Winegard PL8000R Dish Playmaker - Dual Automatic Satellite Antenna with Wally HD Receiver for PL-70LR- Dual TV Support - Portable - RV, Camping, Tailgating, Outdoor, TV Connectivity - Rugged Outdoor

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.

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.

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.

Easy to setup and it works like a champ.

We live in an RV in rural area. We bought this DUAL playmaker to have cable in living area AND the bedroom. Easy to install (for us). We have the tripod for this as well. Compatible Wally has been great so far. Love it! UPDATE: Wally receiver stopped working after 6 months. Brings up an error code. Freezes on screen. Winegard and dish unable to help. Asked for replacement from winegard. Been waiting 5 weeks now for one. I recommended buying the dish and receiver directly from DISH!! We made the mistake of buying this and now winegard customer service has been ZERO HELP. Where’s my replacement receiver? I’ve been emailing winegard and talking to them multiple times by phone. It’s simple guys!! Send me a new receiver and I will send you the old one back!!

Purchased this to replace a Pathway X2 that was non-working. It locks onto the satellites and does the switch check much faster than the X2. So far, very pleased. Shipper was great. Received the item 3 days earlier than first notified.

Yes - dual feed you need two Wallys, two DVR hard drives, two 25 ft coaxs, two hdmi cables and one Antenna A 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.

Bought the mounting kit and installed it on the roof of the RV.