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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on May 2, 2008, 10:17 am
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> >hall...@aol.com wrote:
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> >>> So I Have a Line run out to a Bedroom for a Standard DirecTV Receiver.=
> >>> The DVRs use 2 Tuners to be able to record off 2 channels at the same =
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> >>> so they have 2 Inputs.
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> >>> Do I need to run a 2nd line from the main Splitter, or can I just Spli=
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> >>> line that I've already run to the Room?
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> >>> Thanks,
> >>> ? Scott<-
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> >> sorry add new line from multiswitch, its impossible to use a splitter.
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> >> the switch really isnt a splitter
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> >Don't know too much about Direct,
> >however .....
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> >I have a Dish DVR. =EF=BF=BDThe nice thing is
> >that the 2nd tuner is RF controllable.
> >So, tuner 1 outputs video to the main
> >TV. =EF=BF=BDI connected the RF out of tuner 1
> >(ch 3) and tuner 2 (ch 60 uhf) to a line
> >through a 2 set splitter, backwards as
> >a combiner =EF=BF=BDthat goes to an amplified
> >splitter and then distributed to all
> >rooms.
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> I have a similar setup, allowing multiple sources (satellite, cable,
> DVD, security camera, etc...) to be distributed to multiple rooms.
> Remote controls are converted to RF.
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> >I bought a boat load of the cheap Dish
> >RF remotes for all the
> >other locations. =EF=BF=BDSo, you can view and
> >control tuner 2 on channel 60 or you
> >can scab onto =EF=BF=BDtuner 1 by dialing
> >channel 3 on the other TV. =EF=BF=BDWith 2 people
> >in the house, it works well.
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> However, splitters DO NOT work on the dish-to-receiver cables. You
> have to have a separate cable from each input (2 for a 2-tuner DVR)
> connected to the satellite multiswitch.
> --
> Mark Lloydhttp://notstupid.laughingsquid.com
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yeah on dish to receiver seperate cables are REQUIRED for direct tv,
dish network does have a new splitter technology but its not
compatible/
the 2 seperate output dish recivers with no mirror fee for the second
output is very nice:)
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