WinegardWhite PL8000R Dish Playmaker Dual with Wally HD Receiver Bundle

I bought this for our RV so we could feel at home anywhere.So far it's great!! It's simple and ready to use right out of the box except you have to call and get a Dish Network subscription.It does take a little time to "warm" up and find satellites but the wait is not unreasonable and set up is extremely easy.You can even get local channels.

Did just what I needed it to do

I returned this item. The product was received ok! I could never get the dish playmaker and box to work together, searching for signal forever. I would be so frustrated on an RV trip if I'm paying for product/services that don't work. It's a combination of the box and dish working together. Too many tech supports pointing at each other. It's easy to install, but your cable is on the ground. Need to have a sturdy stand or table. Just had an overall bad experience. Credit took a while, but I had no problems returning the dish back to Amazon & vendor.

Showed up a day early. And after a couple of calls to dish it works great.

Do not order this dish with a Wally Receiver. Order the receiver from Dish. The one that comes with this package has software that is way our of date and it is almost impossible to get it to work. If you order a Wally Receiver from Dish, then the software is updated and the start up is easy. DO NOT ORDER THIS AS A PACKAGE OR YOU WILL BE SORRY.

Bought the Playmaker Dual for our RV. It's working well so far on our first camping trip which is great because OTA and cell service is weak. The system did several updates, one at my home on an initial test and one at our campsite. We are only using one receiver currently. HINT -when choosing a campsite use Google earth to pick one without obstructions and a clear view of the southern sky.

I purchased this antenna to replace a King model that we bought when we purchased Dish Service. We are a full-time RV couple. Predictably the King did survive the fall from our roof caused by sustained 25+ mph winds. So, the cost, which is competitive with the King is tuition (I failed to appreciate what could happen to an unsecured antenna on the roof - so I pass this along for others.). The King was under a year old, but prior to its demised had developed difficulty in changing channels when changing satellites. The Winegard seems to provide a somewhat clearer picture and has provided programming during times of intense rain beyond what the King provided. The Winegard did lose the signal eventually as the storm passed through. For now, I’m keeping it on the ground while considering the tripod.

Yes - dual feed you need two Wallys, two DVR hard drives, two 25 ft coaxs, two hdmi cables and one AntennaA Wally is receiver that controls the dish antenna. A hopper will not control the dish antenna that finds and tracks your satellites. Now could you use your hopper as a slave receiver. I don't have that answer. I think it is possible. Maybe some software issues.What you get in the box - 1 antenna, 1 Wally, 1 25ft Coax, and 1 hdmi cable. No DVR included.The DVR - self powered external harddrive of 2TB or less. Is only needed if you want to record. $7 fee to have Dish Network enable devices.Master Wally - controls what satellite both TVs or Wallys watch. Wally selects the channel on that satellite you want to watch.Slaved Wally -Tech Support could do nothing to help. Software issue in the Wally caused slave receiver to go off line. This issues is still a problem and dish has no resolution at this time.Still remaining issue is you watch what ever satellite of the three your master Wally receiver is watching. Also this antenna system only receives 1 eastern satellite.The dish antenna - is like a very focused flashlight pointing into the sky. Yes - trees, heavy rains, snow, and your neibors RV cause signal loss.The X2 receives all 3 satellites for western and all 3 in eastern. Depending on your current location. That being said the X2 has a flat face is more likely to be affected by snow and rain. It is also an older antenna system. I don't remember slaving on the X2. It had loose parts inside and was returned.