xtraview

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    DSTV xtraview installation issue

    I bought a new Xplora (main) and HD decoder (secondary for xtraview) I have had 2 installation teams to try and install the HD decoder as a secondary decoder in my granny flat with no success. Observations: - On myDSTV app both decoders are shown as main decoders. Is this correct or should the...
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    Explora 3 with HDPVR 2P

    Hi Can someone please explain to me how to connect a Explora 3a (primary) with a HDPVR (secondary) using Xtraview. I currently have a Dual Smart LNB. Do I need any additional device? Do I need to change any settings? Thank you so much
  4. J

    Using Plex as an XtraView DVR

    Hi all, Live TV and DVR for Plex has just come out of beta for Plex Pass subscribers, and I was wondering if it was possible to now utilise the new features to decode/record/watch the stream coming from my Explora (Explora as the primary decoder and HTPC running Plex Server as a secondary...
  5. M

    'Remote Link Eye for DSTV' not working

    Hello all; hope you find this post, We have recently purchased the 'Remote Link Eye for DSTV' at a local tech store. The salesman told us that all we have to do it plug in the white Tv cord from our bedroom Tv into the Tv-link and plug that into the Tv. We have done all of it but it is not...
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    Help/Advice with DStv dish alignment and Signal Qualities

    Good day fellow techies and DIYers, I would assistance with the dish alignment / Smart LNB skew as I'm having a problem with the signal qualities of the tuner userbands. I'm currently all getting signal qualities in the teens and signal strengths mostly in the upper 70's and 80's. The...
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    Advice on installation / setup of DStv XtraView (3 decoders) with heartbeat over SLNB

    Hi Guys, I currently have an SD Dual View decoder and I'm looking at upgrading to a 3 decoder (1 Explora & 2 HD4U Single Views) xtra view set-up over 4 TV's. I'm an average fella with no prior DStv installation knowledge. :confused: So to kick-off things, I did quite a bit of reading up...
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    XtraView

    Good Day fellow forumites. I plan on enabling XtraView on my decoders and I would like some help. Multichoice said that I would need a cable going from the primary decoder into the secondary decoder. What type of cable would I need? Is it the same type as the one coming out from the LNB...
  9. Z

    Alternate to dstv for 4 tv setup?

    I am just about fed up with dstv, not due to lack of service or anything. But Simply lack of technological advance. I have 4 hd tvs. It is in a bed and breakfast. I have had endless trouble with XtraView between my SD PVR 2 (Channel) and HD PVR (single View) + a separate SD decoder...
  10. joppenheim

    DSTV Explora and Xtraview installation with one cable?

    Hi there Does anybody know if its possible to buy a multi-core coaxial (RG6) cable? The reason I ask is that to install DSTV Explora with Xtraview will require up to 7 coaxial cables: (7 coaxial cables make your home look like you are running a Google server!) 2x from LNB to DSTV Explora...
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    Heartbeat between Explora and HD PVR

    I upgraded my PVR to Explora yesterday and want to set up my PVR for Extraview. I've connected everything and the Explora is working great, problems with the PVR for Extraview. I get error E143-4 regarding the heartbeat from the Explora. I've checked the Explora and it is sending the heartbeat...
  12. S

    Xtraview between Explora + HD Decoder in a complex

    I hope someone can help me. I recently moved into a new complex with wall plates in the lounge and main bedroom. The wall plate in the lounge consists of: SAT 1, SAT 2, RETURN, TV and FM. The wall plate in the room consists of: TV and R. In the lounge I connected the Explora decoder...
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    Xtra View choppy picture on secondary decoder unless HOR or VER cable removed???

    My setup: Dual LNB to 2x4 splitter, 2 cables from splitter to PRIMARY HD PVR decoder, and 2 cables from splitter to SECONDARY SD PVR decoder. Heartbeat cable connected on RF OUT on HD PVR and RF OUT on SD PVR. Primary TV connected via HDMI to HD PVR and secondary TV connected to SD PVR via...
  14. jes

    Internet connectivity dongle for DStv Explora: report

    Internet connectivity for DStv Explora: report A Wi-Fi dongle for MultiChoice’s newest decoder, the DStv Explora, will soon be available
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    DStv Xtraview Setup

    My current setup at the moment is very simple. I have a DStv HDPVR in my lounge, this one to be exact: I have a 2x4 multiswitch with 2 cables coming in from the LNB on the dish and then 4 out to the PVR decoder. I want to add another TV at the back of the house which must be able to...
  16. J

    HDPVR/SDPVR XtraView installation -HELP PLEASE

    I've read through a lot of the threads here, and have gotten a good idea of what I should be doing from you all :) I bought a HD PVR/SD PVR combo off Bid or Buy to replace a DualView, so most of the cabling was already in place and working. This should be a pretty straight forward install, but...
  17. S

    DSTV - Connecting more than 2 decoders

    Hi All. I have just learnt that, with Xtraview, you cannot connect more that 2 decoders separately, i.e. i cannot watch different channels on say 3 TV's on a single subscription. How bloody silly is that. My setup: I have a TV and HD PVR in lounge, heartbeating to TV and HD PVR in bedroom...
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    Xtraview Setup with DSTV points in the wall (incl a 'Return' point)

    Hi all I just moved into a complex in CT where the dstv points are in the wall. There's 3 points in the lounge, 2 for the HD; the 3rd point is a 'Return' point (that's what the label next to it reads). In the bedroom there's a point in the wall. However this looks like a normal tv aerial...
  19. C

    XtraView with one cable: Possible?

    Hello and my apologies. You know how it is when everyone's ailments are almost exactly like that except .. So I've been reading this and other forums but maybe my search terms don't get me where I need to be. As a technical exercise (for a non-technical person that loves reading technical...
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    Xtraview in Flat Complex

    Hi Guys Sorry if this question has come up before. If so, could you please re-direct me the the thread? I'm not sure what to search for. I live in a flat complex. Currently I'm running one SD Decoder on my TV. The LNB is gets screwed into the wall and at the back of my decoder, its only a...
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    Xtraview Installation

    Hi Guys I have registered on the DSTV forum but im waiting for permission to post so I thought I would ask the questions I have here while I wait 1) Is it possible to have a 1110 + 1110 xtraview installation using 2 dishes instead of a twin LNB? Reason for asking is that it would...
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