DVR-- Direct TV?

Question

Do you need to have two telephone cables running to a Direct TV DVR? A tech. told us that we would have to....

SL

Answer 1

i have a directv R15 dvr and it only has 1 phone line going to it. I can record 2 shows at once, or any other feature i want. The R15 only needs 1 phone line, if your looking at the hd dvr i'm not sure, i don't hhave one.

Answer 2

You do if you want to watch one channel while recording another.  It's pretty simple to do yourself if you trace the one back to your splitter.

If you don't care about watching one while recording another then one line is fine.

weeder

Answer 3

You just need one. To be able to watch a live show while recording another or do other DVR stuff, you just need a multi-switch. You can get one from the nearest electronic store in your area. DIRECTV also provides it upon DVR installation.

You might also want to check SWM (single wire multiswitch) if its acceptable to your kind of home theater setup.