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will new freesat require two cables from dish?

construct06 · 2008-05-11 21:56:58

will new freesat (recorder version) require two cables from dish?

11-05-2008 9:56pm

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will new freesat (recorder version) require two cables from dish?

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#2 11-05-2008 10:12pm

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I'd expect so.

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#3 12-05-2008 12:35am

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byte wrote: »

I'd expect so.

I don't get it, why 2 cables from the dish?

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#4 12-05-2008 12:52am

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All decent satellite recorders have two tuners so you can record a different channel to the one watched. LNBs have four modes/band/states. Thus each tuner needs its own cable, unlike terrestrial recorder & TV that can share a cable. This is also why a distribution system for almost unlimited receivers needs 4 trunk cables from a quad or quattro LNB.

There are recorder with only one tuner, but then you may be limited on what you can watch while it is recording.

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#5 12-05-2008 8:40am

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Correct me if im wrong but you can split the sat signal from 1 lnb (Eg use a loopthrough) And you can watch only the same polarisation transponders (Eg either H or V) Im sure at one point i had to recievers loped through and it was possible to watch 2 channels like that with out the need of 2 LNBs/Cables?

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#6 12-05-2008 9:38am

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also, i presume you don't need a second cable if you are happy just to receive one signal?

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#7 12-05-2008 11:52am

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With a Unicable LNBF, you should be able to feed 4x Humax Freesat receivers or 2x Humax PVRs using just 1 cable.

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