[mythtv-users] Dual DVB-S Receiver Capable of using CI / CAM module

[Nick Rout]

On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:40:44 +0200
Rudy Zijlstra wrote:

> Nick Rout wrote:
> 
>> both work off a single LNB with a
> >single wire which goes through a splitter and then into the sky box and
> >the dvb-s card.
> >
> >  
> >
> As long as the polarisation remains the same on the two tuners, it will 
> work. As soon as they need different polarisation, one of them is going 
> to have a failed recording.... (the one that tuned first).
> 
> I also do not know what this is doing to the longvity of your LNB. The 
> LNB is receiving power from two sources now. I never took a look at how 
> thats wired, so have no idea how well it can handle this.
> 
> Cheers,

Interesting, thank you.

-- 
Nick Rout <nick at rout.co.nz>