New Install... Questions, Questions Questions

[carfac]

Hi All-

Long time lerker here- Thanks for all the help I have received so far!

OK, I had an install schedulaed for last night- wanted to surprise my wife with a DVR for Christmas. Fot years we have only gotten- and been QUITE happy with- OTA. We are not big TV watchers. To be honest, I think a lot of TV choices might steal time away from other things... but that is neither here or there; suffice to say, I really just want the basics, but I do want the HD and VOOM upgrades. So, for a DRV with OTA, and a good selection of HD programming, Dish seemed like the best choice.

So, two weeks ago I ordered "A DVR and a HD/DVR" (that is what my order says)- HD for the living room, sd for the bedroom.

So they get here last night, and only have a SD DVR... and he tells me they will need a different dish because I want VOOM (which is also on the original order as "Programming Upgrade, $5.00")

So, they were nice enough to try and fit me in today, at 6PM- needless to say, any shot at a surprise is now out the window. But OK, at least it will be in. But some of the things the installer said yesterday have me thinging, and I want to see if he is right, and if I am getting what I think I should...

1) He is getting me a 3 Sat Dish- is this correct?

2) I have existing in-wall cabling for my antenna- home runs to my basement. I do NOT want to loose my antenna I have now- I get great OTA Digital. He tells me he can splice into this, add my antenna, and use the existing wiring. True? Is this OK for HD?

3) Can I get the basic 60 package with NO Locals (my OTA is great). HD upgrade AND Voom?

4) If they make me take Locals, will I get all the sub-channels I get now- I do NOT want to loose my PBS subs. The PBS-HD channel is what I really want the DVR for and that is 7.2.

5) I THINK he is going to give me ONLY a 942, and make the upstairs feed off the second receiver or something on the 942. I would PREFER a second DVR/receiver upstairs, and that is what I thought my order stated. Will I get this, or am I out of line asking for 2 DVRs?

6) Anytrhing else I should be aware of, or watch for?

Thanks for your help, and a hearty Seasons Greetings to all!

Dave

[Nightlife1970]

Hi Dave Welcome to the board. Will try to answer your questions for you.

1. Sounds like you are going to get the Dish1000. This dish get 110, 119, and 129 sat locations. Voom is on the 129.

2. This can be done by using a Diplexor setup. It allows low and high frequency to be carried on the same cable. There may be a little loss in signal strenght on the lower freq. for your OTA though. So you may want to see if they can run a dedicated line for that if possible. If you have a strong signal it may not be an issue.

3. If you are a new customer under the DHA plan you will get the SD locals as part of the package.

4. The locals will only be in SD. So you may have the PBS station but it will be a channel not a sub channel like OTA. You will still get those HD OTA stations as before with your tuner or the tuner in the 942.

5. A 942 will give you DVR at both TV's. There really is not need for a second DVR receiver to the bedroom. Unless you wanted to do PIP on the living room tv or be able to record 1 program while still watching another. The thing is with a second SD DVR you would have an additional $10.00 a month bill. 5 for the second receiver and another 5 for the DVR.

6. Well did they tell you about the $250.00 for the lease upgrade of the 942 and the $99 for the Dish1000?

[carfac]

Thanks Nl-

What is "the DHA plan"???

[Methuse1ah]

So if I am reading this right... I can have a DVR in the living room and then hook my bedroom TV up to this DVR? How do you control it?

Sorry for the noob questions but I am looking to switch from D*. As I understand it, in order to get all the HD stuff and use 2 tuners ( I only have one cable each to the rooms ) I would need the Dish 1000 and a DPP44 switch with a splitter at the HD DVR.

That sound right?

[BobaBird]

The multi-room receivers come with 2 remotes. One is infra-red (IR) for use in the same room as the receiver because it must be pointed at the receiver. The other is UHF Pro (RF, radio frequency) for use in the other room, up to 200' from the receiver depending on walls and other sources of interference.

You don't need the DPP44 (up to 4 satellites, up to 4 dual-tuner receivers). The Dish 1000 typically comes with a DPP Twin which will send the 3 satellites you need to 2 receivers, either or both of which can be a dual tuner model. You would add the DPP44 if you have 3+ receivers. DishPro Plus (DPP) allows you to connect a dual-tuner receiver with a single run of RG6 cable and a DPP Separator.

[oljim]

Have them run new cable, and keep your Ota as you have it now. Diplexers can hurt your Ota signal and keep you from working with a amp.