622 With A Dp34 Switch. Will Not Work!
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Depends. Do you have a Dish 1000? If so, you won't need the external switch until you get more than two receivers. If you don't have the Dish 1000, you could still replace your LNB with a DPP Twin, and still just use one cable to the receiver.
The 622 is a dual tuner, you need two runs to the receiver if you're using a DP34 switch. You can use a separator (single cable run) only with DPP equipment, DPP44 switch or DPP Twin Lnb.
With four receivers, if even one is a dual tuner, you'll need the DPP44 or you'll need to cascade two DP34s. No splitters or separators allowed on the DP34. The separator will allow one cable to feed the dual tuners from the DPP44, so you wouldn't need another switch.
What am I missing here ?
I have a Dish 1000 feeding a DP34, which feeds an 811, 501, 311 and a 4900. They all work. Why do I need a DP44 ?
I have a Dish 1000 feeding a DP34, which feeds an 811, 501, 311 and a 4900. They all work. Why do I need a DP44 ?
Hes' trying to feed a dual tuner with a single run using a DP34. You don't have a dual tuner, so you don't have to worry.
I'm considering a 622 after the beta testing is over (I had a 501 from the first shipment). I'd drop the 4900 and use tv2 for whole house distribution. You're telling me that I would have to upgrade the switch to use the combiner/seperator ? I ran 3 rg6's to the location where I would put the 622, one for the OTA, one for sat in, and one for tv2 out (not used now of course). I suppose I could diplex the OTA signal into one of the sat feeds, or run another rg6 ?
You can replace the LNB on your dish with a DPP Twin to feed two receivers, and both could be dual tuners. Much cheaper than a DPP44, if you only have one or two receivers.dave7424 said:
If you're going the HD upgrade path with Dish to get the 622, they should throw in the Dish 1000 and all the necessary hardware.
