I know I haven't waited as long for an 811 as some, but I signed up at the end of Jan for DHP with an 811 and a 522. 811 being in short supply, it took 4 weeks to get it in at my local dealer. Installer called Wed and set up a Sat install, and I was excited. Got home that evening and my Mits 55" HDTV goes out! Service crew comes out Thu and says they have to take it in. Ripped the guts right out of my baby and took it with them! Big hulking shell just staring at me. Only fall back is the bedroom TV, an old Sony 36", and no HD.
Since I can't watch HD, can't even verify if that portion of the 811 works, should I postpone the install? I'm thinking to go ahead and just get it in place before they give it to someone else and I end up back of the line again. Only problem that jumps out at me is, what if it is a lemon, and I don't get the HDTV back up and running for 2 weeks (almost a sure thing)? What would a dealer do if I tried coming back two weeks after an install with a problem?
On a side note, wanted to ask what is the typical cabling for an install like this? The dealer tells me there will be three cables to the rxers from the dish (2 for the 522, 1 for the 811). I thought a switch would be put into place on both ends, allowing the use of only one cable. Running 3 cables can be done, its just going to be a pain. I won't let anyone in my attic but me, so I get to do the crawling (the tunnelers in "The Great Escape" have nothing on me).
Whatcha think guys?
Since I can't watch HD, can't even verify if that portion of the 811 works, should I postpone the install? I'm thinking to go ahead and just get it in place before they give it to someone else and I end up back of the line again. Only problem that jumps out at me is, what if it is a lemon, and I don't get the HDTV back up and running for 2 weeks (almost a sure thing)? What would a dealer do if I tried coming back two weeks after an install with a problem?
On a side note, wanted to ask what is the typical cabling for an install like this? The dealer tells me there will be three cables to the rxers from the dish (2 for the 522, 1 for the 811). I thought a switch would be put into place on both ends, allowing the use of only one cable. Running 3 cables can be done, its just going to be a pain. I won't let anyone in my attic but me, so I get to do the crawling (the tunnelers in "The Great Escape" have nothing on me).
Whatcha think guys?