Irritating DirecTV Issue
kevhed72
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in Electronics
Last week I was due for an upgrad to all 3 receivers to the "Genie" receivers, which all can view programs off the main DVR in the HT setup, as well as some other cool features such as rewind to the beginning of a show if you tune in late. The upgrade was free due I have been a customer for 20 plus years. The tech had to upgrade the dish as part of the process, because the dish has to feed the main DVR, then the signal works backward from the DVR to the other Genies. The tech said the old dish was not grounded properly....which really p'ed me off due about 18 months lightening fried a PJ and Pioneer Elite AVR. Which the new Genies, you CANNOT run the coax through a surge protector due it jacks up the signal. SOOOOO, I guess the only option left is those HDMI surge protectors for any surge coming through the coax. I guess my point is be wary of some of these independent techs installing dishes on your house. On the ground level, I could have swore the old dish was grounded, but many times you cannot see up on the roof....
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You shouldn't have to go on the roof to see if it's grounded. It has to come down somewhere and be grounded...in the ground. Usually by a metal pole stuck in the ground. Can't think of anyway to ground it on the roof....nor would you want to.
Sucks that the Genie won't work filtered through a power conditioner. Kinda curious why.HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
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Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
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I could have sworn there was a ground wire from the splitter to the ground pole.....perhaps not a wire from splitter up the house to the dish.....or perhaps not connected to the screw on the dish. I tried the Genie through the surge protector.....no worky....BUT, alas, convenient for the 20.00 a month protection plan the tech was pushing. Any recommendations out there on the HDMI surge protectors??
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My genie works through my panamax...My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160
Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |
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Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |
Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |
Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |
Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's
Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's | -
Really....it didnt work through my Belkin on the one TV. Ill try the DVR which was on a Panamax before....
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mine is plugged into a panamax too
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Well there ya go....the DVR works through the Panamax m4300. Ill try the Genies again through the Belkin.
