sairndain
11-17-2005, 10:13 AM
Hi All
Just got DirectTV installed couple weeks ago.
A week or so later I called DirectTV and asked about a "DirectTivo"-type upgrade - i.e., a DVR setup, whereby I could watch one channel while recording another channel (or multiple other channels)...
I was a bit bemused to find out from the DirectTV telephone representative that I would have to have a technician come out and "run" another cable from the DirectTV satellite dish (located atop my 3 story townhouse roof) down to my DirectTV receiver in order to establish this capability (i.e., to watch one channel while recording *one* other channel ).
I know some DVR's (like those provided by cable companys like Cox, Comcast, etc) have multiple tuners "embedded" within them, and require only one cable running into the DVR receiver. --- It surprised me to discover that DirectTV satellite receivers, apparently, do not have this capability.
I had read one encouraging suggestion from anther forum indicating that you could "split" the DirectTV satellite feed cable (using a "splitter", of course) before it reaches the DirectTV receiver.... i.e., Running coax's into one or more MythTV hauppauge cards, and one coax into the DirectTV receiver.
Would this really work?
I was under the impression that a DirectTV receiver had to authorize/decode the DirectTV satellite signal before a TV could properly render it... ---Is this true?
(If not true, then, maybe there's hope for the above "splitter" idea!)
In any case, I'd love the adventure of building my own MythTv box --- using KnoppMyth specifically --- but, before I begin, I would like to know whether the "watch 1 channel while recording one or more other channels" capability is feasible with DirectTV.
Appreciate any guidance on this.
-- Thanks again!!
Just got DirectTV installed couple weeks ago.
A week or so later I called DirectTV and asked about a "DirectTivo"-type upgrade - i.e., a DVR setup, whereby I could watch one channel while recording another channel (or multiple other channels)...
I was a bit bemused to find out from the DirectTV telephone representative that I would have to have a technician come out and "run" another cable from the DirectTV satellite dish (located atop my 3 story townhouse roof) down to my DirectTV receiver in order to establish this capability (i.e., to watch one channel while recording *one* other channel ).
I know some DVR's (like those provided by cable companys like Cox, Comcast, etc) have multiple tuners "embedded" within them, and require only one cable running into the DVR receiver. --- It surprised me to discover that DirectTV satellite receivers, apparently, do not have this capability.
I had read one encouraging suggestion from anther forum indicating that you could "split" the DirectTV satellite feed cable (using a "splitter", of course) before it reaches the DirectTV receiver.... i.e., Running coax's into one or more MythTV hauppauge cards, and one coax into the DirectTV receiver.
Would this really work?
I was under the impression that a DirectTV receiver had to authorize/decode the DirectTV satellite signal before a TV could properly render it... ---Is this true?
(If not true, then, maybe there's hope for the above "splitter" idea!)
In any case, I'd love the adventure of building my own MythTv box --- using KnoppMyth specifically --- but, before I begin, I would like to know whether the "watch 1 channel while recording one or more other channels" capability is feasible with DirectTV.
Appreciate any guidance on this.
-- Thanks again!!