Recent content by skippinjack

Beautiful. So far, I had everything planned out but the Cinema Connection Kits. How many of those would I need? And before anyone asks, I certainly had the forethought to plan for an Internet line to be there to feed them.

Of course not! It's all about learning. That's why I'm here. I am well aware that there are many on here that could kick my ass with knowledge of this stuff. My goal is to get to that point. Let me ask you this, at least to be sure, are these (DIRECTV SWM-PI 29V 1.5A Power Inserter for...

I already have a Slimline dish with a (I believe) SL3 LNB. I now know that I will likely need to get a 5 LNB with four outputs (to essentially cover my ass so that all satellites are picked off of) versus just the SL5, as I'm sure that the SL3 and SL5's can in no way handle 32 simultaneous...

That's kind of what I figured. So is this essentially the only way they do it for larger installations? How many tuners could you run off of one of the one line LNBs with integrated multi switch?

I appreciate the advice from everyone here and totally understand where y'all are coming from. I don't necessarily have as much room to f**k around though, as I will only har a week to do this and have NO CLUE about local DirecTV reps in this area. I would actually normally be the first one to...

Just got one HELL of a deal on two of those NEW on eBay. $179.98 FOR BOTH! That said, I still have to buy the power supplies and SWM Splitters, but nevertheless one hell of a deal!

That is INCREDIBLY helpful! Question though, what I have to get the LNB replaced with one that has four lines out? I have one that is the SLS3 (I believe) with one output line, but, I assume that would NOT work in this case. Also, could I get an SLS5 and make that work somehow? Sorry again about...

I was not aware of that, however, I wasn't really even supposed to originally get the authorization to do this dish, so it's just a matter of me not wanting to raise anymore flags. That surely is interesting info though. That said, with the SWM's, could one of y'all perhaps provide a link to...

I will check, but I don't believe it should be a problem. I AM NOT ACTIVATING AN ACCOUNT WITH THAT MANY RECEIVERS. I just need the wiring to be capable for myself in my house (four), the other two that are rented and the other unit that my friend owns. We're in an area that doesn't even get...

LOL. Sure. What the hell. LOL. Kind of. We essentially got homeowners association permission to setup one dish (by a total fluke), and I don't think that there is a snowballs chance in hell that they would approve another one. Thus the need for this setup. I am essentially the guinea pig...

Hey All, I am somewhat new to the satellite forums, but I have been fairly active on some other technical forums online. That said, I am seeking some advice from people that will certainly be more familiar than me with something that I would like to setup myself this summer. What I would like...