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Can i connect 2nd dish to skyhd box for turkSat

  • 08-03-2009 1:21am
    #1
    m3hm3t
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 75 ✭✭


    Before i order skyhd box i like to know could i connect second satellite dish to it for receiving turkish channels. i was thinking using disceq or something , anyone has idea about it ?


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  • #2
    snaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    Answer is no! The sky box would be no good for tunning in turksat channels, you would need a different receiver (A cheap fta one will do). Secondly you will need a bigger dish (80cm may well do it) and you could use a multi lnb arm to receive both satellites. I assume you want Turksat at 42east? Turksat is quite low towards the ground so you need no obstructions. You align the dish on turksat and have that LNB going straight to the other FTA receiver. Then offset the sky LNB which then will feed your sky box. Some sky boxes will work with a simple disque switch but there is no disque capabilities installed into sky boxes so you would always have to have the sky lnb as the lnb 1, But like i say some sky boxes will cope with this and some wont.

    Hope you understand this.


  • #3
    m3hm3t
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 75 ✭✭m3hm3t


    Hi, i did understand everything you said. but this skyHd box is top of the range hd box with pvr , i am very suprised to hear it wont support two dish and other free to air channels also. There is Turkish hd channels also , if i want to buy one fta Hd box , and sky it will cost alot , Could you recommend me anything , to get two in one, skyhd channels and Turkish channels, maybe if i buy fta hd box , could i get both sky and turkish channels in it., ?

    i also have seen fta hd box with dvd player combo was very intresting, it was at chinese site could not understand all, if anybody interested i would give link.

    Thanks for reply,.


  • #4
    snaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    no you will need two receivers to receive both sky & turksat. Sky are not compatible with any other reciever (well for updating the viewing card). Never seen anything about dvd combos unless you mean dvb combos? Anything on chinese websites i would be very dubious about, especially ebay.


  • #5
    tomslick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭tomslick


    The skyHD is a top of the range LOCKED box. It is useless on anything but sky. You can't even tune anything on 42east with it and what you can tune on 7east is encrypted and can't be opened with the cardreader.

    All sky boxes are no good for anything but 28east.


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