Question about Tivo

[Alvarez]

Ok so to the back of a Tivo you must have 2 separate runs of Cable...(direct from dish or 2 runs going into a multiswitch) Correct? You can't take 1 run off a dish and split it in any way?

I don't currently have a Tivo but Later on I will get the HD one and when I have my new house built I may just have them run 3 runs of RG6 to each room (satellite1,satellite2,ota antenna)

 

[Saddlesitting]

You wont be able to split the Directv signal coming in. However you only need 2 cables still. You can use a diplexer to split your Directv signal and OTA. Basically you send your D* signal and OTA signal down the same line. Then when you power off your Tivo you will have a picture from your OTA.

I have 2 Tivo Units and all I have is 2 cables for each unit. I have local cable going into my 4way switch and it goes down the same line as D* signal.

SS

 

[Alvarez]

You wont be able to split the Directv signal coming in. However you only need 2 cables still. You can use a diplexer to split your Directv signal and OTA. Basically you send your D* signal and OTA signal down the same line. Then when you power off your Tivo you will have a picture from your OTA.

I have 2 Tivo Units and all I have is 2 cables for each unit. I have local cable going into my 4way switch and it goes down the same line as D* signal.

SS

Yea I knew I could Diplex the signal I have that right now on my HTLHD I was just figuring for future growing pains and for a clearer signal I would just do 3 runs.

Currently I have 1 wire coming into my wall and then I diplex it to the OTA antenna and HTLHD satellite in. Outside leg I have it going into a multiswitch OTA combiner...

My main question was on the TIVO part if you could split the signal which I had seen many times it couldn't be split... was wondering if there was any way around it at all.

 

[Darin]

No, if you want to take advantage of both tuners, you will need to cables. IF you only needed access to one satellite (101), you could get around it with a stacker/destacker. But that's an expensive solution, and doesn't work if you need access to all three satellites (which you'd want for an HD unit).