# Primary / Secondary DVR

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/primary-secondary-dvr/897677>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** livetv-dvr\
**Created:** [December 2, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/primary-secondary-dvr/897677 "2024-12-02T15:51:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![AshTray900](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ashtray900/32/12660_2.png) [@AshTray900](https://forums.plex.tv/u/AshTray900)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/primary-secondary-dvr/897677/1 "2024-12-02T15:51:54Z")

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So i am running two dvr devices, 1. a hauppage(sp) dual tuner 2250, 2. windows 10 hauppage USB tuner.

Both work fine and ive disabled channels each wont pick up, however one gets a little better reception than the other on certain channels.

Is it possible to pick which one is chosen first if both are selected to be able to tune that channel?

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**Author:** ![pl\_5309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2bfe46/32.png) [@pl\_5309](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pl_5309)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/primary-secondary-dvr/897677/2 "2024-12-02T21:18:48Z")

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No.

Does Hauppauge have a way to disable channels per tuner?

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**Author:** ![AshTray900](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ashtray900/32/12660_2.png) [@AshTray900](https://forums.plex.tv/u/AshTray900)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/primary-secondary-dvr/897677/3 "2024-12-03T03:27:29Z")

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Not hardware wise but the wintv app can but that’s just for that program.

My option would then be to deactivate ones per tuner on plex dvr, but I just hate losing the ability to run multiple things, one may be the best but under normal conditions the others work ok too, one is just more reliable through storms etc

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**Author:** ![pl\_5309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2bfe46/32.png) [@pl\_5309](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pl_5309)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/primary-secondary-dvr/897677/4 "2024-12-03T13:12:53Z")

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With that many splits in the signal you may look into a signal booster to improve the signal.

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**Author:** ![AshTray900](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ashtray900/32/12660_2.png) [@AshTray900](https://forums.plex.tv/u/AshTray900)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/primary-secondary-dvr/897677/5 "2024-12-03T15:27:41Z")

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Actually the dual tuner 2250 is hooked up to an outdoor antenna with no splits, the single usb one is on an indoor antenna.

USB one is much more sensitive but the 2250 will drag in a lot when hooked to the one on the roof.

It’s odd, just like to keep the ability to use all. If there is no way currently then that’s ok

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/primary-secondary-dvr/897677/6 "2025-03-03T15:27:59Z")

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