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ok so I got a HR24 box....it was well worth the wait and the extra trouble to get the 2nd cable ran. The tv looks awesome on the HD channels and have yet to work the dvr but that will come soon. The tech was great, he supplied hdmi cables and all the good stuff. Thanks for the info on here...

ok....so status update....I ran the 2nd cable to the living room box, through a main floor with a finished basement "that was FUN", and I have plenty of extra cable on each end. Heck...I even scraped the roof off so it would be bare shingles for him to attach the new dish too :) Tuesday 12-4...

ok....thanks :)

Ok, I have a model D11, 18" round dish, manufacturer 100???. All 3 receivers are the same. I hope this helps.

I have the set up as you saw......it does have the 2 lines coming into the splitter with 4 splitters going out I think???? I am not a wire guy, I am a contractor ....lol!!when I asked him about the swm he said all the equipment had to be upgraded, I couldn't just do the one receiver and leave...

thats what he said, he wants to do 4 lines from the dish. I think it is an 18" dish. I am confused too..........no swm I guess????

yeah..no install today! the installer said I had to either upgrade ALL the equipment or run a 2nd wire to the living room box. Otherwise he can jimmy rig it outside through the living room awall and around the edge of the carpet...LMAO!!! SOOOO i will be fishing a new coax over to the living...

thanks iceberg.....you da man, especially from Minnesota :) Ok, its 11:20 am....no call yet :(

thanks chip, I appreciate the quick response. by the way, what is a swm lnb???

NEW INSTALL/UPGRADE TO HD/DVR RECEIVER Ok, so today I am supposed to get a new receiver/dish today to upgrade the living room receiver. I have a 2 line coming in to the house to a 4 way splitter. I only have 1 coax running to each cable box and the basement is finished. There is a...

ok, so I have an install coming in today. I am upgrading the main receiver in the living room with a hd/dvr receiver. I do not currently have HD! they say I will be getting a new dish and receiver. Will the one wire to the wall jack be sufficient????

I went and looked, I have a double line coming into the house that goes into a 4 way splitter FYI....:cool:

Ok, I am thinking of upgrading to HD service. I have been with dtv for about 4 yrs. I am only thinking of upgrading 1 receiver and leaving the other 2 alone. Do I need a new dish? Do i need 2 cables running to the wall jack? Is there a receiver that does not have to be line of site for...

Bring a tube of black jack and take the ugly foot plate off and squeeze some black jack into the old holes....poof....done:) lmao:D