[jackshakes]

I had DirecTV installed this saturday ... been a long time cable customer, but just moved outside ot Comcast's service area and Adelphia sucks bad. I could get better reception with rabit ears. So far DirecTV's been good ... but apparantly I don't know as much about sat as I thought.


I was under the impression that an LNB was only able to lock on to either the odd or even transponders at any given time ... so to effectively run more than one receiver one would need two LNBs and a multiswitch. Well, I got set up with two receivers, yet I have a dish with a single LNB. There's two cables running from the one LNB that go straight to the receivers (no switch) but the receivers work independently and can see any channel regarless of what the other receiver is set to.


So what's the deal? Is there a new flavor of LND that can lock on to all transponders at once? Or are multiple LNBs only needed when pulling off of multiple sats?

 

[rlj5242]

When we use the phrase "dual LNB" it means dual output LNB. It can supply signals to two tuners (two receivers or a dual tuner DirecTivo). We have gone away from the phrase "triple LNB" which meant a dish with three separate LNBs and now use "multi-sat dish" or "phase III dish".

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Is there a new flavor of LND that can lock on to all transponders at once?

Actually there is but they use a built in stacker.


-Robert

 

[jackshakes]

ah I see ... that makes sense then.


It's just a round dish so I'll have to change the dish out when I go HD later as well ... but I figure that's 5 or 6 months off so I've got some time.


So far the picture on SD D* is MUCH better than cable ever was anyway ... so no complaints here.

 

[LeeG23]

I went to D* this past July (got really tired of comcast ripping me off), and I haven't looked back - enjoy the service, feel the joy!


Lee