Thinking of getting Directv - Few Questions Regarding Equipment

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Hi,

I am thinking of getting Directv and have some space constraints where I can place the receivers.

I have two locations where I want the receivers to be, connected to two 4K TVs. They are both hardwired for gigabit LAN. My questions are follows:

(1) Will I be able to get an HS17 + two 4K clients w/o paying extra equipment cost at start up?
(2) Where can I get dimensions of the equipment, say HS17, HS54, and client boxes that work with H17 and HS54?

Thanks in advance for any info you can provide
 
gireesh said:
Hi,

I am thinking of getting Directv and have some space constraints where I can place the receivers.

I have two locations where I want the receivers to be, connected to two 4K TVs. They are both hardwired for gigabit LAN. My questions are follows:

(1) Will I be able to get an HS17 + two 4K clients w/o paying extra equipment cost at start up?
(2) Where can I get dimensions of the equipment, say HS17, HS54, and client boxes that work with H17 and HS54?

Thanks in advance for any info you can provide
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Solid signal has the dimensions on all the boxes you are referring to
 
If you want 4k on both tvs, then the HS17 is your only option since the HR54 only does one 4k stream.
 
raoul5788 said:
If you want 4k on both tvs, then the HS17 is your only option since the HR54 only does one 4k stream.
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Just to be clear for the OP, you can have two C61Ks with an HR54 but you can only watch 4K on one TV at a time. With an HS17 you'd be able to watch 4K on both. Two 4K streams is the max with an HS17 but you can have more than two clients with either one.
 
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robjlevin said:
Just to be clear for the OP, you can have two C61Ks with an HR54 but you can only watch 4K on one TV at a time. With an HS17 you'd be able to watch 4K on both. Two 4K streams is the max with an HS17 but you can have more than two clients with either one.
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Correct!
 
Claude Greiner said:
Yeah, but I really hate that solution in general
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So if you get a HR54 when you need to have that installed someplace where you don't want 4K since it doesn't output 4K. If the OP only needs two clients, both 4K, then the HR54 is a waste. And if your knock against the HS17 is the single point of failure, the OP would then need to have a HR54 and another STB and still need the two C61K's.

I've had the HS17 since before it was released (yea a tester) and I still have that original HS17 and it's going strong. The only thing that ticks me off about it is no AM21/LCC support and sources say none is coming.
 
gireesh said:
Hi,

I am thinking of getting Directv and have some space constraints where I can place the receivers.

I have two locations where I want the receivers to be, connected to two 4K TVs. They are both hardwired for gigabit LAN. My questions are follows:

(1) Will I be able to get an HS17 + two 4K clients w/o paying extra equipment cost at start up?
(2) Where can I get dimensions of the equipment, say HS17, HS54, and client boxes that work with H17 and HS54?

Thanks in advance for any info you can provide
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Is it too late to return your TV's? If not, get a "DIRECTV 4K-ready smart TV" and you won't need any boxes...
 
TheTechGuru said:
Is it too late to return your TV's? If not, get a "DIRECTV 4K-ready smart TV" and you won't need any boxes...
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Bad idea. Most set makers have dropped that function and the one’s that had it sucked compared to a STB (I have three of those and went back to mini clients on all of them).
 
rad said:
So if you get a HR54 when you need to have that installed someplace where you don't want 4K since it doesn't output 4K. If the OP only needs two clients, both 4K, then the HR54 is a waste. And if your knock against the HS17 is the single point of failure, the OP would then need to have a HR54 and another STB and still need the two C61K's.

I've had the HS17 since before it was released (yea a tester) and I still have that original HS17 and it's going strong. The only thing that ticks me off about it is no AM21/LCC support and sources say none is coming.
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But to be honest, how many of us who have 4K Tvs and 4K equipment with Directv are watching 4K?

IMHO, I have been watching more 4K on Netflix and on DVD than I have on Directv.

Until they get something like ESPN or History in 4K I have very little need for the service.

It’s like discovery Hd Theatre. Yeah it was great to show off HD, but I never sat through an entire show.

When I had Dish (I hate saying that name) we used to keep it on the HD demo channel in my office. I must have watched that more than anything.

And I was one of those early adopters with s home theatre Pc, model 5000 and channel 3 HD modulator
 
Claude Greiner said:
But to be honest, how many of us who have 4K Tvs and 4K equipment with Directv are watching 4K?

IMHO, I have been watching more 4K on Netflix and on DVD than I have on Directv.

Until they get something like ESPN or History in 4K I have very little need for the service.

It’s like discovery Hd Theatre. Yeah it was great to show off HD, but I never sat through an entire show.

When I had Dish (I hate saying that name) we used to keep it on the HD demo channel in my office. I must have watched that more than anything.

And I was one of those early adopters with s home theatre Pc, model 5000 and channel 3 HD modulator
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The OP wasn’t asking for an opinion on the 4K programming but how to install with two C61K’s. As for who has 4K TV’s, I have 3 of them.
 
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I have 2 4k sets, but don't have the D* 4k equipment ...
I've tried to get it and they refuse to listen to me ...
They will give it to me if I go with a HS17, but they don't seem to know HOW to run that order with a HR54 ....

I need my HR24's for camping and tailgating, so I'm NOT going with the HS17 ...

Thats on them, they are the ones that refused to let you keep your stand alone recvrs.

As mentioned above, theres plenty on Netflix and AP ...
It would be nice to be able to watch Football on D* in 4k.
 
Jimbo said:
I have 2 4k sets, but don't have the D* 4k equipment ...
I've tried to get it and they refuse to listen to me ...
They will give it to me if I go with a HS17, but they don't seem to know HOW to run that order with a HR54 ....

I need my HR24's for camping and tailgating, so I'm NOT going with the HS17 ...

Thats on them, they are the ones that refused to let you keep your stand alone recvrs.

As mentioned above, theres plenty on Netflix and AP ...
It would be nice to be able to watch Football on D* in 4k.
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Can you maybe get just the HR54 out of them and then order the C61K's from SolidSignal?

DIRECTV 4K Genie Mini Client for All Genie DVRs and Receivers (C61K) from Solid Signal
 
comp9 said:
That depends also. If his account has switched to ATT Solid Signal won’t process the transaction since they can not activate it
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That shouldn't matter ... I can order from SS and activate it with D*, what do they care where I got it as long as it's not used.

Chances are, I'd only use the C61k for when there would be a 4k show I that I wanted to see, seeing theres not much on, I'm not in a hurry, but it would be nice to have.
 
Trying to get an HR54 from ATT is like pulling teeth. Apparently they want to have everyone on the HS17 and clients.
 

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