single wire HD DVR ?

[PMKS]

ok, I don't mean to sound ignorant, but I've never had a DVR in all my years as a DirecTv customer.

My wife is bugging me to get a DVR, of course I would have to have HD. Which model of HD DVR only uses one wire, and does it require the single wire LNB? If I ask for that particular model from DirecTV, will they send it to me?

I live in a house built in the 1960's, It would be a PITA to run another wire to the living room.

Thanks for any help

 

[Lkr]

you need SWM

 

[jdspencer]

And all of the HR2x HD DVRs support SWM. The dish could have an SWM LNB (SWMLine 3) or you could get the SWM8 to add to a regular four output LNB dish (Slimline SL3 or SL5 depending on your locals).

 

[Davedirectv]

Sounds like you are a current Directv sub? What is your current setup, receivers and dish?

 

[PMKS]

Sounds like you are a current Directv sub? What is your current setup, receivers and dish?

Early model 5-sat Slimeline dish mounted on a pole, it is not a SWM. The wires run to a waterproof junction box on the side of my house. I used to have a 4x4 multi-switch in the box, now just grounding blocks. I'm sure the box is big enough for the SWM multi-switch.

 

[darrencp22]

My question is... will an HR series accept a single line in.. therefore only recording one program at a time?

 

[joed32]

Yes, just tell it to use one line during setup.

 

[jdspencer]

Just connect the single wire from the SWM to Input 1 on the HD dvr and during setup tell it to use two tuners for dual recording. Don't connect the BBCs as they are only needed on the HR20 - HR22 with a non-SWM system.

 

[twizt3dsist3r]

im betting he had an old 18x24 dish, hence the 4x4. This would make the swm8 a better option because if he did indeed have a dish that old, his other receivers probably do not support swm, thus needing upgrades or a swm8.