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DirecTV DVR, Can I use a Splitter? Scott Townsend 05-01-2008
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Posted by Scott Townsend on May 1, 2008, 12:50 pm
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 time,
so they have 2 Inputs.

Do I need to run a 2nd line from the main Splitter, or can I just Split the
line that I've already run to the Room?

Thanks,
Scott<-


Posted by hallerb@aol.com on May 1, 2008, 4:31 pm
wrote:
> 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 time=
,
> so they have 2 Inputs.
>
> Do I need to run a 2nd line from the main Splitter, or can I just Split th=
e
> line that I've already run to the Room?
>
> Thanks,
> =EF=BF=BD Scott<-

sorry add new line from multiswitch, its impossible to use a splitter.

the switch really isnt a splitter

Posted by Art Todesco on May 1, 2008, 6:09 pm
hallerb@aol.com wrote:
> wrote:
>> 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 time,
>> so they have 2 Inputs.
>>
>> Do I need to run a 2nd line from the main Splitter, or can I just Split the
>> line that I've already run to the Room?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> � Scott<-
>
> sorry add new line from multiswitch, its impossible to use a splitter.
>
> the switch really isnt a splitter

Don't know too much about Direct,
however .....

I have a Dish DVR. The nice thing is
that the 2nd tuner is RF controllable.
So, tuner 1 outputs video to the main
TV. I 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 that goes to an amplified
splitter and then distributed to all
rooms.
I bought a boat load of the cheap Dish
RF remotes for all the
other locations. So, you can view and
control tuner 2 on channel 60 or you
can scab onto tuner 1 by dialing
channel 3 on the other TV. With 2 people
in the house, it works well.

Posted by Mark Lloyd on May 2, 2008, 10:02 am
wrote:

>hallerb@aol.com wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> 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 time,
>>> so they have 2 Inputs.
>>>
>>> Do I need to run a 2nd line from the main Splitter, or can I just Split the
>>> line that I've already run to the Room?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> ? Scott<-
>>
>> sorry add new line from multiswitch, its impossible to use a splitter.
>>
>> the switch really isnt a splitter
>
>Don't know too much about Direct,
>however .....
>
>I have a Dish DVR. The nice thing is
>that the 2nd tuner is RF controllable.
>So, tuner 1 outputs video to the main
>TV. I 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 that goes to an amplified
>splitter and then distributed to all
>rooms.

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.

>I bought a boat load of the cheap Dish
>RF remotes for all the
>other locations. So, you can view and
>control tuner 2 on channel 60 or you
>can scab onto tuner 1 by dialing
>channel 3 on the other TV. With 2 people
>in the house, it works well.

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 Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"So far as I can remember, there is not one word
in the Gospels in praise of intelligence."
--Bertrand Russell

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on May 2, 2008, 10:17 am
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >hall...@aol.com wrote:
> >> wrote:
> >>> 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 =
time,
> >>> so they have 2 Inputs.
>
> >>> Do I need to run a 2nd line from the main Splitter, or can I just Spli=
t the
> >>> line that I've already run to the Room?
>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> ? Scott<-
>
> >> sorry add new line from multiswitch, its impossible to use a splitter.
>
> >> the switch really isnt a splitter
>
> >Don't know too much about Direct,
> >however .....
>
> >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.
>
> 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.
>
> >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.
>
> 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
>
> "So far as I can remember, there is not one word
> in the Gospels in praise of intelligence."
> --Bertrand Russell- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

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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