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I have a Directv with Tivo combination receiver. I want to put an additional receiver (no Tivo) in my bedroom. I have a dual LNB oval dish. I have to cables that come from my dish to my Tivo/receiver. I know I need a multiswitch to get the signal to my bedroom. In a couple of years I want to upgrade to HD DVR (hopefully a TIVO). What multiswitch should I get that can be used when I upgrade? I eventually plan to have 2 HD receivers with DVR's. I receive my local channels through Directv (no OTA). I'm not sure how the format switch to all digital might change things if when I get my HD DVR's I choose to receive my local channels OTA.
A qualified response to this post might be lengthy. Anyone up to the task?
A qualified response to this post might be lengthy. Anyone up to the task?
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No problem, welcome to the forums. I'll start with the first part of your question, about what you need to add a regular reciever to the existing TiVo unit you have. First I need to know exactly what kind of dish you have. You said it is a dual LNB but then said oval so I'm a little confused. How many "eyes" does your current dish have? 1, 2, or 3? If it only has one "eye" then very simply, the two lines coming from your dish to the TiVo, at some point will need to be cut, and a 3x4 multiswitch inserted at the cut point. If the room you are adding is next to where your TiVo is currently located, you could insert the switch right behind the TiVo and go through the adjoining wall with the new line. Or if you have a unfinished basement/crawlspace and your other room is on the same floor, same thing, splice the switch into the lines behind the Tivo, run your new line down through the floor into the basement then bring it back up into the other room. ( You can run 4 lines off of the 3x4 switch with only the two lines coming in, so you could run one tivo and 2 standard; two tivos, or 4 standard off the one switch.) IF HOWEVER, you have dish with 3 "eye's" on it, you DO NOT need to add a switch as one is already built into the LNB assembly on the dish itself, you'd have to run any extra lines from that.
To the second part of your question:
If you are planning to upgrade to a total of 2 HD DVR units eventually, (note they will NOT be TiVo branded units. DirecTv and TiVo no longer partner and the HD DVR are now built in-house by DirecTv) the dish that will be installed with the HD has a multiswitch incorporated into the LNB assembly that can run 4 separate lines off of it without a secondary switch needed. So if you get two HD DVR's 2 lines each you'll have 4 total lines coming off the dish, 2 each to the DVR's.
As for the issue of digital/OTA, your satellite signal is already digital. The 2009 transition won't affect you. If you watch TV with an antenna on an old analog TV however, you will need either a satellite box, or upgrade your TV to one that has a digital tuner built into it. Maximum distance to recieve the OTA without an amplifier is roughly 30-38 air miles.
Hope I've answered what you were looking for, once again welcome to the forums, there are a lot of very knowledgeable people here who will be happy to address questions you may have.
I have a Directv with Tivo combination receiver. I want to put an additional receiver (no Tivo) in my bedroom. I have a dual LNB oval dish. I have to cables that come from my dish to my Tivo/receiver. I know I need a multiswitch to get the signal to my bedroom. In a couple of years I want to upgrade to HD DVR (hopefully a TIVO). What multiswitch should I get that can be used when I upgrade? I eventually plan to have 2 HD receivers with DVR's. I receive my local channels through Directv (no OTA). I'm not sure how the format switch to all digital might change things if when I get my HD DVR's I choose to receive my local channels OTA.
A qualified response to this post might be lengthy. Anyone up to the task?
No problem, welcome to the forums. I'll start with the first part of your question, about what you need to add a regular reciever to the existing TiVo unit you have. First I need to know exactly what kind of dish you have. You said it is a dual LNB but then said oval so I'm a little confused. How many "eyes" does your current dish have? 1, 2, or 3? If it only has one "eye" then very simply, the two lines coming from your dish to the TiVo, at some point will need to be cut, and a 3x4 multiswitch inserted at the cut point. If the room you are adding is next to where your TiVo is currently located, you could insert the switch right behind the TiVo and go through the adjoining wall with the new line. Or if you have a unfinished basement/crawlspace and your other room is on the same floor, same thing, splice the switch into the lines behind the Tivo, run your new line down through the floor into the basement then bring it back up into the other room. ( You can run 4 lines off of the 3x4 switch with only the two lines coming in, so you could run one tivo and 2 standard; two tivos, or 4 standard off the one switch.) IF HOWEVER, you have dish with 3 "eye's" on it, you DO NOT need to add a switch as one is already built into the LNB assembly on the dish itself, you'd have to run any extra lines from that.
To the second part of your question:
If you are planning to upgrade to a total of 2 HD DVR units eventually, (note they will NOT be TiVo branded units. DirecTv and TiVo no longer partner and the HD DVR are now built in-house by DirecTv) the dish that will be installed with the HD has a multiswitch incorporated into the LNB assembly that can run 4 separate lines off of it without a secondary switch needed. So if you get two HD DVR's 2 lines each you'll have 4 total lines coming off the dish, 2 each to the DVR's.
As for the issue of digital/OTA, your satellite signal is already digital. The 2009 transition won't affect you. If you watch TV with an antenna on an old analog TV however, you will need either a satellite box, or upgrade your TV to one that has a digital tuner built into it. Maximum distance to recieve the OTA without an amplifier is roughly 30-38 air miles.
Hope I've answered what you were looking for, once again welcome to the forums, there are a lot of very knowledgeable people here who will be happy to address questions you may have.
No problem, welcome to the forums. I'll start with the first part of your question, about what you need to add a regular reciever to the existing TiVo unit you have. First I need to know exactly what kind of dish you have. You said it is a dual LNB but then said oval so I'm a little confused. How many "eyes" does your current dish have? 1, 2, or 3? If it only has one "eye" then very simply, the two lines coming from your dish to the TiVo, at some point will need to be cut, and a 3x4 multiswitch inserted at the cut point. If the room you are adding is next to where your TiVo is currently located, you could insert the switch right behind the TiVo and go through the adjoining wall with the new line. Or if you have a unfinished basement/crawlspace and your other room is on the same floor, same thing, splice the switch into the lines behind the Tivo, run your new line down through the floor into the basement then bring it back up into the other room. ( You can run 4 lines off of the 3x4 switch with only the two lines coming in, so you could run one tivo and 2 standard; two tivos, or 4 standard off the one switch.) IF HOWEVER, you have dish with 3 "eye's" on it, you DO NOT need to add a switch as one is already built into the LNB assembly on the dish itself, you'd have to run any extra lines from that.
To the second part of your question:
If you are planning to upgrade to a total of 2 HD DVR units eventually, (note they will NOT be TiVo branded units. DirecTv and TiVo no longer partner and the HD DVR are now built in-house by DirecTv) the dish that will be installed with the HD has a multiswitch incorporated into the LNB assembly that can run 4 separate lines off of it without a secondary switch needed. So if you get two HD DVR's 2 lines each you'll have 4 total lines coming off the dish, 2 each to the DVR's.
As for the issue of digital/OTA, your satellite signal is already digital. The 2009 transition won't affect you. If you watch TV with an antenna on an old analog TV however, you will need either a satellite box, or upgrade your TV to one that has a digital tuner built into it. Maximum distance to recieve the OTA without an amplifier is roughly 30-38 air miles.
Hope I've answered what you were looking for, once again welcome to the forums, there are a lot of very knowledgeable people here who will be happy to address questions you may have.
Nice Reply Blue Grass
I only have one slight discreferency , The OTA portion (You stated 30-38 miles) really depends on what type of antenna he decides to use and what the land in his specific area is like.
Hills and or mountains, he will get less distance ... Flat areas, Florida for example he can probably get much farther that 40 miles.
2jeff,
You can always add an amplifier to your antenna.
Also, if you only trying to get your local.
Try checking out this site:
AntennaWeb
Give it your zip at least and it will show you how far away your local towers are and in what direction the towers are in, you'll be surprised , but I bet they are not very far away. Keep in mind, 30 miles in antenna terms is not very far.
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Don't know if any of you have watched this series yet, it would be interesting to see if you feel this review was accurate. It was very humorous to listen to however.
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Halfway into the "written" review, I know more about how the writer "thinks" than I do about what they are writing about. I understand their politics, their self-overestimated understanding of film, their inability to be funny.
Takes about 22 paragraphs to get to one that starts "Anyway, the story kicks off...". Talk about Slop!
If the review is like the article, oi! Eighteen paragraphs into the review and... all they've done is not really talk at all about the actual thing they are reviewing.
Halfway into the "written" review, I know more about how the writer "thinks" than I do about what they are writing about. I understand their politics, their self-overestimated understanding of film, their inability to be funny.
Takes about 22 paragraphs to get to one that starts "Anyway, the story kicks off...". Talk about Slop!
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I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home thoughI don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Say, I don't wear socks or shoes in my house either. But for a captain in Star Fleet it looks bad to be walking around the academy with no shoes. Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though
You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ...
For a whole generation of adults it was in the 1960s and 1970s.You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ...
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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!
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The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
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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
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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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