Would the 942 be better with duel HD tuners?

[purvis]

It seems that it would be a better idea to have duel HD tuners were one can hook up two HD sets to the box. Perhaps a idea for the Mpeg4 HDVR later in the fall???

 

[tdillon]

I thinking that dueling HD tuners would be entertaining, if you are into that. I liked some of the dueling scenes in Gladiator.

My 942 has 3 HD tuners in it, 2 for cable and 1 for Off The Air. Unfortunately, in the output stage, I can only direct HD video to TV1 via the DVI output.

I would prefer it to have 4, adding another for OTA would be great. I also wish, since it is a 2-room box that it could supply signal to 2 HD televisions. It is a real waste to force TV2 to be a SD device.

 

[rockfeller]

I have 942,and have 2 hd TV,
I think 2 HD tuners in 942 is a must going forward as HDTV is going to be standard soon.

 

[BFG]

It has 2 HD outputs but they both are on TV1, you could run the component connection to another TV but dunno if they're are some guidlines or limitations to go about doing that

 

[riffjim4069]

I thinking that dueling HD tuners would be entertaining, if you are into that. I liked some of the dueling scenes in Gladiator.

Personally speaking, a dueling tenor feature would have been an even better addition to the 942; drop Jose Carreras and let Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti have at it. E* really dropped the ball on this one.

Anyway, I do find the single OTA tuner to be an annoyance at times. I have two antennas...it would have been nice to integrate both antennas into the 942 and not mess with A/B switches or the built in OTA tuner on the HDTV.

 

[SimpleSimon]

Yet again, the total confusion between tuners and outputs.

Oh - and the 942 has ZERO repeat ZERO "cable" tuners. It DOES have 2 satellite tuners.

TO finish, the 942 has ONE HD output section (with multiple ways to connect it) and ONE SD output section.

Get it now, folks?

 

[larrystotler]

The biggest problem with having 1 receiver outputting HD/ATSC to 2 different TVs on 2 differnt outputs is the cost factor involved and the routing of the select type of cable(say HDMI/DVI/Component) to 2 different rooms. These cables are very expensive at long distaces, and the PQ drops after a certain point. Unless you had 2 HD TVs on opposite sides of a wall, this wouldn't be a good setup. Also, keep in mind that the majority of HD TV owners still only have 1 HD TV, the how would it benefit most subs? Yes, only having 1 OTA is a drawback, but E* is more interested in promoting their HD content that they charge for over what you can get for free.