Well you will have to have a sat box for each tv, otherwise they will be all watching the same channel. You can still hook your VCR up but it will be recording whatever channel the box is tuned to.
--- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor ----- Original Message ----- From: "LarryT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, TV's - Add DirectTV > Now that you mentioned D-TV and you *do* sound knowledgable, help me out - > Local cable keeps moving channels up into the HD and prem area - > efffectively raising my monthly cable price. So, I'm thinking about going > to DTV but know little about it. > > Will I still be able to use my VCR's to record shows to watch later? I've > seen D-TV splitters in electronics catalogs - with they let me run a feed > to > a VCR for a different channel? I'm afraid my imagination gets away from > me > sometimes. ;-) > > Or is it just impossible? > > OK - I'm looking at the gizmo now so I can describe it correctly - It's > called a "Direct TV approved 4 in/8 out multi switch" It also says > "Expand > system to 8 rooms. Ideal for Direct TV DVR Recorders., HDTV Compatible." > There's 9 similar devices ranging fron $11 to $175 ea. > > Since I can expand to 8 rooms I assume that means 8 TVs - I wonder f that > means 8 devices - like VCRs? Course, I guess the tough part is pushing a > different channel to each room/device. > > TIA!! > Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) > www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts > Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil > PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net > Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs > . > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dave walton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 3:36 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, TV's > > >> They are widescreen. Wider than normal TV, but not as wide as in a >> theater - so when you watch those DVD's, you still get a black bar at >> the top and bottom. When you watch normal TV, you get the black bars >> on the sides. The resolution and picture quality of HD is awesome. I >> now watch House and Bones just because they are broadcast locally in >> 1080 and I can record them with an antenna plugged into the Media >> Center PC. I do wish they would straighten out the competing standards >> for the HD version of DVD's. Can't wait to get Netflix in HD, but >> won't buy a drive until the blueray vs whatever thing is worked out. >> >> If you are only using it as a TV you don't need the 1080. Cable and >> Direct-TV are only sending out 720 signals and they compress the hell >> out of the image before bouncing it off the satellites. Hopefully that >> will change soon. >> >> Keep in mind that all my info is at least 3 months old and everything >> may have changed again by now. >> >> -Dave Walton >> >> >> On 10/26/07, Kaleb C. Striplin, work <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I have a slot above my fire place that is for a TV. My current one is a >>> floor model so we dont use it for that now, want soemthing to set up >>> there. >>> The thing that bothers me, I guess, is that now I am used to a 60" tv, >>> to >>> get that size in the new ones its quite a bit of money, so it looks like >>> I >>> would end up with somethign in the 40's range. Since they are shapped >>> different, I wonder how it compares to my square 60"? >>> >>> --- >>> Kaleb C. Striplin >>> Cox Auto Trader >>> 730 FSBO Supervisor >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "dave walton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 2:11 PM >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, TV's >>> >>> >>> >I like the LCD's. They can be used as computer monitors. 1920x1080 in >>> > a 46" lets me work with the thing 3' from my face without needing >>> > bifocals. The HDtv part is nice too. Use Windows Media Center (XP) or >>> > Vista and you have a HD recorder on your PC. Let's you record weekly >>> > shows and it automatically adjusts if they move the schedule around. >>> > I have to use the VGA input because my video board won't do high-res >>> > using the DVI output. Looks good enough. >>> > >>> > Got the TV from Costco. It's now $1400 with shipping. I think I paid >>> > about twice that a year ago. Will probably be < $1000 after Christmas. >>> > http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11214671&search=hdtv&Mo=2&cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&lang=en-US&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Sp=S&N=4294967000&whse=BC&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=Text_Search&Dr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ne=5000001+4000000&D=hdtv&Ntt=hdtv&No=2&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1 >>> > >>> > A good wall mount helps too: >>> > http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11097803&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US&s=1 >>> > >>> > -Dave Walton >>> > >>> > On 10/26/07, Kaleb C. Striplin (CAT) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> > wrote: >>> >> OK, so my 60" big screen has been giving me trouble lately. I bought >>> >> it >>> >> in '99 and its not high def, so probably time to upgrade anyway. I >>> >> will >>> >> probably still get this one fixed and use it in my office or >>> >> something. >>> >> So whats the story with these things these days? Which is the best. >>> >> Best for the money? Im not wanting to spend a whole lot so..... >>> >> Dont >>> >> know the difference between plasma, led, so on and so forth. Best >>> >> place >>> >> to get one at somewhere like Worst Buy or Dead Sams? >>> >> >>> >> --- >>> >> Kaleb C. 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