Directv 8-Way Wide Band Splitter for SWM LNB

After the first one I ordered arrived damaged due to no packaging to protect it, the second one arrived undamaged. I quickly installed it with no problems.

To reduce the use of our WiFi, we got hard wired boxes from DirecTV and ran everything to this. Our TVs are working great

DirecTV tends to leave you with a splitter sized for the number of boxes you have, but this is a pain if you have a centralized wiring closet and move your boxes from time to time. I got this to replace the one DirecTV left me, which I believe is a 3/4 port. I plugged this one in with the same power inserter and it is working perfectly. The only comment I have is I am not sure if this is actually an 8 port or not, since the power inserter plugs into one of the ports (top-left red port). Not sure if that can be used for a TV so it may really be a 7-way splitter only.

The one I received was not as pictured (no DirecTV logo, made in China) and was purchased from Vista Distributing. It does however seem to work fine with my HD DVR Genie setup (HR44 and three C41 Mini clients). I do not have the equipment to see if my signal improved, stayed the same or degraded but the TV picture looks good. Will update review if I find otherwise.

I combined this splitter withhttps://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BBDHXLO/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_64The splitter was probably overkill, as this is limited to 8 active tuners. Tuners is not equal to the number of cable runs required. With SWM each cable run can support multiple tuners. In the case of a Genie, a single cable run supports 5 tuners. This leaves only 3 open tuners from the 8. My old install had 3 HR21-HR24 dual tuner HDDVRs. I had to decommission two of the old tuners to enable the Genie to operate properly. With SWM enabled only a single cable is required to use both tuners on an HR24, and B-Band converters need to be removed. Each wired genie remote uses a connection on this splitter so at this point I am using 4 of the ports on this splitter.Don't listen to DirecTV when they tell you this cannot be done as a self install. There is some work involved but it is very achievable.

Other reviews mention it doesn't have DirecTV markings on it. Mine does and it works perfectly. I have 4 stationary receivers and a 5th that I move around from room to room for multiple tv setups from time to time so the 4 port splitter that DirecTV gave me was not getting the job done. I hooked this thing up and now I don't have to make repeated trips to the splitter to change which wires are connected. Mine also came with 7 or 8 f-type terminators attached which was an added bonus.

The item is not as described, but works fine. The item is not a zinwell brand. It did not arrive as pictured either. The switch did not come with the protective caps as pictured. This is to say at least a disappointment. Please fix the picture and description as well as send me the missing caps. This is a low budget move Amazon! Come on!

This 8 way SWM (LNB) splitter works great. It is very simple to install. I did have to reset my DVR after installing the splitter, but that only required pressing the reset button and letting the receiver restart. Just be sure that when you install this splitter that the coaxial which is connected to the power inserter is connected to the red power passing outlet port.