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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OldBen" data-source="post: 716110" data-attributes="member: 194242">PaulR - Many thanks for an excellent explanation! :-worship:-worship:-worshipSo its the high/low quattro LNB 5 in X out part that I did not understand, but this now makes perfect sense <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />Understand the triplexer bit, assuming quadplexor (with 2 cables in) would put sat1 + FM on one cable and Sat2 + TV on the other I understand that as well (I can't see how two sat's would share one cable as they may want different things hi/lo h/v).Now I understand the 5 in thing, I see what you mean by 9 in (additional set 4 hi/low h/v for second sat) but that would be OTT as only one box in the house will receive the 1W satellite (as you need a card) even though the ability to move it from main room to guest bedroom may have been useful. I can see why you would do this for hotbird or similair however for example, where you get a lot more channels, but as I expect to be using integrated freesat/box rather than generic receivers thats probably no benefit to me. Clearly the right answer here is a dedicated drop from the second dish (could keep motor as well then) to dedicated box. If I really want other room to get it I could find a multiswitch that has a loop feed in to distribute, or diplex the feed out from the dedicated receiver back to loft with the downlead to the second room only.So freesat PVR would only ever be in the lounge (we are not a huge TV watching family, just trying to future-proof the setup) so need for additional drops to other rooms.So quattro and multiswitch seem like the right solution to the problem, allowing all but the main room to be a single drop of cable (the bit I have to pay the builder for). House should have cat5/6 as well so I guess there is always video extender options available later if I get desperate. Might see if they will do the drops in shotgun WF100 maybe, as that would at least 2x futureproof and allow more options...Thanks again for your help, it all fell into place, could not just get my head around that sat bit earlier today! PaulW</blockquote>

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