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Thursday, March 4th, 2021 3:54 AM

Can we have our HR44-700 Receiver and video bridge moved to the utility room and can I do it myself?

We have an HR44-700 Receiver, wireless video bridge, and 3 wireless genie mini's in our home.

When we initially had everything installed years ago, they put the main box and eventually (when it finally came out) the wireless video bridge on our entertainment center right in the living room. This was okay because we had a spot for it. We are remodeling now and our main TV will be going above a mantle so we don't have any space in the area for this huge receiver. And after a while I realized I really don't have another spot for it. All of our other TVs are wall mounted without any storage under/near.

I would think it's possible? I guess I'm just wondering if this is something I can accomplish myself or if I need to contact DirecTV and have a technician come out. I really dislike doing that because we live so far out of civilization they take quite a while to get here because of how it affects their schedule.

ACE - Expert

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21.1K Messages

4 years ago

So long as you can run RG6 coax from the SWM splitter to both the HR44 and the WVB then you can move them wherever but the WVB only has an 80' free air range.

ACE - Expert

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23K Messages

4 years ago

Remember the HR44 still needs a TV. The Mini Genies are Clients of it, so you need to use the main box for primary settings.


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