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I just built a new house and I have a cable bundle of two cat5e and one coax to every room in the house, sometimes two in a room. (They are terminated at a four port keystone which works really nice with just one j-box and a single plate, anyhoo...) I have two coax running from the dish to the "Network Hub", then the coax all run to the rooms from there. There are twelve lines total running out from the hub and the rooms are all over the house on three floors.
I currently have a legacy Dish500 with dual LNBF (110 and 119) which connect to a SW21 before entering the house on one of the two lines available to an old DV3 receiver.
Here are my questions:
What is the ideal/most efficient/cost effective method to connect to the lines running to each room? I figure I will probably only have a television in two rooms to start, four or five locations max, so the extra lines are just for flexibility. But just for fun, could I hook up all twelve?
Can I just get a standard coax splitter and connect five or eight or twelve lines to the line from the SW21 and just put a reciever at the end of each line where I want a TV?
I think the new 522 needs two lines to it, but I don't know why or what each line is for. Could I use this receiver make the setup easier?
Thank you!
Jeff
I just built a new house and I have a cable bundle of two cat5e and one coax to every room in the house, sometimes two in a room. (They are terminated at a four port keystone which works really nice with just one j-box and a single plate, anyhoo...) I have two coax running from the dish to the "Network Hub", then the coax all run to the rooms from there. There are twelve lines total running out from the hub and the rooms are all over the house on three floors.
I currently have a legacy Dish500 with dual LNBF (110 and 119) which connect to a SW21 before entering the house on one of the two lines available to an old DV3 receiver.
Here are my questions:
What is the ideal/most efficient/cost effective method to connect to the lines running to each room? I figure I will probably only have a television in two rooms to start, four or five locations max, so the extra lines are just for flexibility. But just for fun, could I hook up all twelve?
Can I just get a standard coax splitter and connect five or eight or twelve lines to the line from the SW21 and just put a reciever at the end of each line where I want a TV?
I think the new 522 needs two lines to it, but I don't know why or what each line is for. Could I use this receiver make the setup easier?
Thank you!
Jeff
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I have all my receivers (a 322 & 2/522's) centrally located and I'm using the RF out's to feed the TV's throughout my home, and I must say that the picture is EXCELLENT with these new receivers. The only one I don't use RF on is my 921 wich is located at my HDTV. Unless they will be large screen tv's or HDTV's, I think you'll be fine using the RF outouts. This also gives you the option of using modulators to distribute other sourced throughout your home such as DVD's, surveillance cameras etc. Even if you eventually have 12 TV's ( alas, I only have 9 
) you shouldn't need 12 receivers. You really only need as many receivers as the number of people in your house .
The whole idea of having your house wired such as yours, with all the wires home-run to a hub (mine is wired the same way) is to have all your equipment centrally located and then distributed out to the rest of the house including; satellite or cable, computer network, telephone, whole house audio, security cameras, lighting & home automation .
Did you also wire for whole house audio ?
) you shouldn't need 12 receivers. You really only need as many receivers as the number of people in your house .The whole idea of having your house wired such as yours, with all the wires home-run to a hub (mine is wired the same way) is to have all your equipment centrally located and then distributed out to the rest of the house including; satellite or cable, computer network, telephone, whole house audio, security cameras, lighting & home automation .
Did you also wire for whole house audio ?
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Yep! I haven't hooked them up yet (just closed) but I have eight channels to the home entertainment center in the living room, and then another 12 channels through the house from the computer for MP3s, etc.
Thanks for the input.
AJF said:I have all my receivers (a 322 & 2/522's) centrally located and I'm using the RF out's to feed the TV's throughout my home, and I must say that the picture is EXCELLENT with these new receivers. The only one I don't use RF on is my 921 wich is located at my HDTV. Unless they will be large screen tv's or HDTV's, I think you'll be fine using the RF outouts. This also gives you the option of using modulators to distribute other sourced throughout your home such as DVD's, surveillance cameras etc. Even if you eventually have 12 TV's ( alas, I only have 9
The whole idea of having your house wired such as yours, with all the wires home-run to a hub (mine is wired the same way) is to have all your equipment centrally located and then distributed out to the rest of the house including; satellite or cable, computer network, telephone, whole house audio, security cameras, lighting & home automation .
Did you also wire for whole house audio ?
Yep! I haven't hooked them up yet (just closed) but I have eight channels to the home entertainment center in the living room, and then another 12 channels through the house from the computer for MP3s, etc.
Thanks for the input.
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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The 2025–26 College Football Playoff concluded with the Indiana Hoosiers winning the national championship by defeating the Miami Hurricanes 27–21. [1, 2, 3]
Playoff Results Summary
The 12-team playoff bracket featured the following key results across each round: [1]
The 2025–26 College Football Playoff concluded with the Indiana Hoosiers winning the national championship by defeating the Miami Hurricanes 27–21. [1, 2, 3]
Playoff Results Summary
The 12-team playoff bracket featured the following key results across each round: [1]
- First Round: Alabama defeated Oklahoma (34–24), Miami (Fla.) beat Texas A&M (10–3), Ole Miss topped Tulane (41–10), and Oregon defeated James Madison (51–34) at higher-seeded campus sites.
- Quarterfinals: Miami (Fla.) upset Ohio State (24–14), Oregon shut out Texas Tech (23–0), top-ranked Indiana rolled past Alabama (38–3), and Ole Miss edged Georgia (39–34) across the New Year's Six bowls.
- Semifinals: Miami (Fla.) advanced past Ole Miss (31–27) in the Peach Bowl, while Indiana dominant-defeated Oregon (56–22) in the Fiesta Bowl.
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Walter Koenig, Chekov on Original ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 90
Walter Koenig, who memorably played Chekov in the original "Star Trek" series and seven "Star Trek" feature films, died Sunday in Los Angeles.
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I know HipKat said that they were working on conversions but we got the official news yesterday right from Dish that starting next month all DMA's will be on the western arc, and all customers will be assigned to that. That's gonna mean a lot of customers around here aren't gonna get Dish unless there are exceptions. Too many mountains and trees.
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This is a thread that will keep you apprised of 4K events that will be showing on Dish channel 540. Keep looking here for information.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
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. can we say over priced garbage!!!I'm thinking of switching to DirecTV and wanted to know what equipment I should be asking for.
I'm wanting wired satellite due to that fact that I live in the sticks and there is no reliable, decent speed internet for streaming available.
What would be the correct equipment for three 4K tvs in the house?
I'm wanting wired satellite due to that fact that I live in the sticks and there is no reliable, decent speed internet for streaming available.
What would be the correct equipment for three 4K tvs in the house?
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why not just do a rebranding of the two
As they pivot away from using dishes and more toward streaming, the DirecTV brand would make much more sense.why not just do a rebranding of the two
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agree to a certain point!!! is charlies pockets gonna get tight and will he cancel channels because he don't want to pay for them??? a hopper 3 on dtv channel lineup would be amazing and every mans dream come true lol
Squirrels have eaten my antenna wire on my home unit that is a car radio running of the 12 volt side of my solar system. I need a new antenna and would like to add something to one of my existing masts. The reason I am looking at this that I am also covered in trees which has not been a problem, but something mast mounted would future proof me. Thanks in advance.
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We have the pro-500 and it's a beast pulling in the signal!!! always full bars no matter how much it rains. it's worth every penny
I am a animal lover, but this year I gave up gardening. Even moved it to potted plants on the second story deck last year. Can't tell you how much use my Ruger 10-22 got, but it was a losing battle for me. Never got any food. So now they eat coax instead! 20 acres of dense woods behind me and my stuff tastes better, either veggies or wires!
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i might think about running cables through some conduit to prevent the Squirrels from chewing em all to hell
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so...
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
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