There's no way a quad can work with a multiswitch - is there?
Multiswitches designed to work with quads generate the required signals to control the switching of frequencies and polarisations on the lnb outputs connected to the appropriate input whereas those designed for use with quattros have no need to generate these signals and voltages as the lnb's outputs are fixed to required band and polarisation. Multiswitches in general need a larger size dish to make up for the inherent signal losses within themAs I understand the difference between a quad and a quattro the quattro simply has the 4 outputs fixed on the 4 possible Hi/Low, Horizontal/Vertical setting combinations, while a quad is designed to be switched by the box connected to it, some multiswitches don't pass the signals used by the box for that which is why they don't work with quad lnbs AIUI. However if the dish should work for one then it should work for either I think, unless the mulitswitch really needs a more powerful input signal.
I reallly have no idea which is better the QUAD or QUATTRO method. Any ideas?
Much better to give it a chance to see whether it's still OK, and to cancel the order for the £123 one.I guess "old" switcher headed for eBay then. Old dish etc was taken by the Sky engineer
The sky dish is perforated has this got the same gain / reception as a regular dish?
and there's also the point that you ought to have told Sky in the first place that it wasn't a normal system.Really the installer should have taken one look realised your system was a quattro and multiswitch and left it alone and told you we don't do those and left
The only issue is one of reliability - over the years the quattro with its associated multiswitch has proved more reliable than the quad plus its multiswitch purely down to the fact it has two fewer areas of electronic circuitry to fail - the quattro lnb does not have the switching circuitry between bands and polarisation and its associated multiswitch has no need for the circuitry to generate the switching signals to control the lnb. This is assuming both sets of components are from similar quality manufacturers.I reallly have no idea which is better the QUAD or QUATTRO method. Any ideas?
I may have or may not have mentioned that I had a switcher fitted, but think I did mention I had 4 boxes.
Running extra cable for an octo is a non starter ... they were run when the building was contructed and are routed internally, also this layout is not comaptible with how the rest of the home is wired.
I just want my old dish back and a refund for the service call. I don't think thats unreasonable.