HR24 and THR22 Together?

[Jimbo]

nah just protects against possible interference. Was taught a long time ago to cap unused ports

I guess it would keep corrosion out if outside.

 

[Troch77]

hmmm then why did Directv install a 8 way when I had 2 R22's and a H23 for a while?
There were 4 ports not used

Probably because your Tech only had an 8 way.

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[Troch77]

Ok, so if I have 5 tuners, I would need an 8, how do the other 3 ports hurt ?
Signal loss is not that great.

They dont, but if you only have a 2 or 4 room setup, you are supposed to use the smallest splitter that works.
Not put 8 ways on 2 room setups.

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[Troch77]

And if you don't term. them, the signal falls out on the ground ?

You mean Terminate, Caps are used on unused ports on Swm 8 and 16 Multi switches.

nah just protects against possible interference. Was taught a long time ago to cap unused ports

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[Jimbo]

You mean Terminate, Caps are used on unused ports on Swm 8 and 16 Multi switches.



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I suppose I would terminate them if I had the caps.

 

[raoul5788]

Caps are just that, only caps. Terminators have a center conductor and provide 75 ohm resistance.

 

[peds48]

Ok, so if I have 5 tuners, I would need an 8, how do the other 3 ports hurt ?
Signal loss is not that great.

If you have 5 tuners as in a Genie, no splitter is required. If you have 5 tuners as in receivers, then an 8 way is required. The point is that you always want to have less splitter as possible.

 

[peds48]

hmmm then why did Directv install a 8 way when I had 2 R22's and a H23 for a while?
There were 4 ports not used

Just because someone does something wrong, does not mean is right.

 

[peds48]

And if you don't term. them, the signal falls out on the ground ?

You avoid possible signal ingression.

 

[peds48]

You mean Terminate, Caps are used on unused ports on Swm 8 and 16 Multi switches.



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Yes and no. Terminators are installed on RF outputs. Caps are used on inputs/outputs that carry voltage such as those found on a 6x8 switch. So a SWM16 switch uses caps and terminators

 

[Troch77]

Yes and no. Terminators are installed on RF outputs. Caps are used on inputs/outputs that carry voltage such as those found on a 6x8 switch. So a SWM16 switch uses caps and terminators

Yes, But my swm 16 was using both ports lol.
I had 12 tuners.

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[Jimbo]

Yes and no. Terminators are installed on RF outputs. Caps are used on inputs/outputs that carry voltage such as those found on a 6x8 switch. So a SWM16 switch uses caps and terminators

You just contradicted yourself.
You pointed out that a SWM 8 if 5 ports are used, the rest need to be capped, however isn't only 1 port actually carrying power, the one running to the LNB ?
Or do they all have power ... I'm thinking that only the one has power, otherwise it wouldn't matter which port you use to feed the LNB.

 

[peds48]

You just contradicted yourself.
You pointed out that a SWM 8 if 5 ports are used, the rest need to be capped, however isn't only 1 port actually carrying power, the one running to the LNB ?
Or do they all have power ... I'm thinking that only the one has power, otherwise it wouldn't matter which port you use to feed the LNB.

Splitters are used for RF, as such they use terminators.

 

[Jimbo]

Splitters are used for RF, as such they use terminators.

So is there power on all outputs ?

 

[Zashel]

So is there power on all outputs ?

take a look at the product page for splitters on solid signal or somehwere.

 

[Claude Greiner]

Few things here...

1) There is a $5 TIVO fee in addition to the Directv DVR fee

2) The whole home DVR features do not work, so you can't share recordings between rooms.

3) The TiVo is basically an HR22 with TiVo software. Such a great unit, but sucks it's not on the HR24 or Genie platform.

4) The Romario models with a cable card, are a far superior unit to this model.

If anyone wants one, I have a brand new THR 22 TiVo for sale for $125. They are normally $199. It's 3 years old, but new in box.

 

[peds48]

So is there power on all outputs ?

I think you know better than that

 

[Jimbo]

I think you know better than that

I just thought I might be misinfoirmed when I read your post is all.
Just wanted to verify.