I'm currently looking into getting DirecTV and I would like to hook it up to 3 TVs and 2 VCRs.
I live in Houston, Texas and have an almost totally unobstructed view of the southern sky on my 2'nd floor balcony.
If I had to point the dish at the horizon itself (which I doubt) that is also doable from my rooftop...
I'm not concerned about getting a PVR, Tivo or any Sports, PPV or HDTV channels.
However, I am concerned about the following:
1. Getting enough signal strength to power 5 receivers.
2. Having little or no 'rain fade'. (Anything has to be better than the weekly Time Warner outages that happen in both good weather and bad; lasting for HOURS.)
3. Finding the right Dish.
4. Figuring out the wiring needed and trying to do as much of it myself.
5. Does the Wineguard (76cm) Dish support 2 LNB (if it is the dish that‘ll serve my purposes)?
As #4 above states, to cut down on installation fees, I was thinking of running RG6 cabling as follows:
First, Route 2 cables from the dish (that is outside on the balcony) to "A" (which is just inside the house).
Next, route one cable from "A" to each of the "1's" (total of 2 wires).
Then, route three cables to "3".
This way, all the installer has to do is:
1) Put the junction box (?) at point A, which is conveniently near an AC Outlet.
2) Position the Dish & Install LNBs (?).
3) Place the converters on their respected shelves.
4) Screw in the cables.
5) Plug in the phone wires (I have already laid them out in their respective places.)
6) Activate the service.
7) Answer any questions I may have at that point and give 'The Tour of DirecTV' (?).
I've tried to be as thorough and concise as I could.
Any thoughts, corrections, questions, or advice are greatly appreciated.
I live in Houston, Texas and have an almost totally unobstructed view of the southern sky on my 2'nd floor balcony.
If I had to point the dish at the horizon itself (which I doubt) that is also doable from my rooftop...
I'm not concerned about getting a PVR, Tivo or any Sports, PPV or HDTV channels.
However, I am concerned about the following:
1. Getting enough signal strength to power 5 receivers.
2. Having little or no 'rain fade'. (Anything has to be better than the weekly Time Warner outages that happen in both good weather and bad; lasting for HOURS.)
3. Finding the right Dish.
4. Figuring out the wiring needed and trying to do as much of it myself.
5. Does the Wineguard (76cm) Dish support 2 LNB (if it is the dish that‘ll serve my purposes)?
As #4 above states, to cut down on installation fees, I was thinking of running RG6 cabling as follows:
First, Route 2 cables from the dish (that is outside on the balcony) to "A" (which is just inside the house).
Next, route one cable from "A" to each of the "1's" (total of 2 wires).
Then, route three cables to "3".
This way, all the installer has to do is:
1) Put the junction box (?) at point A, which is conveniently near an AC Outlet.
2) Position the Dish & Install LNBs (?).
3) Place the converters on their respected shelves.
4) Screw in the cables.
5) Plug in the phone wires (I have already laid them out in their respective places.)
6) Activate the service.
7) Answer any questions I may have at that point and give 'The Tour of DirecTV' (?).
I've tried to be as thorough and concise as I could.
Any thoughts, corrections, questions, or advice are greatly appreciated.
