Ziggy_the_BB
Silver Spring, MD
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I don't want to get into "Ford-Chevy" type discussion as to what is best. I can only tell you *MY* decision when it came time to replace my old dome.
I went with the King Dome auto stationary. It *IS* hd ready as installed *IF* you have Dish. Direct requires 5 LNBs, where DISH only requires 3 and Dish uses 2 satellites for the HD portion, an East and a West, you select which bird to use by where you are in the country.
Also, with only 3 birds to look for, it switches very quickly between birds and you won't even notice any delay as you "surf".
In case you decide to do King, I would suggest you only get the TALL dome, and don't even consider the low profile one. In the antenna world, for these frequencies, a bigger reflector is MUCH better. In the case of the lp verses tall, it's about 20% larger (btw, tall isn't tall, it is the same height is has always been, about 2" taller than the LP version). Being larger, it is less likely to experience rain fade as quickly and more likely to lock on around trees etc.
Since you have a TT, King also has a very economical version that is portable and the only one like it I have seen. It does not mount on your RV, but has a carrying handle and you place it anywhere you want, just as if it was a stationary antenna, except it has all the features of the "installed version" but about half the size. In this case it's small size doesn't necessarily invalidate my "bigger is better" since you can move it physically anywhere you want, it just depends on how much cable you attach.
One other reason for King over Winegard, you don't have to get it from Camping World, which to some, like me, is a very big deal.
This advise and/or opinion is worth what you paid for it 
Paul
Blue Bird Wanderlodge WB43
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