Direct TV DVR work with Winegard W2?
Hello all knowledgeable Direct TV Experts! I am getting ready to go full time. Have the RV. Sold the house and I am moving the creature comforts over to the new RV. I previously hooked up a non-DV...
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Bobbo wrote:Bill.Satellite wrote:
This would be good information if it were correct, but it is not. If you only connect 1 coax to your DVR you can only watch one channel or record that same channel. There is no way to watch one channel and record another with only 1 coax input. If you want to watch one channel and record a different channel at the same time you must have 2 coax cables connected.
I stand by what I said above. Usually, you are right, but I think you are mistaken on this particular point. The voltage sent on the coax determines which "set" of channels gets sent to the DVR, odd or even, not which individual channel gets sent. Since the whole "set" of channels is sent to the DVR, the 2 separate tuners in the DVR can pick between which channel in that "set" to utilize. The whole point of the second cable is to allow both "sets" of channels to be presented to the 2 tuners at the same time.
However, my main point was that he had to run 2 cables for full functionality. I think you agree with that.
Since are are not talking SWM here, the way the receiver works is one coax to one input gives you only one tuner. No way around that. One tuner = 1 channel. Watch it or record it but not a second one.
