FYI The form of to teach that you ' re looking for is taught . <| sep |> No its not a good idea to have a mixed environment . Is everything linked up at gigabit ? What kind of storage is in use here ? Jumbo frames will not get you from 100 Mbps speeds to gigabit speed . <| sep |> Buy a more well rounded product . No 5 . 1 audio . This front end device back end is too clunky , with multiple points for the chance of failure . This DVR uses other manufactures ' devices to execute , of course there will be problems . Kinks , KinKs , and more Kinks . Does your pay TV provider use this type of setup ? NO ! Everything has to be in their own eco system . Tablo when it works , can be an exercise in geek frustration . Not wife , and kid , elderly friendly . TiVo for me .