Which multi-switch

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Hello All,
I have a new DirectTv system with the new dish that includes a
multiswitch built-in.

The original installation had two lines lines from the dish. One line
runs to a bedroom, and the other line runs to the living room.

Last XMas we bought a Tivo DVR and placed it in the living room. We
want to make use of the "watch one while recording another" feature.
But to do this we'd need a 2nd input to the Tivo.

From what I've read, I'm pretty sure that I can put a multi switch
above the Tivo unit to make "1-into-2" and have two inputs for the
Tivo.

However, I'm confused as to whether I need a "simple" multiswitch (the
inexpensive ones) or a "cascading" multiswitch (the more expensive
ones), since the receiver has a multiswitch in it already.

The DirectTV support people told me that a "simple" multiswitch would
work. But I'm doubtful.

Any info on this would be much appreciated.

-tomas