Typical install with one dish.
^^ This is my current setup.
Four RG6 were run from the roof (dish location) to the basement, which go into an SW44, which feeds three receivers:
2 lines to a 9200 (in bonus room)
1 line to a 5900 (in living room)
1 line to a 3100 (in master bedroom)
Each of those three locations also have a Cat5 cable run as well. The ones in the bedroom and living room are currently wired for data to plug a laptop into my LAN. The one in the bonus room is currently wired as a phone line for the Bell receiver.
(There are also single RG6 cable runs to 4 other locations in the house, currently unused and unconnected on both ends.)
Basement is currently undeveloped, but construction will start soon. I am planning on adding a bedroom, workshop/hobby room, and a dedicated home theater room.
Questions:
1) What do I need to do to add more receivers to my house? (Preference is to avoid having to add a 2nd dish on the roof). The development of the basement would likely mean the addition of at least one new receiver, for the HT. Probably the 9241 model. (HD, PVR)
2) What do I need to do to replace/"upgrade" either the 5900 or the 3100 with an HD receiver (probably the 6131) in their respective existing locations? (Given there is only 1 RG6, and 1 cat5).
Since the HT room will be directly below the living room, it's probably not a big deal to run a second RG6 from the TV/receiver location there down into the basement. Is that a no-brainer that I should do that (at least before the basement is done)? Or can I get by perfectly fine with the existing 1 RG6 and 1 cat5?
Anything else I should consider doing with respect to future-proofing/expanding going forward? (assuming I stay with satellite TV for the foreseeable future)
Thanks.