[timmy2]

While comparison shopping between DirecTV, Dish and Time Warner Cable yesterday the Dish rep told me that a new lease is limited to 4 TVs (or rooms, I forget the exact wording but it'll be clear momentarily). I said I am considering an HD DVR, two SD DVRs and one SD rcvr -- four TVs in four separate rooms. He said the most they could lease me is one dual-tuner HD DVR and one dual-tuner SD DVR. Further questioning revealed that in each case one TV will connect directly to the DVR via HDMI, component, or Y/C plus audio -- like I would expect; but the other TV associated with that DVR would have to be connected via coax and tuned to channel 3 or 4.

I said I really didn't want anyone in the house sharing the HD DVR (even though I understand its "secondary" tuner output is SD, has its own remote, etc.) but he said since it has a modulated coax out that counts as a potential "room" or "TV" and therefore uses up one of the four potential TV connections allowed for in a lease.

I asked how many coax cables run from the dish to each receiver and must a separate coax cable be run out from the DVR to the "secondary" TV located in another room? He couldn't tell me.

 

[boba]

While comparison shopping between DirecTV, Dish and Time Warner Cable yesterday the Dish rep told me that a new lease is limited to 4 TVs (or rooms, I forget the exact wording but it'll be clear momentarily). I said I am considering an HD DVR, two SD DVRs and one SD rcvr -- four TVs in four separate rooms. He said the most they could lease me is one dual-tuner HD DVR and one dual-tuner SD DVR. Further questioning revealed that in each case one TV will connect directly to the DVR via HDMI, component, or Y/C plus audio -- like I would expect; but the other TV associated with that DVR would have to be connected via coax and tuned to channel 3 or 4.

I said I really didn't want anyone in the house sharing the HD DVR (even though I understand its "secondary" tuner output is SD, has its own remote, etc.) but he said since it has a modulated coax out that counts as a potential "room" or "TV" and therefore uses up one of the four potential TV connections allowed for in a lease.

I asked how many coax cables run from the dish to each receiver and must a separate coax cable be run out from the DVR to the "secondary" TV located in another room? He couldn't tell me.

DISH Network leases are limited to 4 tuners you can have upto 4 receivers if they are single tuner receivers. The equipment that you want requires a 622 HD DVR and a 625 SD DVR both are dual tuners. You can add additional receivers but you must purchase them and their installation, they are not included in the promotion. Depending on equipment installed your number of cables will vary. Two dual tuners will require 2 cables from the dish and 1 cable to each room from the 2nd tuners.

 

[CastleGrayskull]

While comparison shopping between DirecTV, Dish and Time Warner Cable yesterday the Dish rep told me that a new lease is limited to 4 TVs (or rooms, I forget the exact wording but it'll be clear momentarily). I said I am considering an HD DVR, two SD DVRs and one SD rcvr -- four TVs in four separate rooms. He said the most they could lease me is one dual-tuner HD DVR and one dual-tuner SD DVR. Further questioning revealed that in each case one TV will connect directly to the DVR via HDMI, component, or Y/C plus audio -- like I would expect; but the other TV associated with that DVR would have to be connected via coax and tuned to channel 3 or 4.

I said I really didn't want anyone in the house sharing the HD DVR (even though I understand its "secondary" tuner output is SD, has its own remote, etc.) but he said since it has a modulated coax out that counts as a potential "room" or "TV" and therefore uses up one of the four potential TV connections allowed for in a lease.

I asked how many coax cables run from the dish to each receiver and must a separate coax cable be run out from the DVR to the "secondary" TV located in another room? He couldn't tell me.

No separate coax is needed. Diplexers are usually used to send TV2's signal out the same cable the satellite receiver is on. It's real easy. Also the second TV would be set to a channel between 21-125 not channel 3 or 4. check your PM's.