I was gonna start a new thread, but the title on this one pretty much sums up my dilemma. I am currently an E* subscriber with a 722 receiver and an OTA antenna connected, using the 3rd OTA tuner. I like to DVR college football in the fall when I'm at work. I have been using the 722 to record one sat broadcast and one OTA broadcast, leaving the open tuner so the Mrs. can freely watch TV off the sat. I just added two more TVs and now I'm in need of an equipment change. I would end up with two HD TVs and two SD TVs. The simple answer would seem to be a 2nd 722, but the additional $17/month would make the cost more than the equivalent D* that included Whole Home DVR and to be honest, Whole Home DVR looks like the way to go, anyway. So, I'm about to pull the trigger, but I had a couple of simple questions that I didn't trust the D* CSR to get right. Here's what I am thinking:
Top Floor Living Room - 50" HD TV install HR24 DVR here, since we'll want HD and DVR here
Top Floor Bedroom - 19" SD TV install SD receiver since a 5-Year Old probably won't care about DVR or HD
Bottom Floor Master Bedroom - 26" HD TV install HR24DVR here, since we'll want HD and DVR here
Bottom Floor Baby's Bedroom - 22" SD TV instal H24 HD Receiver here, since Mom will want DVR in this room
I am assuming that with this setup, I can DVR 2 games/programs in the Master Bedroom and a 3rd in the Living Room. Every room, except the Master Bedroom would still be free to watch satellite broadcasts while the three recordings are going on, correct? Would they be able to watch DVR broadcasts from either of the HR24's (obviously the SD receiver would be an exception)? I understand that I'd never be able to watch more than two DVR broadcasts from either DVR, depending on the programming's physical location.