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Whole Home DVR playback and tuning
I am thinking about switching to DirecTV, and have been researching this WholeHome DVR functionality. I have 2 questions:
1) the set up I intend to have is DVR on TV1 and HD receiver on TV2: according to things I've read, I cannot stream to more than 1 device at a time... is TV1 considered streaming? If I make my wife mad and she goes upstairs to watch the same recorded program, is this a problem (simulated scenario, not that I make my wife mad). Can I watch 2 different recorded shows and record 2 shows at the same time? (often we watch last hours shows while taping this hour's shows so we don't have to watch comercials).
2) Have there been any complaints with the DVR rewind/playback delays from TV2 ? I had Fios and it would take almost 3-5 seconds after you hit "BACK" for the show to skip back 10 seconds, same with Forward and PLay. I have Dish now, and since the DVR is directly connected to the TV, there's no delay whatsoever.
ok, a third question: are the Back and forward functions of the DVR to skip ahead/back, or scan ahead/back?
dcd
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1. The DVR will stream to one remote receiver and play back programming on it's own concurrently. You can record two programs, watch a previously recorded program on both the DVR and the remote receiver. It will do exactly as you wish.
2. Not in a properly configured system.
3. Both
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danpep
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OK, one last question about the Whole-Home DVR. Assume DVR is on TV1. If a show is set to record from any other TV in the house, is TV 1 still available to watch shows on different channel. e.g. I am watching Sunday Football on TV1 and the Mrs. decides to tape her cheesy ABC Family Movie. Can I still watch my football on normal TV frequently switching channels between games while her taping occurs, or am I subject to suffering through badly acted family dramas that I later am subject to discuss in length with the wife? seriously, though, do you still have control over the tuner while taping on another channel (e.g. dual tuner capability)?
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dcd
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Assume DVR is on TV1. If a show is set to record from any other TV in the house, is TV 1 still available to watch shows on different channel. e.g. I am watching Sunday Football on TV1 and the Mrs. decides to tape her cheesy ABC Family Movie. Can I still watch my football on normal TV frequently switching channels between games while her taping occurs,
If you're watching football on the DVR and nothing is recording and Mamma decides to record one of her programs, it will not impact you in any way. The "double play" feature where you can switch and pause between two channels would not be available because it requires two tuners.
Why don't you do like I did, I got myself a DVR, another for Momma and one for the boy. We each record our own stuff and never schedule recordings on the other person's DVR.
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danpep
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Thanks for the answer. I don't do multiple DVRs because I only have the 2 TVs. Eventually I'd like to get a third and it would take care of the problem, but right now, I'm fine with a dual-tuner DVR, as long as I get 1 of the tuners to myself and let her record or watch tv or whatever. I just didn't know if I would also have to get a high-def receiver for the same TV the DVR is on to control that tuner. You answered my question, thanks.
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