Let me get this straight... (i'm clueless) Is this product compatible with DirecTV?If so, can I use this product installed on my DirecTV receiver and hide it in a wooden box under my TV? Let me get this straight... (i'm clueless) Is this product compatible with DirecTV?If so, can I use this product installed on my DirecTV receiver and hide it in a wooden box under... » Read More Let me get this straight... (i'm clueless) Is this product compatible with DirecTV?If so, can I use this product installed on my DirecTV receiver and hide it in a wooden box under my TV? « Show Less
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No reason these IR emitter extenders can't actually do what they are called: extend IR emission! I want to simply plug this into a component and be able to control it via the IR remote with a direct line-of-sight to the IR emitter extender end. Why must the signal first be converted to RF? That is stupid and competely unnecessary when the IR emitter extender can simple transmit the IR signal back to the component it's plugged into. Duh!
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I have a Scientific Atlanta cable box from Cox Cable which I got several years ago and it came with an IR blaster cable which controls timed programs on my VCR. I recently got another cable box from Cox for the TV in our guest room, but the box has an IR port on the back but did not come with an IR blaster cable. When I called Cox they said they do not supply the cables anymore and suggested I go to Radio Shack. Of course they didn't even know what I was talking about. Will this product work with my Scientific Atlanta cable box to control my VCR from the on-screen menu just like my other one does? Don't tell me to forget the VCR and get a DVR. For this room I don't want a DVR. I want to use the VCR. I have a Scientific Atlanta cable box from Cox Cable which I got several years ago and it came with an IR blaster cable which controls timed programs on my VCR. I recently got another cable box from Cox for the TV in our guest room, but the box has an IR port on the back but did not come with an IR blaster cable. When I called Cox they said they do not supply the cables anymore and suggested I go to Radio Shack. Of course they didn't even know what I was talking about. Will this product work with my Scientific Atlanta cable box to control my VCR from the on-screen menu just like my other... » Read More I have a Scientific Atlanta cable box from Cox Cable which I got several years ago and it came with an IR blaster cable which controls timed programs on my VCR. I recently got another cable box from Cox for the TV in our guest room, but the box has an IR port on the back but did not come with an IR blaster cable. When I called Cox they said they do not supply the cables anymore and suggested I go to Radio Shack. Of course they didn't even know what I was talking about. Will this product work with my Scientific Atlanta cable box to control my VCR from the on-screen menu just like my other one does? Don't tell me to forget the VCR and get a DVR. For this room I don't want a DVR. I want to use the VCR. « Show Less
1082027
Probably a stupid question, can this be used for audio signals? : ie. for wireless headphones?
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Hi missy, your DIRECTV Receiver SHOULD have an HDMI output. If indeed it's an HD Receiver. Just connect it straight to one of your HDMI Inputs on your display. What model do you have? H20, HR21?For your onkyo, you should connect your DIRECTV straight to your surround system, using an optical or digital coaxial cable.PS3? I don' t know much about game consoles. I'll ask my brother who knows more about this than I do, and get back to you.
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Sorry... here is a better linkhttps://support.directv.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3894/~/how-to-watch-your-dvr-shows-anywhere
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I do not think so , because Direct TV receiver boxes have the cable line coming to the receiver and then a HDMI cable going to the TV, this TV does not have a HDMI port to plug into from direct TV receivers. Unless you have a cable line going from your receiver box to the back of your TV then it might work.
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Check with DirecTV first but I think that you could get it to work in a degraded mode (see my review). If you add the two components that I mention in my updated review then it will probably work normally or you could get the kit that already includes those components. The pleasant advantage that I have discovered having added the two components is that they are easily interchanged with a quick release mechanism and the inexpensive alignment tool included with this kit makes finding the satellites extremely easy with out the need of an expensive $400 tool required to do the same thing with the SWiM model. Anyway it should work, but I have not tried the HR44/200 so I cannot confirm it. Check with DirecTV first but I think that you could get it to work in a degraded mode (see my review). If you add the two components that I mention in my updated review then it will probably work normally or you could get the kit that already includes those components. The pleasant advantage that I have discovered having added the two components is that they are easily interchanged with a quick release mechanism and the inexpensive alignment tool included with this kit makes finding the satellites extremely easy with out the need of an expensive $400 tool required to do the same thing with... » Read More Check with DirecTV first but I think that you could get it to work in a degraded mode (see my review). If you add the two components that I mention in my updated review then it will probably work normally or you could get the kit that already includes those components. The pleasant advantage that I have discovered having added the two components is that they are easily interchanged with a quick release mechanism and the inexpensive alignment tool included with this kit makes finding the satellites extremely easy with out the need of an expensive $400 tool required to do the same thing with the SWiM model. Anyway it should work, but I have not tried the HR44/200 so I cannot confirm it. « Show Less
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Can you post the receiver id#? I tried purchasing a direct tv receiver and could not activate it. I was told to call Direct TV and give them the id# so they could verify the activation before I purchase. thank you
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Can you please explain this? I have been using a tv from 1995 and use a co-axial cable to hook it up. I am not familiar with HDMI cable, so if this is the only type that plugs into the tv, how can I hook the other end up to my cable box and DVD player? The cable box is newer so may be compatible, but the DVD player is fairly old as well. I don't want to buy a tv that I can't use my DVD player with. Thank you!
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No. I have three of these. I bought my last one two months ago. I wouldn't recommend these to anyone. I have to keep pressing the buttons hard to get it to work. All the money I spent on these cheap ones, I could have used to buy one from Directv.
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We have direct tv and it works fine with the box, if that's what you are referring to.
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Living in Utah it is a battle every year to keep snow off the dish. This is money well spent- have not had to deal with the problem. I do have Directv. I told a friend that has directv to order one and it did not fit her dish. I think I got lucky but measure your dish.
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It had problems with my Directv Box. It would display the video initially, but when changing the channel to one with a different video signal (1080p channel to 720P channel, etc.) the screen would take 5-10 seconds to show the video if I was lucky, but most of the time the screen would go black and I could only hear the audio. It worked great with my PS3, Xbox, and PC.
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I'm in a similar situation friendlyherb. I don't have/want cable. The tv I now have is a relatively new Samsung analog tv (with separate antenna on top).I ordered the DTV converter box for the coupon several weeks ago(my reciept stated it would be in mailed out 1-2-09 and should arrive in nlt 10 days). So far I have not recieved the 2 ordered through the mails (stolen in the mails or never sent).bottomline: I'll take my chances with the converter box with/without a coupon, then go from there. I'll wait to see how all this analog-to-digital nonsense plays out first. If i go without a tv in the interim so be it. Probably better for my mental health anyway. I'm in a similar situation friendlyherb. I don't have/want cable. The tv I now have is a relatively new Samsung analog tv (with separate antenna on top).I ordered the DTV converter box for the coupon several weeks ago(my reciept stated it would be in mailed out 1-2-09 and should arrive in nlt 10 days). So far I have not recieved the 2 ordered through the mails (stolen in the mails or never sent).bottomline: I'll take my chances with the converter box with/without a coupon, then go from there. I'll wait to see how all this analog-to-digital nonsense plays out first.... » Read More I'm in a similar situation friendlyherb. I don't have/want cable. The tv I now have is a relatively new Samsung analog tv (with separate antenna on top).I ordered the DTV converter box for the coupon several weeks ago(my reciept stated it would be in mailed out 1-2-09 and should arrive in nlt 10 days). So far I have not recieved the 2 ordered through the mails (stolen in the mails or never sent).bottomline: I'll take my chances with the converter box with/without a coupon, then go from there. I'll wait to see how all this analog-to-digital nonsense plays out first. If i go without a tv in the interim so be it. Probably better for my mental health anyway. « Show Less
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no ,we have 2 tvs and only needed one,Mine started shotting sparks and when I unplugged it neither tv worked for directv,I put in this one and I was back in business with 2 tvs with directv ,
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To the best of my knowledge HDMI cables should be backwards compatible, it'd be weird if it wasn't. Is everything else plugged in and connected properly, right TV input etc... Do you have any other HDMI cables to try out?
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mine worked fine until they installed the genie. they have been here 4 times still not working. there is a facbook page to try to get directv to fix this prob. if you have the genie it probably willn't work!
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No. This dish is only compatible with dish network. I know there are others compatible with direct tv but I can only answer for this one.
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I don't quite understand your question, but I'll tell you what I tried to do. I tried to take my box 3 hours north where we had an antenna, and all i wanted to do was watch my recorded videos, not the live direct TV. It wouldn't work because the antenna was not activated. It was very hard to get the company to tell me whether this would work or not and they kept transferring me until my call got disconnected. lol. My advice is don't count on it being so easy.