http://cgi.ebay.com/Primestar-Dish-K...QQcmdZViewItem
This is where I got my info. He states that it was for the KU band also, but he also states that it's for "Frequency range 950-2150 MHZ." Perhaps he's wrong. Big deal.
While it may not be true for everyone, I use google extensively before attempting to ask any type of question. Why wait hours when I get an answer with google instantly?
All of the search results at this forum returned extremely old posts. None of them had an accurate comparison. (by testing) I would do the math but I don't have either the primestar or directv dish on hand. I figured maybe as time went on there would more likely be people who have compared the two or at least heard of people who compared the two.
Most of the search results turned up a post with the response telling them to use google or the search feature. Some of them deserved it, but none of them were asking about a comparison between the two.
Also, not EVERY single person here who has tried it has posted their results (such as distance).
Please don't be so quick to tell people to search. Sometimes the information is terribly old or completely nonexistant. It's very hard to have an active discussion here without someone jumping in and commanding a search.