Recent content by clydesdale6

How about my current rented direct tv HD receiver? Could I just plug that into the new system and have that work or do I need something different to get that set up?

I am moving, and I've been a DirecTV customer for 20 years. I have an old standard def TiVo DVR and a high def DirecTV rental DVR. I would like to be able to use both or at the very least the high-def DVR with the new Genie equipment that I am going to be getting when I move. Is this possible...

I answered my own question. The old SD dvr will not get signal with the converters in play.

I recently had a non-swm LNB upgrade to HD. I am now adding back my DVR-10 into the mix. Will I need b-band converters or can I just temporarily remove them, use my old box for a short period and then re-connect the b-bands when I want to put the HD receiver back in play? Can I just leave the...

Ok guys, I am hooked up. HD looks awesome! Thanks for your help. I just now have to understand this wireless on demand thing. Thanks.

I must not be using the on demand correctly. I am flooded with channels I do not subscribe to. I can't seem to see one movie that I can actually get for free. I just got the service yesterday, but at this point, it does not seem valuable to me. I thought I would be able to filter it to just...

OK, great. I will give them a courtesy call again to make sure the tech has what he needs on the truck. Thanks.

Yep, I have to coax cables running into my r-10. So the key is I need a non -swm lnb. Do those LNBs require a power booster like the swm?

I turned down the genie. I am only getting one new HD dvr and the dish to make it and my r-10 work.

We are not going to use my smw lnb or my slimline dish. I was given that for free and never installed it, based on the info I got from here the last time. So, we are looking at a fresh HD install. I have my 15 year old sony oval dish in play at the moment. So, I may be able to specify which...

Do, I need to specify that I want a swm8 or swm16? Are the smw8 and 16 types of LNBs? Thanks, I greatly appreciate this. I just want to make sure that the new dish will work with my SD DVR and the new HD DVR. Thanks.

I am still a little confused. I thought there was no way to make my dvr -r10 work with a slimline dish, no matter how it was wired. I am going to attach my old post from months ago when I was thinking of doing this. Please take a quick look, as I got a lot of great help from you guys. I just...

I am getting an HD DVR and dish installed next week. I want to make sure that the new dish that I get will work with my SD DVR that I have now. I have a DVR R-10 with Tivo. I learned on this forum that this dvr would not work with a slim line 3 dish that I got for free. So, I did not bother...

Directv told me that I could keep my current DVR and have it in another room. But, from what I am learning hear, that is not true. Do I get to specify which dish I want?

ok, this should be the last question: Will I be able to keep my DVR R10 as a second receiver? If I hook the power inserter up to a brand new HD DVR, can I still keep my SD dvr in another room, or is there no way to use this SD DVR? Thanks.