HDTV conversion question for DirecTV customers.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by justonemorestick

if you are talking the coax cable from the wall that the other receiver is WORKING with then it should just be a swap of the reciever and hooking an HDMI cable to the tv. if the other box is having problems with that cable run then it could get more complicated.

No problems with the current box, Warren.

[Barrythevic]

If you have a regular receiver, not a DVR, then it will have a single coax antenna feed.

The HD receiver should come with a dongle to interface with the coax antenna feed. The dongle is used to be able to switch the dish to the HD satellites.

If you get a DVR, then you will need two coax feeds from your dish. That will allow you to record one program while watching a second one.

Enjoy!

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Barrythevic

If you have a regular receiver, not a DVR, then it will have a single coax antenna feed.

The HD receiver should come with a dongle to interface with the coax antenna feed. The dongle is used to be able to switch the dish to the HD satellites.

If you get a DVR, then you will need two coax feeds from your dish. That will allow you to record one program while watching a second one.

Enjoy!

So in other words, Barry, the one coax cable won't be sufficient with a DVR, and I will need to run another wire through the walls/floors in order to watch and record different channels? If so, I probably need the company to come out for the install?

Originally Posted by icehog3

So in other words, Barry, the one coax cable won't be sufficient with a DVR, and I will need to run another wire through the walls/floors in order to watch and record different channels? If so, I probably need the company to come out for the install?

Yes Tom, to watch and record different channels you'll need separate cable runs, one into each tuner on the back of the DVR