High Def. and DirectTV question

Yes you can get HD thru the regular line....

I have Directv and full HD .

What I would highly suggest is to run 2 separate lines to your main TV or the tv that will have a DVR or HD DVR...That way you can record and watch separate channels at the same time...you will gain much functionality by doing this.
With 2 lines you can even record 2 shows at once. The HDR21-700 is the DVR you should get it is awsome is capable of ON-DEMAND service which is rolling out any day now!

Give me a call or shout if you have any questions..

eins

 

I second what Einsteins said. Run 2 coax (RG-6) lines to any room where you might have a TV in the future. You won't regret doing so.

I've got an HDVR20-700 and I love it. It's hard to beat DirecTV's 70+ HD channels.


-JB

 

I have a DLP tv by Toshiba and it had an incredible picture....

I highly recommend DLP for HDTV I think its a bit sharper than LCD or plasma.

But it all falls in the eyes of the person buying


eins

 

One other thing.....if you need to connect 2 lines together with a barrel connector MAKE SURE THE BARREL CONNECTOR IS ABLE TO HANDLE HD SIGNAL! they are not all the same....old barrel connectors choked my system for a month until we figured it out.

eins

 

Also just so you know (if you haven't already run the dual lines) DirecTV is coming out with a device called a SWM (switched something module?) that will allow you to use regular cable splitters to divide the satellite signal. This will mean that you only need one line coming to each TV, and then you'd just put a splitter right before the STB if it was a DVR (and needed 2 inputs, 1 for each tuner). I don't know when this is coming out - but it shouldn't be too long now - i know there is a small community of users beta testing it currently.

Also the HR21 is the newest HD DVR (or the H21 for non-DVR), but if you need OTA capabilities to receive the local channels in HD with an antenna (since DirecTV doesn't provide HD locals anywhere in Iowa yet) I would suggest getting an HR20. If you don't get a DVR you can just hook the antenna to your TV and switch inputs to get the HD locals, but if you want to record them you're gonna need the HR20 until they provide the locals via satellite.

PS - you will love DirecTV and all their HD channels - I rarely watch SD anymore mostly because it looks like crap on my 65" HD toshiba /site/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/_default/emoticons/smile.gif