DONT DO IT! Home ownership is a constant headache. Something always needs fixed.

If you want the ability to run all 6 TVs at once with central DVR, Dish is the choice. DTV genie can only do the main genie and 3 clients at the same time. And then it can't record at the same time. It has a 5 tuner max. You can add other receivers like H25's, but they cost and don't have live DVR options. Btw, be warned, if you call DTV up and tell them you have 6 TVs, they will try to set you up with a Genie and 5 clients, with the condition that 2 will always have to be off.

Dish can do 16 tuners at once. My Hopper 3 install with 4 Joeys was free. Not sure what I'm paying monthly for each joey, but I know it's less than the local cable company. I do know that whatever the monthly price was that they quoted me is what we pay. No hidden fees