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aceQ · 12-02-10, 10:14 PM

Hi, I am looking to upgrade my sat receiver and I have a couple of naive questions related to the twin tuner functionality that I cannot easily find answers to:

- is it possible to watch two different channels on two different TVs? Or twin only works for watching 1 and recording another?..

- to use twin tuner functionality one shall use 2LNB instead of 1LNB. I don't understand this difference... Does this mean that each of my LNBs has to have two cables plugged in to it? Or is it more a question of a Diseq box?

many thanks for your patient answers!

radtv · 12-02-10, 10:33 PM

You can only watch on one TV, and you will use a twin out put LNB with two cables one to each tuner

Robbo · 12-02-10, 10:41 PM

You can also of course (may be model dependent) connect each of the two tuner inputs to different satellite dishes, i.e to pick up from two different satellites.

Basicically, you can think of a twin tuner satellite receiver as two satellite receivers combined, but you can only watch one at a time.

satsid · 13-02-10, 01:15 AM

Some can even record 4 channels @ the same time on same tp,my twin eycos will do this.

12-02-10, 10:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
aceQ Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 24 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Twin tuner question Hi, I am looking to upgrade my sat receiver and I have a couple of naive questions related to the twin tuner functionality that I cannot easily find answers to: - is it possible to watch two different channels on two different TVs? Or twin only works for watching 1 and recording another?.. - to use twin tuner functionality one shall use 2LNB instead of 1LNB. I don't understand this difference... Does this mean that each of my LNBs has to have two cables plugged in to it? Or is it more a question of a Diseq box? many thanks for your patient answers!

12-02-10, 10:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
radtv Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,739 Thanks: 90 Thanked 362 Times in 305 Posts	Re: Twin tuner question You can only watch on one TV, and you will use a twin out put LNB with two cables one to each tuner __________________ Before you buy contact or visit www.redappledigital.co.uk on 0800 612 5117. We try hard not to be beaten on price!

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Robbo Satellite mad Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 9,375 Thanks: 97 Thanked 1,981 Times in 1,603 Posts	Re: Twin tuner question You can also of course (may be model dependent) connect each of the two tuner inputs to different satellite dishes, i.e to pick up from two different satellites. Basicically, you can think of a twin tuner satellite receiver as two satellite receivers combined, but you can only watch one at a time. __________________ القمر الصناعي هو أفضل TM600 linux,TM6800HD,TM5200,TM1000,TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish. Electronics Engineer and satellite installer.MBC Satellites

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satsid Feedhunter Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,814 Thanks: 31 Thanked 86 Times in 62 Posts	Re: Twin tuner question Some can even record 4 channels @ the same time on same tp,my twin eycos will do this.

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