topic Re: Whole Home PVR wired connection to Receivers in TV & Streaming

Whole Home PVR wired connection to Receivers

Smitty — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 01:41:54 GMT

I am looking at upgrading to Fibe TV/Internet, from Satellite / DSL. I have read that the whole home PVR can be connected to receivers via an Ethernet cable (not WiFi). Can I do that wired connection via my existing home network (CAT6) cabling. Meaning communication will be via my existing home network where I have managed switches with existing vLANs? Or must I have dedicated point to point Ethernet cable between each receiver and the whole home PVR? I have plenty of bandwidth with prosumer gigabit managed switches.

I will have 1 whole home PVR for the main TV, plus 3 additional TVs (3 receivers).

Thank you for any insights.

Re: Whole Home PVR wired connection to Receivers

dks — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:55:53 GMT

The simplest answer is yes, you can incorporate your existing satellite receivers into your wired network. If you upgrade to Fibe TV as a service and drop Bell Satellite TV, you will need new receivers. Perhaps think of it as a two stage process as opposed to a wholesale change.

Re: Whole Home PVR wired connection to Receivers

WelshTerrier — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:19:16 GMT

Good Day.

The Bell Fibe TV box VIP 7802 can be connected using Cat 6 cabling. If you do not want a wireless TV setup, you can connect all of your receivers using Cat 6 wiring. The wiring for each, must run directly to the Bell Home Hub or Giga Hub modem. Each connection must be point to point to the Bell modem.

You will not be able to manage Fibe TV with your existing vLan & switches.

Take care.

Re: Whole Home PVR wired connection to Receivers

Smitty — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:00:16 GMT

Thank you for the details. Do you know technically why the receivers will not communicate on an existing network? Ethernet is just a medium that carries a network. Certainly I may have some subnet issues to consider. But surely devices would communicate with each other with the right IP address? If I connect 3 separate cables from the 3 receivers to the HH4000, plus the PVR to the HH4000, they would all be on the same network (like a ethernet switch). Technically what is the limitation between that and connections to a managed switch that has other traffic and possible a separate network. I am just trying to understand the technical limitation. Thank you.