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bkanneg
05-17-04, 08:54 AM
I just went to Circuit City and bought my equipment for the switch from Dish Network to DirecTV. I got the dish and 2 DirecTivos (The HDTivo is on order), so I will have a total of 3 DirecTivos. My question is which multiswitch do I need for this setup? I will only have 3 receivers, but I need 6 outputs from the dish, correct? So, do I need the 5X8 multiswitch that they sold me, or would the smaller switch work since the dish has a multiswitch built in?

Just wondering if I could have gotten by with the $50 switch instead of the $150 one.

Thanks in advance.

platinum
05-17-04, 09:57 AM
you need the 5x8 multiswitch. make sure it's cascadable.

bkanneg
05-17-04, 10:20 AM
Here is the model I bought:

Terk 5x8 Integrated Multi-Swith
Brand/Model: TRK BMS58

http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.jsp?c=1&b=g&u=c&catoid=-9716&qp=0&oid=73761&m=0

Hope it is the right one.