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<blockquote data-quote="PaulR" data-source="post: 643812" data-attributes="member: 176256">Analoguesat would profoundly disagree with that statement!A satellite receiver actively controls the satellite dish LNB which is why you can only have one receiver per LNB output.Note &quot;output&quot;.&nbsp; There are LNBs with 1, 4 and 8 outputs.&nbsp; A simple receiver needs one of those outputs; a dual input PVR (personal video recorder|), such as $ly +, needs two of the inputs.&nbsp; You can see that you pretty quickly use up LNB outputs this way.A terrestrial TV signal receiver is passive and, providing the signal is strong enough, can be split many times.&nbsp; Usually something called a DA (distribution amplifier) would be used to feed multiple TV receiversI would imagine this a special DA where two satellite LNB outputs are combined with the terrestrial TV signal.&nbsp; This is then fed to multiple rooms around the house.&nbsp; Unfortunately you can't feed multiple satellite recivers off this.&nbsp; Only two single input or one dual input PVR - which is what it's really designed for.The $ly+ receiver outputs an RF signal which is fed back up to the 10 way amplifier where it is combuned with the TV signal and piped around the house.&nbsp; This means that all TVs can tune into whatever the $ly box is watching.If he has 8 separate rooms he might find a 5 in 8 out multiswitch is not enough.&nbsp; Any room that has the possibility of a satellite PVR being fitted will need 2 feeds going down to it so to be safe a 5 in 12 out, or even 16 out, multiswitch might be a good idea.Using a multiswitch you need one satellite dish with a Quattro LNB (NOT a quad LN<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /> and one TV aerial.&nbsp; There are four cables from the LNB and one from the aerial to the multiswitch.Much tidier!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PaulR, post: 643812, member: 176256"] Analoguesat would profoundly disagree with that statement! A satellite receiver actively controls the satellite dish LNB which is why you can only have one receiver per LNB output. Note "output". There are LNBs with 1, 4 and 8 outputs. A simple receiver needs one of those outputs; a dual input PVR (personal video recorder|), such as $ly +, needs two of the inputs. You can see that you pretty quickly use up LNB outputs this way. A terrestrial TV signal receiver is passive and, providing the signal is strong enough, can be split many times. Usually something called a DA (distribution amplifier) would be used to feed multiple TV receivers I would imagine this a special DA where two satellite LNB outputs are combined with the terrestrial TV signal. This is then fed to multiple rooms around the house. Unfortunately you can't feed multiple satellite recivers off this. Only two single input or one dual input PVR - which is what it's really designed for. The $ly+ receiver outputs an RF signal which is fed back up to the 10 way amplifier where it is combuned with the TV signal and piped around the house. This means that all TVs can tune into whatever the $ly box is watching. If he has 8 separate rooms he might find a 5 in 8 out multiswitch is not enough. Any room that has the possibility of a satellite PVR being fitted will need 2 feeds going down to it so to be safe a 5 in 12 out, or even 16 out, multiswitch might be a good idea. Using a multiswitch you need one satellite dish with a Quattro LNB (NOT a quad LNB) and one TV aerial. There are four cables from the LNB and one from the aerial to the multiswitch. Much tidier! [/QUOTE]

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