I have sky Q and my bills way to much so im gonna cancel it. What can i get that i can hook up to the satellite dish that will give me channels and be able to record/catchup ?
You're right, @Sureitsoff?
Technically, it's possible to split a single satellite LNB feed between two tuners - say two TVs - and watch two different programmes, but only if those two channels share the same polarisation and voltage. As soon as one TV calls for a channel that requires a different combination of H/V and voltage then one or other TV will lose its signal. This is why, in reality, you can't split satellite signal cables.
When it comes to installing and wiring up for all the TVs in a house, with satellite you're going to run out of outputs on the LNB pretty quickly. You can offset some of that by choosing an 8-output LNB called an Octo. The catch is that Octos might not work so well if you have the smallest size Sky dish (Zone 1, 45cm).
The catch is that Octos might not work so well if you have the smallest size Sky dish (Zone 1, 45cm).
As to TV's with satellite built in, I did not get the Toshiba with that in mind, but when I saw it there I thought great, until found half the channels missing.
Never did find why, tried re-tuning many times, I will have a guess that the voltage to the LNB is not changing so stuck in either horizontal or vertical hence only half the programs, but only a guess, and since Sky Q is connected no real reason to sort it out, can't get any UK TV channels, but do get all BBC and ITV.Have you worked out why? I have a Sharp (actually UMC) with inbuilt satellite and I get everything that is free to air.
It's quite likely the database is out of date as channels have moved and transponder parameters have changed. You will need to edit manually using up to date information from Flysat or Lyngsat.
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