He is right below. I forgrot that the HUghes DV was a "standard" TiVo. You will need ja se;perate Directv box.
Robin ----- Original Message ----- From: "MegaZone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 7:37 PM Subject: Re: [TiVo Central] several questions > > Once upon a time dianedmcn37 shaped the electrons to say... >> Current Hughes w/TiVo and have a dual satelite and can recorder >> 2shows at once and watch whats on the now playing list. Saw the >> Humax DVR/DVD and thinking of getting it. >> ?Can my current system be set up in another room and set the Humax in >> livingroom?--Can 2 tivo systems work in same home? >> If so ? will another satelite be needed? >> ?will it recorder 2 shows in each room?--or whats on one will be on >> the other? > > The Humax is a standalone TiVo, it can only record one show at a > time. Also, you cannot connect it directly to DirecTV. What you'd > need is a standalone DirecTV receiver. You'd have to have the lines > from the dish run into a multiswitch. Then two drops from the > multiswitch would connect to your existing DirecTiVo. A third drop > would connect to the new receiver. That receiver would be connected > to the Humax by A/V cables, and the Humax would control the receiver > with either a serial or Home Control cable. The new receiver would be > independent of the old one - so you could watch/record three channels > at once - 2 on your existing unit, 1 on the new one. > > -MZ, RHCE #806199299900541, ex-CISSP #3762 > -- > <URL:mailto:megazoneatmegazone.org> Gweep, Discordian, Author, Engineer, > me. > "A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" > 508-755-4098 > <URL:http://www.megazone.org/> <URL:http://www.eyrie-productions.com/> > Eris > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/eCTplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tivocentral/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
