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imported_stan · 18-08-06, 04:08 PM

Hello all,
i have just ordered 90cm dish and receiver for art sports. I already have sky+ in my living room and a regular sky box in the kids room. What i would like to know is am i best taking down the sky dish and connecting all boxes to the 90cm dish or leave the sky boxes connected to the sky dish.
If all boxes are fitted to the 90cm dish with a 4LNB can i watch sky in one room and art sports in another room.(will the dish pick both satellites up simutaniously).
Im going to get it fitted next week so any advice will be gratefully received.
thanks in advance stan

Jimdefruit · 18-08-06, 05:07 PM

Welcome to the forum Stan.

If I were you Stan I would keep both dishes. Well I already have. Two dishes gives you far more options. Whilst you can fit multi lnbs to a dish the range of satellites is limited to a narrow arc and it would be pushing it to get both 13E and 28.2E on the same dish unless it is motorised.

With the sky dish on tha sat at 28.2E you have more scope for other satellites on the other dish or you can motorise the dish to give you an even wider range depending on your line of sight options.

imported_stan · 18-08-06, 05:35 PM

Thank you,very much appreciated!

johnwilliam · 18-08-06, 06:19 PM

stan,

i have a sky dish on the wall for the free channels, also i have 3 dishes in the garden, keep the 2 dishes, as mentioned, more options and also your alighnment will be better, more acurate etc!

BGonaSTICK · 18-08-06, 11:17 PM

... and no missed firmware/EPG updates or subscriber-card authorisations!

18-08-06, 04:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
imported_stan Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	one dish or two? Hello all, i have just ordered 90cm dish and receiver for art sports. I already have sky+ in my living room and a regular sky box in the kids room. What i would like to know is am i best taking down the sky dish and connecting all boxes to the 90cm dish or leave the sky boxes connected to the sky dish. If all boxes are fitted to the 90cm dish with a 4LNB can i watch sky in one room and art sports in another room.(will the dish pick both satellites up simutaniously). Im going to get it fitted next week so any advice will be gratefully received. thanks in advance stan

18-08-06, 05:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: one dish or two? Welcome to the forum Stan. If I were you Stan I would keep both dishes. Well I already have. Two dishes gives you far more options. Whilst you can fit multi lnbs to a dish the range of satellites is limited to a narrow arc and it would be pushing it to get both 13E and 28.2E on the same dish unless it is motorised. With the sky dish on tha sat at 28.2E you have more scope for other satellites on the other dish or you can motorise the dish to give you an even wider range depending on your line of sight options. __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

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imported_stan Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: one dish or two? Thank you,very much appreciated!

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johnwilliam Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: one dish or two? stan, i have a sky dish on the wall for the free channels, also i have 3 dishes in the garden, keep the 2 dishes, as mentioned, more options and also your alighnment will be better, more acurate etc!

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BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	Re: one dish or two? ... and no missed firmware/EPG updates or subscriber-card authorisations! __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W