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kman
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Jul 29, 2007, 12:08 AM

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I am going to be getting Direct Tv's HD Dvr along with a new single tuner HD TV. In order to get the PIP to work so that I can watch 2 NFL Sunday ticket games at the same time what type of setup do I need to accomplish this?
Is it is as simple as the HD Dvr receiver will provide the main picture and then I will need a second standard direct tv receiver to provide the PIP?
Thanks for any info..

TANK1
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Jul 29, 2007, 7:38 AM

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A dvr is dual tuner so it will work wth PIP and you can watch two games at the same time.

kman
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Jul 29, 2007, 12:49 PM

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Tank,
Thanks for the PIP answer. So do i need one HDMI cable and one componet cable to connect the DirecTV HR20 DVR into the TV so that I can get both the main picture and the PIP in HD?
I appreciate the info for this newbie who is about to take the HD plunge..

TANK1
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Jul 29, 2007, 1:50 PM

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Just the one hdmi cable will work.
You must have two coax cables connected from the sat dish to the D* dvr for the tv set's PIP to work.

kman
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Jul 30, 2007, 11:16 AM

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Tank,
Thanks again for the info.. Before I posted on this forum I sent the same question to direct tv. Here is what they said about PIP. I don't think Direct TV has the correct info, because if you call them you get one answer but if you e-mail them you get a different one. Their web support says PIP will not work with the HD DVR.
Thanks for writing us. Though you will be purchasing a dual tuner receiver, please know that it will still not support picture in picture capability. The dual tuner will just let you record two shows at one time, record a show while watching a different live show, and record two shows while watching a previously recorded show.

To take advantage of these features, you need to ensure that you have a dual LNB satellite dish with two cables running into your receiver, one plugged into the SAT-IN 1 and the other in SAT-IN 2 (do not use a splitter). For answers to all of your HD DVR questions and to order one today, visit our web site at directv.com/hddvr.

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