how to do 4 TVs in home connected to 1 or 2 DVRs?

Our 14-yr.old A/V setup is showing it's age and having an issue with the Gefen 4x4 Matrix which has happily allowed the 2 of us to have:

* 4 sources: 2 Xfinity DVRs, BlueRay Player, Roku

* 4 TVs in our 4 primary rooms

* Aeros Universal Remote Control, 1 for each room/TV which easily control each TV using any of the 4 sources

* everything in a rack under the stairs (i.e. wiring closet), along with our Internet / Wifi

which has allowed my wife & I to be able to watch and record independently or together.

Half of my system (downstairs/LR and MBR) are still fully functioning, but a month ago (from a 6 yr ago Gefen issue for which I was able to get Gefen to repair my 4x4) the other half of my system (Office, GBR) have lost connection to the Gefen, most probably because those 2 rooms are on the same Gefen circuit board, while the working rooms are on another circuit board. In my Office, I am able to connect my Samsung to a computer and stream Xfinity, Netflix, Prime, etc. but it's cumbersome... AND with FOOTBALL season approaching, I need the ease-of-use in switching with a remote control.

I've been searching xfinity.com and have seen info on things like:

* AnyRoom DVR

* Networked TV Box

* X1 Wireless TV Box

Any tips / suggestions on what to look for from Xfinity to rearchitect at least the broken half of my home A/V system?

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Rustyben

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3 years ago

are your two xfinity DVRs the two tuner non-X1 DVRs? the X1 DVRs on same account act as one DVR with more space. With X1 service including internet, you can have one set top box and access the recordings and TV service using your choice of streaming device (for example Roku, Fire Stick). blue-ray DVD players are small and inexpensive if you really want them at all four locations and have the extra HDMI input ports.

jimmir

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@Rustyben Thanks for your msg. When the X1 DVRs came out, I researched and discovered that replacing both of our our non-X1 DVR (i.e. "legacy") would have acted as one DVR, so our current setup is:

* 1 X1 DVR

* 1 old / legacy non-X1 DVR

What I'm trying to find out is about the AnyWhere DVR, which there are some good documents on the website, but more about what is available from Xfinity to have (what I imagine is) several very small boxes (i.e. "Networked TV Box" or "X1 Wireless TV Box") that connect wirelessly to the AnyWhere DVR AND (I also imagine/hope) come with their own X1 Voice Remote Control, such that every room/TV with a Wireless box + companion remote control, and access the AnyWhere DVR AND, due to it's many tuners, each room/TV can be watching whatever is desired.

3 years ago

XfinityBillie

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We can definitely look into upgrading your equipment. When you have a DVR and the wireless boxes they will all come with their own voice remote and you'll be able to watch different programming in each room. If you'd like to review the account and work with us to get the equipment upgraded please send us a DM with your full name and address to Xfinity Support.

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3 years ago

Rustyben

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3 years ago

for wireless set top boxes (but not roku/fire sticks, etc) you have to use the x1 compatible modem/gateway in non-bridged mode (meaning you can't use your own router without double-NATing). The secondary boxes communicate with the gateway which itself communicates with the DVR (coax connected) using MoCA which is similar to ethernet but uses coax cable to send the data. The idea of anywhere DVR is the point of having x1 cable TV service with x1 internet. The DVR service is available both in the home and outside the home. When you play into a recorded program some time (example 10 minutes) and then stop watching, you can start in approximately the same point from any other set top box in the home or any streaming device (phone/tablet/roku/fire stick/etc). The x1 DVR service has 6 tuners used for watching/recording by the in-home set top boxes. Using the Roku or fire stick, etc. does not use any of the DVR's tuners.

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