[ItalianBoy228]

First off, let me apologize since I'm sure there is already a topic explaining my situation somewhere on here, but I cannot seem to find it.

I would like to connect my DirecTv to DirecTv Cinema. As with most people, my TV(s) are too far from my computer to hard wire them. I currently have my wireless router set up to MAC address filtering. I am looking for the best wireless adapter options out there so that I can view HD content on Cinema. Ideally I would like there to be 2 Ethernet ports on the adapter so that I can connect both my DirecTv and my Blu Ray player though that is not that important to me since I would imagine I could just unplug the Ethernet cable from one box and plug it in to the other. Since I would like to be able to view HD I would think that I would have to have one that can do atleast 200mbs so there are less hiccups (or that is the impression I have been getting). I have another TV as well that I would like to do this with in the event that there are some type of bundles out there (Livingroom: 1 DirecTv box and 1 Blu Ray box and Bedroom: 1 DirecTv box and 1 Blu Ray box) I am not looking to spend a ton of money. I have read that the Belkin Powerline might be my best option, but $140 seems like a fairly expensive option (especially if I have to double that for both rooms) and I'm thinking I don't have to spend that much. I do NOT have DirecTv home btw, in case that changes things.

I truly appreciate any help and opinions provided here and I thank anyone who is willing to help me make a decision on what adapter I should go with.

 

[bigtom]

Have you looked at DIRECTVs wireless Cinema Connection kit?

Here is a link to it's manual.

http://www.directv.com/learn/pdf/WiFi_Deca/Connection_Kit_User_Manual.pdf

Someone may be able to give comments on whether the ethernet ports on the HDDVR can passthrough to a Blu Ray player. I haven't tried it myself.

 

[ItalianBoy228]

I did not look too much into it. I guess I just assumed that there would probably be something more reliable out there for a better price?

 

[ItalianBoy228]

The DCCK's cost $80 per kit through DirecTv and I have found 1 as low as $55 on eBay. Obviously I would have to purchase 2 which would be anywhere from $110-$160. It's not that I won't end up going that route, but is there something else out there for cheaper that works just as well if not better?

 

[trainman]

I use the Linksys WGA600N "gaming adapter," which works fine with my DVR and which you can probably find cheaper than the other options already mentioned -- although it only has one Ethernet port. (My Blu-ray player has built-in wireless.)

 

[lparsons21]

You don't say whether you're on an SWM install or have MRV.

If you have SWM (and MRV I think), then one wireless CCK would give you what you want for the DirecTV boxes, but not the Blu-Ray boxes. And I don't think you can bridge the ethernet with the DTV boxes either.

If you need/want the Blu-Ray boxes involved too, you would need two devices and frankly I'm not sure the wireless CCK would be able to integrate them into the system, that isn't its job from what I've read.

Assuming you need both locations to have ethernet for D* and Blu-Ray, then you need two wireless boxes that will give you a wired connection between the D* & BR to wirelessly talk to your main router. I do that with one location now as that is all I needed.

I have an Apple Extreme router, I plug in my wired CCK from D*, Blu-Ray Player, and HTPC to it and let it talk to my wireless network. It works flawlessly, but it isn't cheap. The Apple Extreme router is usually available online at Apple Store in the Special Deals section for refurbs (good as new, imo) for $129 most times.

I'm sure there are other boxes that will work nearly the same, I use Apple because they just work every time with no issues. Worth the extra money.

 

[ItalianBoy228]

I use the Linksys WGA600N "gaming adapter," which works fine with my DVR and which you can probably find cheaper than the other options already mentioned -- although it only has one Ethernet port. (My Blu-ray player has built-in wireless.)

That might not be a bad option for me since I have done more reading on my 2 Sony Blu Ray players (BDP-S300 AND BDP-S360) and found out that 1 of them is not BD-Live compatible and the other says it's BD-Live compatible but really isn't. As far as pricing on that particular adapter it appears that eBay had the lowest price of $50. At that point I would probably just purchase the DCCK for the extra $5, unless of course that adapter is better. Thank you for your help!

Anybody else with better options?

 

[lparsons21]

Do you have a SWM installation? Do you also have MRV?

If the answer to both is yes, then one wireless DCCK will do it for the D* boxes as they will communicate via the coax to the DCCK and then to your internet connection.

It won't help with the Blu-Ray side of the equation, but as you've indicated that isn't an issue for you.

 

[ItalianBoy228]

You don't say whether you're on an SWM install or have MRV.

If you have SWM (and MRV I think), then one wireless CCK would give you what you want for the DirecTV boxes, but not the Blu-Ray boxes. And I don't think you can bridge the ethernet with the DTV boxes either.

If you need/want the Blu-Ray boxes involved too, you would need two devices and frankly I'm not sure the wireless CCK would be able to integrate them into the system, that isn't its job from what I've read.

Assuming you need both locations to have ethernet for D* and Blu-Ray, then you need two wireless boxes that will give you a wired connection between the D* & BR to wirelessly talk to your main router. I do that with one location now as that is all I needed.

I have an Apple Extreme router, I plug in my wired CCK from D*, Blu-Ray Player, and HTPC to it and let it talk to my wireless network. It works flawlessly, but it isn't cheap. The Apple Extreme router is usually available online at Apple Store in the Special Deals section for refurbs (good as new, imo) for $129 most times.

I'm sure there are other boxes that will work nearly the same, I use Apple because they just work every time with no issues. Worth the extra money.

In response to the SWM or MRV, I apologize in advance, but I don't know the difference . I have 2 different boxes (HR21 AND HR24) and I can watch different programs on both and record up to 2 things at a time on each receiver if that helps.

As far as the Blu Ray portion of it, I'm not concerned with hooking those up any more as neither will really do what I want. I just assumed if I was going to go the route of hooking up the DirecTv boxes I may as well hook up the Blu Ray's, but that is not an option anymore (once again my bad).

As much as I love Apple, $129 seems a bit steep for me to justify just getting DirecTv Cinema out of it.

Again, I appreciate all the help and apologize for my insolence in the matter, hah.

 

[lparsons21]

SWM is a single wire multiswitch. Basically if you have one coax running to each DVR, then you have SWM, otherwise you don't.

MRV is multi-room viewing meaning you can watch something on the other DVR.

With SWM, one DCCK should do it. Otherwise you would need two 'bridges' bridging the ethernet to wireless.

 

[ItalianBoy228]

Got it. So just like I assumed I need 2. Given the price and the other adapters noted here, it would seem like the DCCK is probably my best option for the money, again unless someone things there is something else out there that's better bang for the buck.

 

[Shades228]

For the cost of 2 devices you might as well just order WHDVR and get a wired CCK installed. It will be slightly more expensive but overall it will be better.

 

[coota]

I have a SWM but how does that work with two dvr's? When I try to connect on the second dvr, I get a message that it can't find an internet connection.

 

[HoTat2]

I have a SWM but how does that work with two dvr's? When I try to connect on the second dvr, I get a message that it can't find an internet connection.

More info. is needed. Is this a WiFi enabled CCK? What model DVRs do you have and can you describe how they are connected in your system?

 

[lesz]

Before I got my SWM and DECA set up, I was using a Cisco (Linksys) PowerLine adapter to run the (unsupported by DIRECTV) whole home setup. After I got the SWM and DECA, I have continued to use the PowerLine adapter to provide an internet connection to a BluRay player and a smart TV, and it works flawlessly with both. One of the nice things is that the receive unit does have 4 output ports, which allows one unit to service the TV and BluRay player and still has two ports left over.

When I bought my unit a couple of years ago, I bought it off of the Cisco/Linksys site, where they had reconditioned units available. I believe that I paid about $60 or $70, and additional receiver units can be added to serve multiple rooms.

 

[coota]

I have a wifi enabled DCCK connected to a HR20. The unit I would like to enable for Directv Cinema is a HR24.

 

[subeluvr]

If you have SWM then the wireless DCCK will connect the HD-DVR to the network over DECCA with coax and the blue-ray player can be plugged into the ethernet port on the DCCK to network that. The DCCK-W connects to your router by wireless if your router is wireless/wired.

I'm doing it that way with an HR24 networked on the coax and Panasonic plasma plugged into the ethernet port on the DCCK-W and it is rock solid.

The DCCK-W is not a bad box for the price especially is you have a room off the beaten path where you want DTV networked and don't want to or can't easily pull ethernet cable..

 

[HoTat2]

I have a wifi enabled DCCK connected to a HR20. The unit I would like to enable for Directv Cinema is a HR24.

Still need a little more info. Is this a SWiM install? If so how is the DCCK-W connected to the HR20?

Also make sure the HR24's internal DECA is enabled by re-running the satellite setup. Then once the DCCK-W is confirmed to be installed correctly where both the HR20 and HR24 may access it, try to rerun the network setup on the HR24 to see if it will connect.

 

[coota]

Thoroughly confused now. I have a setup with one wire going to each DVR. There is a box connected to the HR20, which I'm assuming it's a SWM box because once that was installed then I was able to connect a second dvr with one wire. My DCCK is wireless and connected to the HR20 with a wire from the DCCK to the DVR.

 

[veryoldschool]

Thoroughly confused now. I have a setup with one wire going to each DVR. There is a box connected to the HR20, which I'm assuming it's a SWM box because once that was installed then I was able to connect a second dvr with one wire. My DCCK is wireless and connected to the HR20 with a wire from the DCCK to the DVR.

"Don't feel like the Lone Ranger". :lol:
I'm guessing you don't have the DECA/coax networking so the DCCK is connected like this:

If so and you added a white DECA to the HR20 [check which HR20 you have] and it was a -700, then you could connect it this way:

In this configuration, you could get the HR24 and the HR20 to share this black DECA for the internet connection.