Why does Sky+ need 2 feeds?
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right then my learned friends, I need to move my Sky+ box to a different room which currently only has 1 cable running to it. Will I need to run a second cable to the new location, or can I use some kind of splitter on the single cable?
Why exactly does Sky+ need two separate cables?
Why exactly does Sky+ need two separate cables?
It's because it has two decoders built into it allowing you to record one channel and watch another or record two different channels.
If you only wire up one, then you'll only be able to use one channel at once.
As for why you need seperate feeds from the LNB and can't just split it, I'm not sure.
If you only wire up one, then you'll only be able to use one channel at once.
As for why you need seperate feeds from the LNB and can't just split it, I'm not sure.
After a quick Google, I think I understand it.
It's because an LNB isn't as simple as an aerial for reception of terrestrial radio signals, but has electronic controls within that select band and polarisation.
The receiver sends a signal to the LNB to tell it what frequency and what polarization to tune in to. So if you have different receivers, they need their own LNB (be it two mounted on the same dish as in the old days or a dual/quad LNB in one housing these days).
It's because an LNB isn't as simple as an aerial for reception of terrestrial radio signals, but has electronic controls within that select band and polarisation.
The receiver sends a signal to the LNB to tell it what frequency and what polarization to tune in to. So if you have different receivers, they need their own LNB (be it two mounted on the same dish as in the old days or a dual/quad LNB in one housing these days).
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