RCA DS5451RB DIRECTV System

Pros: Lots of channels, easy to install, great prices
Cons: May not come in clearly when storming outside

We recently moved into our house in the country. What a nice change of pace being we lived in town before! The only thing is, our cable company doesn't run out this far! So for the first few weeks, we had no TV. Couldn't even get anything off the rabbit...

Pros: clear picture most of the time,
Cons: picture goes out during bad weather

We have done a lot of switching back and forth from satellite dishes to
cable. We have stuck with Direct TV the longest, which is the service you get from the RCA dish. Most of the time, the quality is really well. The only time that it goes off is...

Pros: Great prices compared to cable
Cons: At times can be poor reception during bad weather

We used to subscribe to the local cable company and received 32 channels. We were happy with the service and quality of our viewing, until they changed hands. Another cable company came in and bought out our old one, and before long things were running...

Pros: RF Remote, Fast Menus, Dolby Digital Out, Great Picture
Cons: Cost (in Fall 98)

When I was reviewing which satellite systems to buy in Fall 98, I did not know much about the available hardware, etc. All I knew is that I wanted to watch NFL and NBA games from other markets, including my beloved Lakers (the NBA lockout kind of hurt ...

Pros: sound, picture
Cons: none

I have owned an RCA DSS satellite system (dual LNB) for about a year now and i have had no problems with it at all. The reception is as good as promised by DirecTV. The picture is amazing and the sound is definitely CD quality. The on-screen...

Pros: Surf guide, dolby digital out
Cons: one of the more expensive units

I compared the 5451 against the 3rd generation Sony model that was out at the time, and brought along my friend who owns a Sony. The killer differentiator for the 5451 was its Dolby Digital out, as it was the first with the feature. Then we compared...

Pros: Lots of variety, good packages to choose from
Cons: Sports are rather expensive, no network channels

I live in the sticks, which basically means cable from hell. So, at the first opportunity hubby & I purchased an RCA DirecTV system. We are very pleased!

It was easy to install, and is very easy to operate. I like the fact that we get a...

Pros: Channel selection and Movie selection
Cons: Do you really need the same movie showing on 5 channels

I have found satellite tv to be a big improvement over regular broadcast and cable TV viewing. The picture quality is much better than analog. Also the channel selection can not be met by cable.

While the picture quality is very good I have...

Pros: great reception, strong product
Cons: none

We bought out RCA dish satellite 3 years ago when they were $ 499.00, of course they are much cheaper now. It's a great product to have. You can attach to your roof or wherever you want without taking up much room like one of those huge satellites....

Pros: Cheap in a package, works well
Cons: On-screen guide is clunky

I bought the RCA DS5451RB based on others opinions since I had never had a satellite receiver personnaly. The installation was relatively simple even though I had never installed one before. I also added a multi-switch since my plan is to hook up 3 TVs...

Pros: clear image on screen
Cons: don't worth your buy

I got this product from rca, i got it from a wal-mart. we bought the dish and not even six months later the reciever did not work so rca told us that they could do nothing about it. They said if we wanted to have one that we needed to buy a new one. This...