DVR942 with or without TV2?

[dclay1216]

I'm new to this forum, so stay with me. I am moving into a new house in a month or so and have had Dish service for about 6 years. I recently purchased a HDTV and want to upgrade my current receiver to a DVR942. The problem is that where the TV will be placed, there is only one coax jack. In order to utilize the TV2 on the DVR942, would I need to run additional coax to feed a second room or the other remaining rooms in the house? I still have my old receiver that does SD which I could use in another room. Is the DVR942 worth the extra cost? Should I run the extra coax for the other room(s)? Running the extra coax is where the real problem is...not feasible. Any suggestions? Thanks!

[chewey]

I'm new to this forum, so stay with me. I am moving into a new house in a month or so and have had Dish service for about 6 years. I recently purchased a HDTV and want to upgrade my current receiver to a DVR942. The problem is that where the TV will be placed, there is only one coax jack. In order to utilize the TV2 on the DVR942, would I need to run additional coax to feed a second room or the other remaining rooms in the house? I still have my old receiver that does SD which I could use in another room. Is the DVR942 worth the extra cost? Should I run the extra coax for the other room(s)? Running the extra coax is where the real problem is...not feasible. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Easy solution. The have the LNB changed to a Dish Pro Plus. Then you will only need to run one coax to the 942 and use a Dish Pro Plus Separator at the end. Are you taking down the dish at the old home or doing the dish mover service? You may also want to consider a Dish 1000 if you are getting a whole new dish since it has the Dish Pro Plus lnb included and will allow you to get Voom channels.

[Jon Spackman]

you could do what some people on here have done and use a DPP lnb (both inputs on one cable) then diplex the signal for the TV2 output at the 942 side and feed the TV2 into the antenna/cable side of the diplexor and then at the other side of the one feed you have (probably the side of your house) put another diplexor and pull the antenna/cable feed and connect to the cable you likely have running to the TV2 (where the other tv is). That way one rg-6 can feed both tuners, and backfeed your TV2 feed to the other room.

This assumes the 942 area feed is connected in a junction of some sort where the other feed to the potential TV2 location is also spliced, and the dish feeds run to this location as well.


Make sense?

Jon

[dclay1216]

I will use the Dish Mover service. I have also looked at what satellites I will be needing and I will need the HD satellite, Voom satellite, and the AT120 satellite. Is the Dish 1000 something that I should ask for or will they automatically change the dish to this one since I'll be needing to reach three satellites with one dish? As far as I can tell, each room has its own RG-6 cable and there will be a junction box on the outside of the house. Is the method that chewey suggested or j5races method more practical for me in this case? I am rather new to this type of stuff. How much signal loss is there running to the second TV? Thanks!