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    I am late to this game but how do I find out what swm pieces I need? I currently have a hd dvr from directv with one line comming from the wall to it,I have 4 lines from the dish going into a Zinwell wb68 multiswitch then out to 7 rooms,all rooms except where the hd dvd is are standard dish boxes. So what do I need to get for my dvr to make it work like it has two lines into it with out making the other boxes go out?

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    You have 6 plain receivers and one HD DVR? If so, and IF the standard receivers are SWM compatible, then you can replace the WB67 with a swm and get 2 1x4 splitters and that should do it, assuming your runs are not overly long (150'+).

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    • #3
      jeff

      I have one hd dvr and all 6 other receivers are swm compatible except one. So all in all I have one hd dvr,5 normal swm compatible receivers and one normal non-swm compatible receiver. Isn't there a 1x8 spitter that would work instead of 2 1x4 splitter? What if my runs are over 150ft?

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      • #4
        Originally posted by jstroup View Post
        jeff

        I have one hd dvr and all 6 other receivers are swm compatible except one. So all in all I have one hd dvr,5 normal swm compatible receivers and one normal non-swm compatible receiver. Isn't there a 1x8 spitter that would work instead of 2 1x4 splitter? What if my runs are over 150ft?
        We recommend two 1x4s because you can have longer runs (200'+) vs shorter runs with the 1x8. The fewer splits you have, the longer the permissible runs.

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        • #5
          jeff
          What about just putting a Diplexer in line with my dvr would that work to get my dvr to record one channel and watch another?

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          • #6
            Nope. You can't diplex two similar signals. Diplexers only work with signals of different frequencies.
            Been here a long time . . .

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