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Genie and seven minis configuration
Good morning, I wanted to know if someone could help me with the proper SWM configuration for a DirecTV Genie (HR54) and 7 minis (C51). I am a low voltage contractor and am familiar with DirecTV and the SWM system. It has been a while since I have done a Genie and this is the first time with more than 3 minis.
First, I know the limitations of this kind of system. There is only five tuners available and that only three minis can watch live TV/recordings simultaneously. This is going in a large house where only two people live, with TVs in eight different rooms. But, they will only ever be watching two TVs at the same time. They also understand that if the Genie DVR is recording four shows at once, only one other TV can be watching a live program. The current set up is a four wire 5 LNB dish, a Zinwell 6x16 multiswitch, 4 HD DVRs and 4 HD receivers with Whole Home Sharing over ethernet. The main reason for changing to the Genie system is because they want to streamline the process of setting up recordings. He doesn't like having to go to four different rooms/DVRs to set up the recordings. He wants to be able to set (and watch) recordings from any room. Also, there is some lag time when controlling a recording from a DVR in another room (press FF and nothing happens for about 5-6 seconds) and we are hoping that the Genie system will resolve this.
But I digress, my question is what is the proper configuration with the SWM switch and splitters? I'm pretty sure that a SWM8 is sufficient, or do I need a SWM16? I know that the HR54 uses seven tuners, but do the 7 minis count as tuners also? My thought is that the HR54 should be on SWM port 1 with a 1x2 splitter and the PI. Then the 7 minis will all be on SWM port 2 with a 1x8 splitter with 1 connection capped off. One last thing, I do not need a CCK because we already have a network connection at the Genie DVR.
Thanks you in advance for your help!
First, I know the limitations of this kind of system. There is only five tuners available and that only three minis can watch live TV/recordings simultaneously. This is going in a large house where only two people live, with TVs in eight different rooms. But, they will only ever be watching two TVs at the same time. They also understand that if the Genie DVR is recording four shows at once, only one other TV can be watching a live program. The current set up is a four wire 5 LNB dish, a Zinwell 6x16 multiswitch, 4 HD DVRs and 4 HD receivers with Whole Home Sharing over ethernet. The main reason for changing to the Genie system is because they want to streamline the process of setting up recordings. He doesn't like having to go to four different rooms/DVRs to set up the recordings. He wants to be able to set (and watch) recordings from any room. Also, there is some lag time when controlling a recording from a DVR in another room (press FF and nothing happens for about 5-6 seconds) and we are hoping that the Genie system will resolve this.
But I digress, my question is what is the proper configuration with the SWM switch and splitters? I'm pretty sure that a SWM8 is sufficient, or do I need a SWM16? I know that the HR54 uses seven tuners, but do the 7 minis count as tuners also? My thought is that the HR54 should be on SWM port 1 with a 1x2 splitter and the PI. Then the 7 minis will all be on SWM port 2 with a 1x8 splitter with 1 connection capped off. One last thing, I do not need a CCK because we already have a network connection at the Genie DVR.
Thanks you in advance for your help!
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