Hello,
The easiest fix for your problem would be to get a couple of coax couplers and one small (3ft or less) coax cable. Make your connection down on the main floor. This will send the signal straight from the dish to your location in the great room.
Then you will want to connect your DVR/receiver to the in coming coax then output to either the TV or a A/V receiver then back to the TV.
The home theater receiver cannot except coaxial (RF) signals directly. The signals need to be either Optical (audio), Digital Coax (audio), composite left/right stereo (audio), S-Video (video), composite (video), DVI or HDMI (which is both audio and video).
In order to be able to process 5.1 (6.1, 7.1 etc..) surround sound you need either an Optical, Digital Coax or HDMI cable from your DVR/receiver to the A/V receiver.
That should take care of your problem. If you have any other questions, let us know.
Take Care,
Shawn Mosqueda
WireSmart LLC
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I finally moved out of the stix and got "The Dish". I am looking to grab a big screen for the great room - however - I think I have a problem. The sat. comes into a single DVR/receiver ( on my main floor. From there the signal goes (via coax) from the receiver back through the walls back up to the great room (where I want the big screen). Is there any way - aside from rebuilding my walls) to use the existing coax and ""boost"" the signal prior to going into the new big screen? (is this what a home theater receiver can do? go from coax to something like S-video??) Or do I need to re-think how the signal is coming into the house?

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