Had MRV Installed Today

[gadgtfreek]

All went well, guy was here about an hour. I do not have a desktop PC, so I put the wireless modem in the ent center in the bedroom, right next to the HR22. Im sure this made his install a tad easier.

Just watched 2 hours of HD on the bedroom HR22, from the living room HR24 and it worked flawlessly, good deal.

Gonna put the HR22 on a battery backup like the HR24, and put all my sat channel timers in there, and leave my local channel timers on the HR24. Spreads it out about 50/50 to help with conflicts.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Just realized he changed out my 6 month old SWM LNB for a new one, and both had green labels. Wonder why?

 

[gadgtfreek]

Wife is ill today so she is in the bedroom wathing one of her shows off the living room dvr, and I'm in the living room watching a different show off the living room dvr. This is pretty cool.

 

[WhoRay85]

Just realized he changed out my 6 month old SWM LNB for a new one, and both had green labels. Wonder why?

Green Label is compatible with MRV. No Green Label = No MRV

 

[gadgtfreek]

Did you read the post? BOTH had green labels. I wonder if SOP is just to change it out to be sure.

 

[joed32]

Wife is ill today so she is in the bedroom wathing one of her shows off the living room dvr, and I'm in the living room watching a different show off the living room dvr. This is pretty cool.

Great feature! I'm really enjoying it.

 

[wildbill129]

Glad you are enjoying it. MRV is the coolest satellite TV invention in a while. I use it every day. I love being able to watch a show in the family room, stop it, and head off to bed to watch the last of it. Fantastic feature....

 

[gadgtfreek]

I agree. It's nice to spread the tuners out, and not be held to one tv. I think it's the best thing Ive seen since dual tuner dvr's. Dish's 722k with FOUR tuners was quite cool too.

 

[crimpshrine]

So I'm hoping to put in my order for Direct this week. I was wondering if I would get MRV installed free since I'm a new customer?

 

[gadgtfreek]

I imagine there is a good deal if you are signing up as a new customer.

 

[crimpshrine]

I was just wondering because you can add MRV when ordering online with the package you're picking out but it doesn't add any kind of special fees or anything. It just basically says it's free, unless I'm not reading into something?

 

[gadgtfreek]

I'd think it's part of a new customer install. A short term customer like me gets screwed on the install pricing ($200).

 

[crimpshrine]

oh that sucks elway! How do they install MRV anyway? Do you have to run wires or is it run wirelessly through your router? Sorry, I have no idea about any of this and want as much info as possible before I switch..

 

[gadgtfreek]

They do have to put stuff at your router, so to reduce the mess, I actually moved my router to the bedroom, and installed it in the same cubby hole as the HR22. He put all the xtra boxes (2) in this area so you cant see em. The HR24 needed nothing done.

Eth cable out of modem to DECA box, which then runs out with COAX to the HR22. Then there is a 2nd DECA box I think.

 

[crimpshrine]

So I was planning on getting two HR24's and the rest would be standard boxes. How much wiring would have to be done? By the way, thanks for the great info Elway!

 

[meStevo]

They do have to put stuff at your router, so to reduce the mess, I actually moved my router to the bedroom, and installed it in the same cubby hole as the HR22. He put all the xtra boxes (2) in this area so you cant see em. The HR24 needed nothing done.

Eth cable out of modem to DECA box, which then runs out with COAX to the HR22. Then there is a 2nd DECA box I think.

Second box is for SWM I think?

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[gadgtfreek]

I think you may need only the internet box then, because HR24's dont need a DECA box like other models. I have two HDDVR's, one DECA box is for the internet connection, one is it at the HR22, and the HR24 has nothing.

 

[joed32]

So I was planning on getting two HR24's and the rest would be standard boxes. How much wiring would have to be done? By the way, thanks for the great info Elway!

Standard boxes can't do MRV, they need to be HD receivers.

 

[RandallA]

So I was planning on getting two HR24's and the rest would be standard boxes. How much wiring would have to be done? By the way, thanks for the great info Elway!

You can have one line coming from the dish to inside the house to an 8 way splitter, you can feed up to 8 tuners. The two HR24s use 4 tuners, you can add up to 4 more tuners. SD and HD receivers each use one tuner, DVRs use 2 tuners. Of course, each receiver will need one line coming from the 8 way splitter.

Like mentioned above, you need HD receivers for MRV.

 

[max352]

Looking forward to my MRV Tomorrow, Getting that installed and trying to finish moving, in one day? Big Day