how can i run more than 1 tv off a shared satellite dish?
i share a dish with 3 other people. I put in a splitter so i could have 2 tv's with independent sat receivers. whenever i switch one on the other tv loses the sat signal eg message says no satellite signal is being received?? what do i need to do to be able to watch both tv's independently?
shame is there such a thinh as a 5 way lnb as all the connections are currently is use?
Martin
August 2010
As you have found, a splitter will not work.
In order to ruin two 'independent' TVs you need two set top boxes each fed by an independent LNB on the dish.
Most current dishes have quad LNB and as three ports are currently in use, you need to run a cable from the spare LNB port to your 'second' set top box/TV.
You can also use a Magic Eye to connect one set top box to a second TV but the programmes will always be the same on both sets. (Try a search on satellite and Magic Eye.)
T
August 2010
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