[mythtv-users] DVB-S cards

Stroller linux.luser at myrealbox.com
Fri Apr 6 17:00:45 UTC 2007


On 6 Apr 2007, at 16:51, Robert wrote:
>> ...
>> * Can the LNB on my satellite dish (was installed by Sky in late 2003
>> but don't know the make) supply two (or more) cards using a splitter?
>
> Short answer: No.  For each demux you want to record from, you need an
> LNB.  So in essence you need a dual / quad LNB.  I believe the  
> newer Sky
> LNBs have multiple outputs for things like Sky+.  Splitters on  
> satellite
> don't work in the same way as splitters on ariels - you can split the
> signal, but everyone connected to the split has to watch the same  
> channel.

Further to Robert's EXCELLENT answer I think you can identify a multi- 
LNB because it has multiple co-ax connectors on the LNB itself.

EG:
Single LNB: http://tinyurl.com/2e85h6
Quad LNB: http://tinyurl.com/2h7l7u

Stroller.



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