Trying to decide

[raven316]

I have been a Charter customer for years. Recently the went to a box for each TV and I have 5, 2 HD and 3 analog. I've gone back and forth on a dish but have not had one for 25 years. We are about to put a big addition on our house and this seems like it might be a good time. What bother me is that I want to know how much a dish is going to cost me for the length of the contract. I have to have the BTN and SEC networks and the NFL would be nice but not vital. There are only two of us so there is no crying need to be able to watch different channels on all the TV's. Any guidance?

thx

 

[Zashel]

well, hows this for a thought experiment. get 2 HD boxes, run HDMI to the two TV's, then use 2 RF converters, one set to ch 3 the other to ch 4, diplex them together, then run the diplexed cable to a splitter and run a single cable to the other three TV's. i think that'd work, never tried it or herd of it though.

as for what the monthly would be, not a clue. the boxes are 6.50 a month each, and if you go with a DVR that's another 15, or 25 if you get the whole home DVR, plus package choice and local fees/taxes.

 

[raven316]

well, hows this for a thought experiment. get 2 HD boxes, run HDMI to the two TV's, then use 2 RF converters, one set to ch 3 the other to ch 4, diplex them together, then run the diplexed cable to a splitter and run a single cable to the other three TV's. i think that'd work, never tried it or herd of it though.

as for what the monthly would be, not a clue. the boxes are 6.50 a month each, and if you go with a DVR that's another 15, or 25 if you get the whole home DVR, plus package choice and local fees/taxes.

I have wired the entire house as it is and I run a splitter from the analog box to the VCR I use for the tuner on my PIP Vizio. Good thinking though, I didn't realize I could step down from an HD box to an analog tv.

 

[Zashel]

just keep in mind you'd need a 2nd cable to run the RF converter back to the splitter. not sure how feesable that is for you. anything on the 1st floor and unfinished basement is easy, beyond that would probably require an electrician for non-poopy looking results. and i have no idea if you can actually diplex two RF converters, but if one of you is 90% of the time in front of one TV, then its probably not a big deal anyway, just get the 2nd one wired up.

 

[AZ.]

put a sling box in at one location....get some Amazon fire sticks....the app is free.....or go with the wireless setup that Direct offers.....

 

[peds48]

just keep in mind you'd need a 2nd cable to run the RF converter back to the splitter. not sure how feesable that is for you. anything on the 1st floor and unfinished basement is easy, beyond that would probably require an electrician for non-poopy looking results. and i have no idea if you can actually diplex two RF converters, but if one of you is 90% of the time in front of one TV, then its probably not a big deal anyway, just get the 2nd one wired up.

you can combine as many (as as many as the spectrum allows) RF mods in one cable. That is how we used to get TV back in the days.... And that is how CableCo's (in a bigger scale) gets the channels to their STBs

 

[Zashel]

that's what i figured, but having never herd of anyone trying i wasn't going to say 100% lol.