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That's a good idea - maybe I can run a long HDMI cable or try that ethernet option since I think I have a lot of spare CAT5e cable laying around. Thanks for the option.

Unfortunately I really have no idea what "Non-swm lnb to power passing splitters," means. I don't really know what a LNB is - but from what I'm guessing by looking at a couple stores, it's the piece that points at the dish. So I'd have to buy a new one and replace the one on my dish? And...

Last year, we had DirecTV installed and we got a nice Slimline dish with SWM and we have four HD DVRs in our house. From what I have gleamed from this great site, they probably installed an 8 port switch for the installation. But we want to add a receiver to our service (just standard HD - not...

Well, I just called and they offered me $10 off for 6 months. I said no and got $20 off for 6 months. I didn't want to push it and $120 off was better than what I was planning on paying this year. So thank you all!

Sorry if this is a repeat topic, I looked back through the last 5-6 pages of topics and couldn't find a thread that dealt specifically with deals for new subscribers. Basically, a co-worker of mine is looking to go to DirecTV and wants to know if there's any good deals out there still. He's...

Well I trust him, I guess I just need to change my password so it's one I can give him. Lame. We have four DVRs in the house, yet only I can program them over the Internet?

I've signed up for website access, and it appears I can set my DVRs remotely. However, if my brother wants to add a show to a DVR, how can I give him access to the website? Is there a way to add additional users to an account? I couldn't find anything on DirecTV's site, and nothing here...

I've had 2 of the 22's running for about a month now with no problems. Hopefully this doesn't pop up...

It's been a few weeks with my SWM and I love it. I easily returned all the parts I ordered to SolidSignal.com and they were great to work with, quickly issuing refunds - I just had to pay shipping costs (my fault, so not a problem). I had a slight issue with the DVRs, but DirecTV quickly...

My first real experience and I was amazed by the picture quality. They really did a great job and now I have to order Superfan after that free Week 1 trial! :)

It really depends on what browser you're copying from. Copying tables from Firefox into Excel usually doesn't work for me. Copying from IE to Excel usually does work (Microsoft to Microsoft).

Nice...I didn't realize I could just get an SWS-8 and go from there. If we ever hook up extra TVs in the house, they'd be in locations that would rarely get used, but if they were being used, a group would be watching so we wouldn't need to have all 8 tuners free for other things. So that's...

Not sure how up to date it is... http://www.homeworks.org/DIRECTV/Channel_Guide.pdf (PDF!)

Update after installation. The guy came out and I told him I had my SWM-8 and SWS-4 along with two HR-22s I bought. He told me that it would cost $69 each to install the HR-22s rather than the ones that he brought out (HR-21s). I called up DirecTV and they couldn't change his work order, but...

I guess I'm still somewhat confused. I don't expect to be getting an SWM dish. I just expect them to install the LNB and that's it. So I ordered an SWM-8 and an SWS-4 to power the 4 HD DVRs in our house. Will it be possible to add more boxes to this setup? If I wanted to add another...

Correct - I would call them first to see what they can offer. I ordered 4 HD DVRs for my install on Saturday. They gave one to me free and they gave me $100 off the second one (AAA discount). The third and fourth receivers were $200 each - no discounts available. Since they told me they are...

I'm getting my items installed Saturday (cannot wait), but I just bought 2 HR22's from Best Buy and in big letters across the front of the box it tells you that you are leasing the box and they must be returned to DirecTV when you cancel service. I'm not aware of any way to purchase new boxes...

Very nice list. Thanks for putting the time into this. They'll probably show USC here in SoCal on ABC, so hopefully I can catch Michigan on ESPN2HD. DirecTV Installer coming between 8-12 Saturday...he better get everything installed by 12:30 for my Michigan game or I'll be very upset...

One more question I never got answered, I got the SWM-8 and an SWS-4 to go to the 4 HD DVRs we are having installed. If I want to add on regular receivers down the line (as I can still have 2 more TVs on my account), will that be possible with the equipment I just purchased? I don't plan on...

Well I ordered an SWM-8 and an SWS-4 today, and they should be arriving Friday and I have installation scheduled for Saturday, we'll see how everything goes. Yet another $160 up front I have the pleasure of paying for through DirecTV...

Very nice, it is now listed in stock at all my local Best Buys. I canceled an HR21 off of my installation for this Saturday and will be picking up an HR22 for my room :)

I am not going to be using any sort of OTA signal, so I really don't care about that. But from what I think I'm reading here, I could get an LNB dish with SWM built in? We are going to have 4 DVRs installed, however, in the future, we will probably be adding at least 1, but maybe 2 more TVs to...

I just scheduled an install for DirecTV later this month as we are moving away from UVerse. We've had UVerse for a little over a month and the ability to only have 2 HD streams is the major drawback. The other is only one DVR. Yes, they're out and promoting a whole house DVR in the future...

So my install date is the 30th. I balked in another thread at the realization you have to run two coax lines to each box. I just recently moved in and installed coax to each room which I thought would be sufficient - but I guess not if we all want DVRs and the ability to record two shows at...

You need two Coax lines? What? Why not just split one Coax? Or get the signal from one Coax and split it inside the box like any regular Cable box? Does the DirecTV signal differ from a standard cable coaxial setup? I'm confused now. I've got every room wired with one coaxial cable which...