Redsfann,
The pansat system is difficult to maintain as it seems to have lots of problems. The one I suggested is the fortec lifetime ultra it seems to be the most reliable. If you want to go with DTV because some think it to be cheap then I suggest you do that however I happen to like Hockey, football, baseball, basketball, college football, college basketball, ultimate fighting, boxing, movies new and old...........I think you get my point.........that kind of taste my friend is not cheap................not by any stretch of the imagination. As I stated earlier, go to the website I mentioned earlier and read as much information as possible and then go from there. If you currently have DTV you can still use that set up but will have to relocate the dish and maybe add an lmb while obtaining a diseq switch which you can get on ebay for about ten bucks