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Octo-LnB?

  • 03-09-2010 11:00am
    #1
    Declan Carey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭


    I have a Quad LNB on my Sky dish at the moment and need another connection. i've heard of "Octo-LNB's", will these work fine with the Sky dish or has anyone any experience using one?


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  • #2
    stanley1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,526 ✭✭✭stanley1


    yes works perfect on sky dish

    http://cgi.ebay.ie/GENUINE-SKY-OCTO-MK4-LNB-FREE-MK3-LEGACY-ADAPTOR-/270629383712?pt=UK_ConEle_SatCableFreeview_RL&hash=item3f02c4ae20


  • #3
    Declan Carey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭Declan Carey


    Thanks mate.

    I'm not sure if my dish is MK3 or pre-MK3, but I do have a quad on it at the moment so do you reckon it should simply replace the quad?


  • #4
    stanley1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,526 ✭✭✭stanley1


    yes just a simple swapover, bracket included for earlier version of dish.


  • #5
    Declan Carey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭Declan Carey


    stanley1 wrote: »
    yes just a simple swapover, bracket included for earlier version of dish.
    Bought anyway, thanks for the help!


  • #6
    Peter Henderson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 116 ✭✭Peter Henderson


    Declan Carey wrote: »
    I have a Quad LNB on my Sky dish at the moment and need another connection. i've heard of "Octo-LNB's", will these work fine with the Sky dish or has anyone any experience using one?

    Yep, I've got one Declan on an 80cm dish for Sky. Works perfectly. The TV installer simply swapped the LNBs over, as far as I can remember.


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  • #7
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,172 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    stanley1 wrote: »
    yes just a simple swapover, bracket included for earlier version of dish.
    Not always though.


  • #8
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,445 ✭✭✭✭watty


    You may need to fine tune elvation (up/down), azimuth (left/right) and skew (LNB rotation in bracket) for best "quality". Any change in "level" is irrelevent.


  • #9
    Declan Carey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭Declan Carey


    Thanks all for the help, installed it myself today using the "Legacy adapter" that came with it, now have a Sky + HD box (taking advantage of the FTA HD channels like ITV and BBC), and three FTA boxes around the house.


  • #10
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,346 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    You got a great deal there, not everybody includes the adapter.

    https://satellite.ie/



  • #11
    Declan Carey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭Declan Carey


    Tony wrote: »
    You got a great deal there, not everybody includes the adapter.
    Think the whole lot was around 25euros Inc postage. Delighted with everything now.


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