I knew I forgot something.
If I put the DVR in the family room, with the digital cable, how do I hook it up. Keep in mind that the DVR will have 2 tuners so that you can record one thing while watching a second.
If the DVR goes in the room with digital cable, the signal has to come from the cable box, meaning that the signal for changing the channel will go to the DVR then be sent to the cable box via an IR blaster. And thus, the problem. Since the cable physically has to run from the wall to the cable box before it goes to the DVR, than the DVR can only receive one signal, whatever the cable box is putting out. That means that you won’t be able to record one thing while watching another.
The other option is to not connect it to the digital cable and use regular cable. But then I might as well put it in the living room, which means I’d need to use one of the PCI slots for a wireless adapter, which I don’t want to do since one of them gets the tuner and one gets a soundcard.
So, another question, how the hell do I hook this whole thing up?
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2 Comments
Thursday, May 18th, 2006 at 3:44 pm
Seems like the best bet is to hook it up to just regular cable in the family room. Then you can record whatever (non-digital) channel you want and you don’t have to bother with wireless. Basically I think you’re problem is with the “…and use regular cable. But then I might as well put it in the living room…” part there. Using regular cable is no reason to move it to the living room if moving it to the living room creates a problem.
Thursday, May 18th, 2006 at 10:46 pm
Yeah, but the thing is that the living room isn’t all that comfortable a place to watch TV. I mean the big, leather couch is very comfy.
I could put it in the family room with the digital cable seperate, but then I’d have to switch back and forth between the DVR and cable, defeating the purpose. It being transparent is the purpose. I don’t want to have to switch back and forth.