Recent content by nogard2008

Quick update. I had DirectTV come out to check out our setup. He went through and tested everything, went to his truck and grabbed one of his splitters hooked it up and it has been running great for just about two weeks. He was in and out so fast I didn't really talk with him, so I am not sure...

I purchased it at Best Buy. Not sure what MDU is.

Yep that's the one. For now it is still better than a VCR to record shows even if I can only record one show. But I would love to get this working how it should.

I emailed back and told them about the comments in this forum, to see what I could find out. Here is what they said: "We do have a stacked system, in your forum people are mostly referring to a individual setup. This is where you have a individual satellite dish running straight to your...

I will have to check on that. The splitter I was using is also old. I could try buying a newer one. But thanks for the answer, I was looking for a more detailed explanation on why they might be saying to use that.

I contacted my DirectTV Service. They told me when they hook up their DVR's in our Apartment they use a splitter. They basically said they do that since there is only one cable coming from the wall unlike a personal satellite dish. So I am back where I started.

Using a splitter was direct instructions I had from DirectTV. If they gave me wrong information I will need to talk with them. I will keep this post updated with what happens.

How can I have two cables going into a splitter? There is only one cable coming from the wall?

Hi, We live in an apartment that supplies one main satellite. Our service is DirectTV. Last December I bought a DirectTV DVR and hooked it up. After a little chit chat back and forth with DirectTV the DVR worked. Our Setup: We have the cable from the wall going to a splitter, out of the...