Recent content by hdrider

That's what I'm thinking I should do. The only problem is I need to get through the stupidity at DTV customer service to get my old dish back up. I'm not sure I have the time right now to spend hours on the phone and then have the tech show up without the right equipment after waiting half a...

That diagram is kind of what I'm envisioning at this point. But why is there a BS filter and 2 coax between the HR 20 and the splitter?

I see. So I guess Netflush920's diagram is not a viable solution if you are using MRV unless the receiver happens to be located next to the router.

That's interesting. So there is a wireless method, that's the first I've heard of that. So if you use the wireless adapters shown in the diagram, you don't need the DECA boxes at all, either for on-demand or whole house DVR? Are the band stop filters required?

I'm interested in solutions, but as I said, your diagram does not appear to offer any unless the DVR happens to be located next to the router, probably a rare occurrence. Also the bandstop filters that others have mentioned seem like a logical approach to me, but you don't show them in your...

For more in-depth information on this topic, check out this thread, which exposes the limits of the SWiM dish: http://www.satelliteguys.us/directv-forum/221355-multiple-apartments-one-dish-mrv-demand.html

I understand, and I'm curious about how this stuff can be made to work, which is why I'm still here trying to learn. But I'm starting to wonder if in the bigger picture this stuff is really worth fighting for, and jumping through hoops over, or maybe it's time to pull the plug on the whole...

I'm not sure how that would work unless the DVR happens to be located right next to the internet router, which it isn't in any of the apartments.

Okay, that makes sense. How would I find out if it is or isn't isolated by the BSF before I try it? And if it isn't, how would I limit internet traffic to devices within the apartment? DirectTV is who both I and the tenant have tried to talk to about this. They won't talk to me...

Your diagram doesn't show how the system ties into the internet, so it doesn't really address the problem.

I'm not sure how that could work. All the receivers are connected to the SWiM switch. If you place a filter between the SWiM switch and the DVR to prevent sharing, then how would receivers within the same apartment be able to share with each other to do MRV? That doesn't make sense. As I...

My understanding is that the internet connection goes to the SWiM splitter, as in the attached diagram. Thus all apartments must use my internet connection, unless someone can explain how to set up each apartment separately. And nobody has really explained how to avoid sharing my DVR with the...

They did know, since I told them that very clearly, and they entered two of the apartments during the install. My apartment, plus two others are all on the same dish. With each apartment having one DVR (two tuners) + one additional tuner in another room, that's a total of 9. The SWM dish they...

So I guess nobody knows the answer?? Hard to believe. I'm starting to think this technology is a cobbled-together hack. Anyway, I called DTV to see if they would come back and put the dish back to what it was before and they told me they couldn't talk to me, I'd have to have the tenant call...

Well, I guess I've got my answer on this. I'm seriously considering trying to get DTV back out to put up the 4-output dish. It seems like they really screwed me when they took it down and threw it in the trash. With the SWiM dish I'm limited to 8 tuners and can't use legacy tuners, when...