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LNB advice (various sky and freesat boxes)

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Old 06-11-2009, 2:28 PM   #1
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LNB advice (various sky and freesat boxes)

Hello,

Current system is

Sky+ and 1 multiroom box.

On completion of extension we wish to have

Sky+HD
Sky+
1 multi-room Box
Free Sat (No PVR)

My question

Does this require a Lnb with 6 Outputs?

Will the minidish have this capability and do sky supply 6 output lnb's?

Also, I have asked the electricians to fit the coax in the extension and coil outside for the sky engineers to fix so the coax will be hidden in the wall. Will the engineers be happy to do this?

Thanks in advance
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Old 06-11-2009, 2:36 PM   #2
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Re: LNB advice (various sky and freesat boxes)

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Hello,

Current system is

Sky+ and 1 multiroom box.

On completion of extension we wish to have

Sky+HD
Sky+
1 multi-room Box
Free Sat (No PVR)

My question

Does this require a Lnb with 6 Outputs?

Will the minidish have this capability and do sky supply 6 output lnb's?

Also, I have asked the electricians to fit the coax in the extension and coil outside for the sky engineers to fix so the coax will be hidden in the wall. Will the engineers be happy to do this?

Thanks in advance
Lnb's don't come with 6 outputs you need an octal (8). 1 2(rare for sky minidishes) 4 and 8
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Old 06-11-2009, 2:49 PM   #3
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Re: LNB advice (various sky and freesat boxes)

Thanks for the reply.

So, the outputs would be

2 for Sky+ HD
2 for Sky+
1 for Multi room
1 for free sat(No PVR)

2 spare.

Excluding the freesat will sky fit this without charging extra for the 8Lnb?
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Old 06-11-2009, 4:37 PM   #4
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Re: LNB advice (various sky and freesat boxes)

For the Sky alone
2 for Sky+ HD
2 for Sky+
1 for Multi room
requires 6 outputs, so they would fit an octo in any event with no extra charge.
Be nice to the installer and he'll probably run the feed for the Freesat as well
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