can i use this as a standard splitter to split any signal such as antenna or dish network? Or does it work with directv only
456406
I figured so but I wanted to make sure. With some of the technology now, I didn't know if they did something to make it only for their products.
456407
A splitter is a splitter. It should work with any coax cable. The only difference with this one is that it has a green DirecTv label on it.
456408
This splitter is used for swim tech. installations for Directv. I wouldn't use it for any other purpose my self.....Contact Directv for your answer if you are concerned about its use .....
625882
This dish will not support HD, so that receiver will work great....same one I use. I use mine at Camp in the mountains and the dish works great, it is small and easy to set up quick. I do suggest that you look at purchasing a Satellite Finder Meter For Directv to make the set up quicker, the one I purchased was made by Satellite Finder, sold by Smartie Store on Amazon, only $8.99. You may want a tri pod or pole to mount the dish for ease as well.
1128338
Yes, an ordinary cable splitter like: RCA DH24SPR Two Way 2.4 Ghz Bi-Di Splitter should be fine. If you have a longer cable run, you may want something with a repeater in it to boost the signal. I've plugged in 2 TVs at a time this way with no problems at all.
1813773
Not much luck. I think I can get it to PIP w/Antenna over the air, but only when in analog mode. I can't watch digital TV w/any other sources. What I really want to do is split screen my Wii and my Direct TV, but no luck on that front.Seems so simple...
1576736
no it is specifically for connecting multiple directv (8 lines) receivers to a Directv satellite dish
1768165
To be even more specific - as sometimes a regular splitter won't work as well - you have to purchase a UHF/VHF Diplexer that you can buy online or from an electronics store. Great discussion here - FREE TV RULES!
233547
Depends on how strong of a signal you receive. I split the signal to 3 TV's with no issues. The box has only one Coax output but you can by a splitter to distribute to multiple TV's.
1192870
Yes, it works on both direct & Dish. Direct tv is not high def, Dish tv is high def compatible. I was able to use it all the way around the US. I just got back to Oregon. It will pick up the eastern satellites up in Newhampsure also.
1975877
My sister has it hooked up with her cable and it works great. I have Dish network and cannot get it to operate with any of my sets. I can get it to operate the TV's but not control their box, which is of no use to me.
525226
I bought this to do just that. You do need a short coaxial cable to plug the splitter into the TV coaxial input and then plug the antenna in one and the Satellite DVR in the dual side of the splitter. I'm able to use the TV remote to switch between over the air digital channels or switch to channel 3 for the DVR. I don't get any interference from the DVR anymore and it works well for my purposes.
2009926
No what you need for that is called a diplexer. I used one to combine our satellite signal with my roof antenna. Not sure you can use it to combine Internet with broadcast TV. You will need two of them one on the source and one at the room you want to split them back out. You can find them many electronic stores. Good luck with it.
1906119
Yes, just keep in mind that each time you split the signal of the antenna you weaken the signal that actual reaches the device (t-v, DVR, etc.). You can probably get by with a one-to-two splitter, but more than that and you need to think about getting an RF Amplifier that has multiple outputs, with your antenna connected directly to the RF Amplifier, and individual coaxial feeds from there to each device. I've learned this the hard way.
2057995
Not sure--It was supposed to work with Dish Network and OTA, but it did not work for me. Totally useless and a waste of money is how I would describe this diplexer/splitter.
1677249
It works with my DirectTV Satellite Receiver. I cannot get high definition but thats because of the antenna not the control center. One of these days I will upgrade my satellite dish to high def.
962640
I don't know how else you'd do it. I'd recommend amplifier(s) as well. My splitter is approx. 10' from the antenna and splits to 2 TVs, which are approx. 40 and 50 feet from the splitter. Each TV has an RCA 10dB video signal amplifier 50-900 MHz model VH100 (Walmart, approx. $13) - works great!
2054492
In theory, yes, as that is what powered HDMI splitters are supposed to do...take the original signal and amplify it so a clean signal gets to multiple devices. In practice there are sometimes problems when connecting to equipment that is several years old as they may not have implemented the later HDMI standards. For instance, I wanted to send HDMI to a new tv at the end of a 50 ft hdmi cable as well as a four year old 'smart tv' adjacent to the dish receiver. Both tvs would get the same channel although only one would be turned on. The splitter worked fine for the newer tv, but the older one would never have audio UNTIL power was cycled on the splitter. I tried several splitters .... all exhibited the same symptom. Apparently the older tv didn't have the same interface standards as the newer so I do not think ANY splitter would have worked as I intended. Bottom line is you just have to try it. Chances are it will work.
276818
I think so. You can use a splitter to divide the signal between multiple televisions. However, the antenna can only point in one direction at a time; so if one TV needs the Antenna pointed North, and the other South, only one TV will be happy.