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NightWing310

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[DIRECTV] Self Installation Direct TV Help and Questions

I'm not use to satellite systems. I'm used to Verizon Fios and Cable setups.

This is my situation, 4 TV's in the house 3 will be regular standard boxes in the bedrooms and 1 HD DVR in the living room. My plan is to wire the house first then orderd DirecTV. From what I know so far each box/receiver needs its own coaxial connected to the dish, is that right? How many tvs can I connect to the dish? and do all 4 coaxials need to be connected to the dish or is there a splitter or hub at the dish to connect the coax?
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Re: [DIRECTV] Self Installation Direct TV Help and Questions

Run high quality RG6 from each desired location to a central 'distribution point' in or outside your home. If a multiswitch is required (in your case it should not be) DirecTV will install it at the location you ran the cables to. If it's not required, they'll hook up the downleads from the dish to your cables.

If you're running cable, it wouldn't be a bad idea to run CAT5e or CAT6 to the same locations - should you want to use the networking functionality that's becoming more prevalent in the receivers. (Just a thought !)
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also better to go all hd even on non hd tv's.
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Re: [DIRECTV] Self Installation Direct TV Help and Questions

As far as I know, SWMLine dishes are the default for new HD installations - this is the Slimline 5 LNB dish with SWM built-in - which negates the need for 2 RG6 runs for DVRs.

However, it's a good point - it would be well worth the time to speak to the installation company (NOT the DirecTV CSRs - they're not knowledgeable enough and won't give you accurate information) to specifically request an SWMLine dish - saving you from the 2nd cable run.

Or, you can just run the 2 RG6 and not use one.
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Re: [DIRECTV] Self Installation Direct TV Help and Questions

Is there a SWM cable length limit?

TIA
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said by Curlee See Profile :

Is there a SWM cable length limit?

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I was reading somewhere its 100 feet max.
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