HD without 2 wires from rooftop?

[Bob Nielsen]

So if I could get an SWM it wouldnt require me to run anymore wires, but if I didnt have the SWM it would require me to run more wires, correct?

You would either need to run two cables or lose the ability to watch one program while recording another.

 

[rumblebee2475]

So if I dont have the ability to record the same time Im watching something else, would that only require one wire?

 

[Pepper]

Perhaps you could attach two cables to the existing one at one end, and pull it from the other.

 

[Claude Greiner]

DISH Network has a 1 wire solution for their Dual Tuner HD/DVR

 

[rumblebee2475]

Thats what I mean Dish Network has a one wire solution, so you would think that Directv will be coming out with one in the future, wouldn't you?

 

[jdspencer]

They are, it's called SWM (single wire multiswitch), which I believe was mentioned in this thread that you started.

 

[rumblebee2475]

I know but when are thye going to be available since someone said they are not yet available to the general public.

 

[rumblebee2475]

I went and looked at the recievers and the only think I would lose if I had only one wire would be the ability to be watching one channel adn recording another, correct?

 

[themilkman]

Single Wire Multiswitch, it's in beta testing now, it would allow you to do the 2 line stuff with only the one original line.

It is NOT available yet and no word if it will be a user available item or just thru D* installers.

Jimbo

Just via Dtv installers for now, they will be rolling out in larger quantities in about a month.

 

[manhole]

I have received some pretty reliable information that DirecTV is planning on integrating the SWM technology into the LNB of the dish starting early next year. So just hang tight a little bit longer. This will be a much cleaner & easier setup than using the external component and running 4 cables to it from the dish.

 

[ONUOsFan]

But again, if all you want is HD (no recording), you only need one wire anyway.... two wires is only for the DVR, and you could live with one wire into your DVR until the multiswitch comes out if it's that big of an issue.

EDIT: Sorry, I think I confused myself here... you still need multiple wires from the roof to the multiswitch. It's from there to the receiver that my comments apply.

 

[harshness]

Satellite TV comes from the dish via coaxial cables. There really isn't any cost effective way around it.

 

[harshness]

I went and looked at the recievers and the only think I would lose if I had only one wire would be the ability to be watching one channel adn recording another, correct?

You would also lose the ability to record two programs at once.

There was a time when you could only use one OTA tuner if you only had one SAT line connected too.

 

[harshness]

I have received some pretty reliable information that DirecTV is planning on integrating the SWM technology into the LNB of the dish starting early next year. So just hang tight a little bit longer. This will be a much cleaner & easier setup than using the external component and running 4 cables to it from the dish.

But it doesn't help the thousands who already have a behemoth dish. For them, the SWM outboard module is very desirable.

There's also the issue of most DIRECTV receivers in the field not being SWM compatible...

 

[manhole]

But it doesn't help the thousands who already have a behemoth dish. For them, the SWM outboard module is very desirable.

There's also the issue of most DIRECTV receivers in the field not being SWM compatible...

My guess is it would be for new installs (when the R16 is released all of D*'s current receivers will be SWM capable).