truck it will cost you an extra $5 per month.
    it cost us a $12 per month because if what we have (dish DVR for 2 tv's)
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  10. 09-11-2008 10:06 AM #10
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    A lot of guys have satellite in the truck and if you have Dish at home, you should be able to add the line for very little extra- like flood says.

    If you have satellite, you don't need the converter. That's only for regular antenna signals, not satellite or cable.
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    Check out SlingBox if you have a home tv connection and a laptop.

    http://www.slingmedia.com/go/slingbox
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    I have VuQube now and its only 5 bucks for the extra receiver.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDiesel
    I have VuQube now and its only 5 bucks for the extra receiver.
    Big are you doing dish or directv?
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    vu qube works with both, as i understand
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    only three things i don't like about vuqube is
    1st is the $700 ($629 if you find it now sale) just for the dish.
    2nd is the lag time when you channel surf going from one sat to the other like the old C-BAND 10' dish
    3rd will not work with my dvr setup (it can't record) from both sat's at the sametime, like my dish can.
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    so ur saying you would be better getting a direct tv dish on a tripod?
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    check this out http://www.classadrivers.com/phpBB2/...478&highlight= our setup in on page 2-3.

    vuqube is find it just will not work with the dvr that i have and if you don't mind the lag time 20-60 secs and i myself i can think of other things i can use the money for.
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    I bought a new computer for the truck last week (it'll be here on Monday). So, since I went to a regular computer, I needed to get a new monitor as well (I used a 17" display on the laptop before). So, I just got a 22" widescreen LCD. All I can say is "OMG!!!"

    At 1440x900 resolution, I can sit 6 feet away from the monitor and read the web page.

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    after the first 2 answer to this question-i'm confused. I drive a FL Columbia with a standard(i guess) pole antenna for the Tv.I have a 15" LCD tv-will I need a different type antenna to pick up the digital broad-cast signal or a converter box-i know the tv is digital.Appreciate any info
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    A standard antenna will pick up the digital signal. If the tv does not have a digital tuner, you'll need a converter box or a new tv.
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