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- I have both DirecTV and an over the air HD antenna. My problem is that my house was wired with one coax cable running from the junction box to each room. Is there any way to modulate (join) both signals on one coax, then demodulate (split) them at each HD receiver? My new home is so well insulated it will be next to impossible to run more lines in the walls.
- Bi-Coaxial
from San Antonio, Texas
Yes, You can combine both the off air and DirecTV signal on one coax line with a diplexor. This is a signal combiner on the antenna end. At the receiv » moreYes, You can combine both the off air and DirecTV signal on one coax line with a diplexor. This is a signal combiner on the antenna end. At the receiver end you turn it the other way around and it will seperate the signals at the other end. They are relatively inexpensive $5-10 each. You will need two. Pretty neat trick, huh? « less
- I have a DirectTv with TIVO unit and a Toshiba HDTV. The DirectTV receiver only has a coax and composite output. Is ther a way for me to get a better picture? I was wondering if I can connect the composite output to one of my available "HD component" inputs of my HDTV?
- Ellison
from CA
You cannot connect your composite output from your DirecTV box to your component input on your TV. This will not work and won't get you a bett » moreYou cannot connect your composite output from your DirecTV box to your component input on your TV. This will not work and won't get you a better picure. You need to get an upgraged DirecTV HD DVR receiver. DirecTV no longer has combination TIVO recievers. You will also possibly need to upgrage your DircTV satellite dish. And then you will have to get the HD programming package as well to receive the HD programming. Call your local DirecTV dealer for an upgrade to HDTV programming. « less
- Hooking a HD antenna up into the dish ant input, will this show up on dish channels-guide. Or is any other programming required.
- Jason
from mechanicsville, Va
If you have an HD dish reciver then the local HD channels will show up on your channel guide through your antenna. If it isn't HD they won& » moreIf you have an HD dish reciver then the local HD channels will show up on your channel guide through your antenna. If it isn't HD they won't show up. You need to have HD equipment to process an HD signal. « less
- Arden, thanks for all the help you have already provided. Just a quick question, what kind of connection should i run from my directtv hddvr to my tv? hdmi, dvi or component? Also, for the best picture possible from a hddvd to a 1080p native tv, should i run hdmi or vga? Thanks again for everything... Paulo
- Anonymous
from Birmingham, MI
The best possible connection to use today would be the HDMI connection. I makes a truly all digital connection and includes the digital audio in the s » moreThe best possible connection to use today would be the HDMI connection. I makes a truly all digital connection and includes the digital audio in the same cable. « less
- Cable can not give me HD and Digital, they say one or the other, and since they have limited HD channels, I opted for digital. Does Direct TV give you BOTH HD and Digital TV? I want both HD and Digital under one program, can I get it?
- rgrbch45
from Elizabethtown, Ky
Yes, DirecTV can give you both HD and digital if you have one of their HD receivers.Yes, DirecTV can give you both HD and digital if you have one of their HD receivers.
- i just bought a hd tv,and im getting local channels broadcast in hi-def for free from a rooftop antenna ,,i will soon be getting direct tv installed ,,but have heard that they charge for local channels in hd ,about 5 dollars a month extra,,my question-is there a way to still get my local channels for free via the rooftop antenna,,while still using direct tv,, i have heard that it is a hassle to try to do this,since you cant change your local channels from the direct tv receiver,,my friend told just to pay the extra five dollars a month,, what should i do?
- Tony Montana
from Santa Monica CA
Hi Tony, Your friend is wrong. You can get the local HD channels off of your antenna and feed that signal into the DirecTV box. The DirecTV box will p » moreHi Tony, Your friend is wrong. You can get the local HD channels off of your antenna and feed that signal into the DirecTV box. The DirecTV box will process them as if they came off the satellite and they will show up on the guide as well. It is all very simple and you can change to those channels as if they were being received through DirecTV themselves. DirecTV does not charge extra for local channels any more in your location. The advantange to using an antenna instead of DirecTV local signals is because you can, in most cases receive more local channels from your antenna than you can from DirecTV. This reason DirecTV does not always carry all of the local channels is because they either don't have a contract to do so or they don't have the bandwidth to re-transmit them yet. « less
- I have dish network. We have two recievers which operate 2 seperate tvs each. The reciever in the living room operates the tv in the master bedroom as well as the living room. The reciever in my sons bedroom also operates the tv in the guest bedroom.
My question is this: My son got a new computer for Christmas that has Media Center in it. Can I use a regular satellite splitter to split the cable that goes into the back of his tv so that the signal will also go into his computer? This would be AFTER the initial cable from the LNB has gone through the satellite reciever. Thank you in advance for your time.
- Michael
from McAllen, TX
Yes, you can split the signal line after it comes out of the reciever to more than one TV/VCR/DVR/Media Center.Yes, you can split the signal line after it comes out of the reciever to more than one TV/VCR/DVR/Media Center.
- I recently purchased a new Mitsubishi Hi Definition tv and also subscribed to the Direct TV Hi Def programming. The installer hooked it up with component cables which work fine. I tried to replace the component cable with a HDMI cable and all I get is a blue screen. What am I doing wrong?
- Larry
from Carlsbad, NM
Have you remembered to change the input on the TV from component to HDMI with the source button on your remote?Have you remembered to change the input on the TV from component to HDMI with the source button on your remote?
- Hi Arden, I want to install an outdoor antenna to receive off air hdtv signals. Do you know how much it would cost me for the installation?
Can you recommend any installer here in san jose?
- rj
from san jose, ca
Hello RJ, I install HDTV antennas in San Jose. Antenna installation costs start at $250 including labor and materials. Give me a call.Hello RJ, I install HDTV antennas in San Jose. Antenna installation costs start at $250 including labor and materials. Give me a call.
- I have a Sony Digital Audio Control Center which wokred fine at first but now, whenever I trun it on the word 'PROTECT' flashes on the display and it shuts itself down. I cannot get past this. Do you know what is causing this and how I can correct it?
- Nigel
from St. Thomas, V.I.
This is caused by a short somewhere. There are three places this could be coming from. They are a speaker, a speaker cable connection or the amplifier » moreThis is caused by a short somewhere. There are three places this could be coming from. They are a speaker, a speaker cable connection or the amplifier itself. « less
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