Directv 18 Inch Satellite Dish Rv Tripod Kit

by Installer Oasis

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0051126KU
• Item model number: DTV18SKIT
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,086 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #4 in Electronics > Televisions & Video > Satellite Television > Satellite Dishes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 16, 2011

Product Description

The Directv 18 inch Satellite dish RV tripod kit from Installer Oasis is the perfect cost effective solution for taking your Directv satellite service with you on the road. Kit is compatible with any Directv receiver and will receive the standard definition programming that Directv offers (no HD). The benefit of this kit is the ease of pointing. This device is easy to use and if you don't need HDTV on the road, this is great (and cheaper) solution! The kit comes with everything you need to get your satellite TV service on the road. All you need is your satellite receiver, your TV, and 120V power and you'll be ready to watch TV.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Directv 18 Inch Satellite Dish Rv Tripod Kit, July 16, 2011

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cjstarling - See all my reviews

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This was the easiest and simplest dish I've ever set up. The stand is made very solid and sturdy. The only suggestion I might make is that a small level be put in the kit because not everyone owns a level but I do so it did not prohibit my installation.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad, Bad, Bad!!!, December 31, 2011

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GDGleason - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Directv 18 Inch Satellite Dish Rv Tripod Kit (Electronics)

Prior to this purchase, we have shared use of a Winegard portable dish that my brother owns but because we were planning a trip together it was time for us to get our own. We purchased this kit for use with our RV just prior to leaving for a month-long camping trip to a remote area of California. That the package arrived in a timely manner is about the only good thing we can say. It came the night before we left so there was no time to test reception. The package was only opened, inspected, and repacked. The kit was complete but we were skeptical of the tripod being new as the post was scratched and scarred by the blunt ends of mounting screws and one of the leg rivets had obviously been replaced. As noted by other buyers, there were no instructions included other than that for the satellite finder which were extremely difficult to follow. At our destination we spent several hours attempting to get reception but failed. To test our RV's system, we set up my brother's dish...it worked fine. We had other campers with similar systems attempting to help, all were unsuccessful. Even the park rangers joined in but there was never a hint of a connection. On the forth day, after exhausting everyone's efforts, we made the hour drive into town to call the vendor but that too proved a waste of time and gas money. We left 3 messages that day explaining our plight and asking for help but we got no response. A week later (still without reception) we made another trip to town and again phoned Satellite Oasis but again got no response. After waiting 4 hours in hope that someone would at least return our call, we found the nearest Camping World and purchased a Winegard dish that has worked perfectly.

We understand that there are times when products just fail. It's frustrating but it happens. But for the vender to have no regard for our perdicament is wrong. No way would I ever recommend this product or making a purchase from this vender.

4.0 out of 5 stars Relatively Easy Setup and Works As Advertised, November 3, 2011

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Douglas A Sampson - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Directv 18 Inch Satellite Dish Rv Tripod Kit (Electronics)

The dish works great, but the instructions and meter are less than worthless. The instructions don't adequately explain how to setup the box to use this size dish and the meter didn't work causing me to think the I had a connection problem. After going over the connections several times I decided to continue the hookup without the meter and the whole thing worked fine - you only need to get the dish pointed in the "mostly right direction" and dial in the signal via the box from there.