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I've started looking at DirectTV to replace my digitial cable, and I'm feeling a little overwhelmed by the amount of information out there. I was hoping some of you guys could point me in the right direction on some things.

To begin with, I really want HDTV programming in my main viewing room, but I also really want the Tivo service. I know these aren't compatible on the same receivers, but can I put two different receivers on 1 TV?

In other words, I was thinking about getting a HD compatible dish, a HD DirecTV receiver and a DirecTivo receiver. I wanted to put these both on the big screen TV, on different inputs of course, so that I could watch live HD content if I wanted or I could watch Tivo content at normal resolution.

I would also need a third reciever, just a normal one for the bedroom. No Tivo or HD in there.

Is this possible? Any suggestions on the hardware to purchase: I've seen dishes from RCA and Phillips, receivers from Samsung and Hughes, etc, etc.

Any help would be appreciated!

Seth
 

Stephen Hopkins

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You could definitely do this, but you have access cards for both receivers you'll have to pay the second-room fee each month for the second receiver, even though it's not in a different room.

You may want to get a basic non-hd package for now and hold off a few months because Hughes is supposed to be releasing a DirectHDTivo near the end of this year or early next year.
 
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You may want to get a basic non-hd package for now and hold off a few months because Hughes is supposed to be releasing a DirectHDTivo near the end of this year or early next year.
Yeah, I read that last night and that's what I'm leaning towards right now. If that is what I choose to do, should I just get 2 standard receivers for now but pay for a HD compatible dish so that all I have to buy later is the HD/Tivo combo box?

Have you heard any speculation on the retail cost of such a device?

Thanks for the advice,
Seth
 

Pete Walker

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I'm relatively new to this forum. I was going to say that unless you are strapped for cash, get the DirecTiVo either way, as it's only $99. Worst case scenario, just ebay it later on, and I bet you make back 75% or so. My suggestion would be to keep it, and stick it in another room.

I have the DirecTiVo now, and am looking into upgrading to HDTV, and I have to research all this stuff myself, as well.
 

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