Satellite TV - Quattro LNB or Octo?
Discussion
Hi,
hoping someone might have experienced this one.
I'm at stage of running in new cables for satellite and putting up a dish. I can run whatever cables I want to the dish.
From reading it seems I can do 4 cables, get a Quattro LNB and a multiswitch and then use this to run as many Sky boxes as the multiswitch can handle.
Other option is that I get an Octo LNB, run 8 cables and I can run 4 x Sky+ boxes (PVR type). I have plenty cables to do this if it is better.
I can't see us ever needing more than 4 Sky+ boxes.
Costs between 2 options don't seem that different. Is it better to avoid a multiswitch if its not needed?
thanks.
hoping someone might have experienced this one.
I'm at stage of running in new cables for satellite and putting up a dish. I can run whatever cables I want to the dish.
From reading it seems I can do 4 cables, get a Quattro LNB and a multiswitch and then use this to run as many Sky boxes as the multiswitch can handle.
Other option is that I get an Octo LNB, run 8 cables and I can run 4 x Sky+ boxes (PVR type). I have plenty cables to do this if it is better.
I can't see us ever needing more than 4 Sky+ boxes.
Costs between 2 options don't seem that different. Is it better to avoid a multiswitch if its not needed?
thanks.
My view is that it's always better to avoid extra bits of equipment (multi switches etc) and running cables is the most time consuming of any install.
Being as cable is so cheap (relatively speaking) I'd run all the cable you can possibly imagine you'll and just go with an LNB that provides the the number of feeds you require.
Changing an LNB only takes a few minutes.
Being as cable is so cheap (relatively speaking) I'd run all the cable you can possibly imagine you'll and just go with an LNB that provides the the number of feeds you require.
Changing an LNB only takes a few minutes.
hoppo4.2 said:
If you go for the quatro sky won't touch the system.
Eh???? Err what? WTF are you talking about?Who are 'sky' when it comes to dishes, LNBs or cables?
No one installing 'SKY' kit (and it's not SKY kit - it's a SKY Receiver box, of which there are a multitude of different receiver boxes that can also receive, decode and display SKY channels if you stick your viewing card into them and know how to set them up) is employed by 'SKY'. It's all contract work.
It will always be YOUR problem if your dish/lnb/cables are at fault, SKY don't give a toss about your hardware issues beyond that of a faulty receiver box. (Mainly PSUs on the latest batch of HD SKY+ boxes).
They will only arrange to send out a (non sky employed) technician to check your feed from the dish and you will pay him accordingly, if the fault is with the receiver, likely he'll have a clue who to call to get you a replacement.
There's a few times on PH that I've read the most complete and utter nonsense about technical stuff, where people haven't got a f
king clue what they're talking about....hoppo4.2 is just another one.
The Excession said:
Eh???? Err what? WTF are you talking about?
Who are 'sky' when it comes to dishes, LNBs or cables?
No one installing 'SKY' kit (and it's not SKY kit - it's a SKY Receiver box, of which there are a multitude of different receiver boxes that can also receive, decode and display SKY channels if you stick your viewing card into them and know how to set them up) is employed by 'SKY'. It's all contract work.
It will always be YOUR problem if your dish/lnb/cables are at fault, SKY don't give a toss about your hardware issues beyond that of a faulty receiver box. (Mainly PSUs on the latest batch of HD SKY+ boxes).
They will only arrange to send out a (non sky employed) technician to check your feed from the dish and you will pay him accordingly, if the fault is with the receiver, likely he'll have a clue who to call to get you a replacement.
There's a few times on PH that I've read the most complete and utter nonsense about technical stuff, where people haven't got a fking clue what they're talking about....
hoppo4.2 is just another one.
Utter nonsense.Who are 'sky' when it comes to dishes, LNBs or cables?
No one installing 'SKY' kit (and it's not SKY kit - it's a SKY Receiver box, of which there are a multitude of different receiver boxes that can also receive, decode and display SKY channels if you stick your viewing card into them and know how to set them up) is employed by 'SKY'. It's all contract work.
It will always be YOUR problem if your dish/lnb/cables are at fault, SKY don't give a toss about your hardware issues beyond that of a faulty receiver box. (Mainly PSUs on the latest batch of HD SKY+ boxes).
They will only arrange to send out a (non sky employed) technician to check your feed from the dish and you will pay him accordingly, if the fault is with the receiver, likely he'll have a clue who to call to get you a replacement.
There's a few times on PH that I've read the most complete and utter nonsense about technical stuff, where people haven't got a f
king clue what they're talking about....hoppo4.2 is just another one.
I recently conacted Sky as he picture was freezing and breaking up on BOTH our Sky HD boxes. First engineer came out and diagnosed the dish - replaced the dish, Octo LNB and cables. Problems persisted so they then swapped out both HD boxes with brand new ones. None of this cost me a penny - I just simply explained that if they didn't fix I would cancel my subscription.
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