Will An Old Dish 500 Receiver Work With A Hd Dish

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Answer #1: Posted by BeckiBwithDISH on April 12th, 2014 1:01 PM

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I would be happy to assist you! A dish 500 will work with HD equipment, but you will not get HD programming. You would need an HD dish to get HD programming.

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