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Thanks everyone for all of the wonderful info! I'm still not sure what I'm going to do, I'm going to speak with the carpet installers tomorrow regarding the flexibility with where the tack strip goes, etc. I bought some Monster Cable XPNW MS Navajo White (all that was available at the store)...

That is something I was thinking of asking the carpet installers. Thanks.

What is wiremold? Thanks.

For clarification, the cable will only go under the carpet (on top of a concrete slab) in my house, in order to run along the side of the walls to get to the other side of the room. The reason I'm doing this is so I can put all of my equipment into a small cabinet and hide it behind my sofa...

I need to run about 50-ft of coaxial cable from my TV down along the TV and along the baseboards under the carpet to the other side of a room to connect to a DirecTV receiver. Can anyone recommend a model/brand of coaxial cable for doing this? I will be using this with a new TV that I do not yet...

I do want whole home DVR, though in one room, the guest room, I was thinking of having one of the older DVRs so guests could record their own shows and not interfere with my recordings. I think the older DVRs have 2 tuners each. 1. What is SWM LNB? 2. Where would this switch get installed? Is...

I'm running the coaxial cable that connects to a receiver through a wall and the cable is too short so I am getting an adapter to connect to the end of the cable and then I am running another cable to extend the length of the two satellite cables. Does doing this degrade the quality of the video...

I want to sign up for DirecTV and have an older DirectTV DVR that I own and a Tivo one that was also used with a previous DirecTV account. I plan to get the new Media Center DirecTV DVR with my new DirecTV account. What will happen if I connect these two older DVRs to TVs in my house? 1. Will...

the spec-sheet lists some Samsung models. 1. Will this work with any LCD or Plasma? 2. Does using this somehow mean that you don't have to connect receivers to each TV? Thanks for your patience!

I'm considering signing up with DirecTV and am thinking of getting the Premier Package. The price listed on the DirecTV website is $83.99. I'm noticing that different websites offer the same package for lower amounts, some offering gift cards, etc. 1. Is there any advantage or reason for going...

Thanks everyone for your responses. I will start looking into the different programming options. 1.) What do you mean by plugging in an external drive allows you to archive video, though it won't rip content? When you archive video to an external drive, what format is it in? What would happen...

Thanks for the reply. I do not need 5 DVRs, I may have up to 5 TVs in the house, so I will need at least 1 DVD and 4 of the slave devices, not sure what they are called. 1. Is there no built in way on the TWC or DTV to transfer videos off of it to an external drive or to a burner? 2. Are...

I'm moving to a new house right outside the Los Angeles area and need to decide between DirecTV and Time Warner cable. I'm hoping someone here can give me some advice on what features I should be looking into, and provide advice based on experience/knowledge. What I'm looking for: - 5 rooms...