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Slow response on SWM 16 DECA across SWM Ports

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I notice that when fast forwarding a show through commercials if the 2 boxes are on the same SWM Port on the SWM16 it is significantly faster, in fact when fast forwarding across the 2 ports it is almost slow enough to not see when the show has started back. Has anyone else noticed this?
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jbhsv said:
I notice that when fast forwarding a show through commercials if the 2 boxes are on the same SWM Port on the SWM16 it is significantly faster, in fact when fast forwarding across the 2 ports it is almost slow enough to not see when the show has started back. Has anyone else noticed this?
DECA wise, this makes little sense.
The DECA is the same 525-575 MHz signal.
It might have more to do with the receivers connected than the DECA itself.

My Setup:

HR34 - 1 Owned, 1 Leased
HR24 - 1 Owned, 3 Leased
HR23 - 1 Leased
H24 - 2 Leased, 2 Owned
H25 - 1 Owned

Total Tuners - 25
This might have a lot more to do with it.
How do you have 25 tuners off a SWiM?
I am actually in transition currently i have a swm 16 and a swm 8 on 2 separate dishes. What is your recommendation on best way to hook everything up?
Easiest way is just eliminate the 2nd dish and run 4 short cables from the 4 swm16 legacy ports to the 4 inputs of the swm8.
jbhsv said:
I am actually in transition currently i have a swm 16 and a swm 8 on 2 separate dishes. What is your recommendation on best way to hook everything up?
"The approved method" is to use 2-way splitters to feed both SWiMs. These do add a bit of loss between the dish/LNB and the SWiMs.
There's a pretty good article here on the options: http://forums.solidsignal.com/showthread.php/336-WHITE-PAPER-More-than-16-tuners-in-the-home
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