Do you want to watch 4K TV from DIRECTV but you’re in Alaska or Hawaii? I guess it’s not enough to watch beautiful sunsets over the water out your window or the spectacle of the Northern lights. For several years, it wasn’t possible to get DIRECTV’s 4K service using the Alaska and Hawaii dish.
If you live there, you know
DIRECTV customers in Alaska and Hawaii know that they have to use a much larger satellite dish than those folks in the lower 48. Typically, DIRECTV dishes are about 1 meter (39″) wide and oval shaped. If you have satellite TV out in AK or HI, you know it takes a round dish 1.2 meters (47″) wide. It’s not that much bigger, but it’s bigger enough that it can be a problem. In the past, you actually needed a pair of dishes just to get HD service and 4K service is off the table.
Great news for Alaskans and Hawaiians
You can now get both HD and 4K with a single dish, and be fully futureproof. You’ll need a round dish with one of these brand-spanking-new SL3 4k Reverse Band LNBs for Alaska and Hawaii. It can be retrofitted onto one of your existing dishes and the other dish can be put away for good. This new LNB has six lines coming out of it, which need to feed into a SWM30 multiswitch to be distributed throughout your home or office. This also means you’ll only be able to use SWM-capable HD or 4K equipment. Your standard definition and older high-definition equipment will have to be upgraded.
A quick primer on DIRECTV 4K
Because you’ve been locked out of the world of 4K, you might not know what’s available. DIRECTV has four full-time channels of 4K programming. One of them is pay-per-view. There are also hundreds of pay-per-view movies and programs available. You’ll need an internet connection to use them. If your internet is fairly slow, don’t worry. You can set programs up to download far in advance and then watch them when they’re ready.
You’ll find the DIRECTV 4K channels in the low-100s. There’s more free 4K content there than you’ll find from any other provider, all delivered with the maximum possible quality. If you’ve been blocked from 4K because your internet speed is too slow, you’ll be amazed by what’s out there and how good it looks.
DIRECTV’s 4K broadcasts come from its 99 and 103 satellite locations so they can be a little more susceptible to rain fade (or snow fade.) However, with a properly aimed dish, this is a rare occurrence. The new LNB will let you get these satellite broadcasts and will give you access to DIRECTV’s reverse band frequencies. Those frequencies aren’t used right now but could be used in the future. It pays to upgrade!
Get what you need from Solid Signal
Solid Signal has the same satellite equipment installers use, and thousands of other accessories to help you live your best life. Shop our great selection now! If you aren’t sure what you need, call us at 888-233-7563. We’re here during East Coast business hours, so for our friends out west you’ll want to call earlier in the day. If it’s after our business hours, no problem! Fill out the form below. We’ll get right back to you!
