Looking for a quad lnb new dish

[singh1234]

I currently have a single output sky dish the old ones, I am looking to get sky also connected in another room, what do I have to do,do I buy new dish or what????

[DW190]

I currently have a single output sky dish the old ones, I am looking to get sky also connected in another room, what do I have to do,do I buy new dish or what????

You'll get one off fleabay for under ?20.00 delivered or if you have a friendly $ly installer sat in his van locally you may even get one installed for about ?40.00.

[singh1234]

I can get a dish quad lnb for 15 local, can I just get any dish? is ity easy to fix up and wud it mess up my skybox?

[DW190]

I can get a dish quad lnb for 15 local, can I just get any dish? is ity easy to fix up and wud it mess up my skybox?

You can just swap the lnb which will cost about ?6.00 and buy some twin sat cable with a few f ends.

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[Hadron]

The latest S l y LNB's (Mk4) fit over the arm of the dish. The older dishes had an LNB that fitted inside the dish arm.

If your dish is of the second, older type then a MK4 LNB will not fit without an adapter.

[singh1234]

so is it best to buy a new dish then??? is it easy and wud it make any difference to my skybox?

[mahrkpat]

so is it best to buy a new dish then??? is it easy and wud it make any difference to my skybox?
With the way things are going read this (http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f11/end-end-nigh-307225/) you wouldn't go wrong by installing a motorised dish but if you don't want to this a lot of LNB are supplied with the adapter therefore no real need to change dish.

[singh1234]

so can I just buy a lnb then instead of change of dish?

[mahrkpat]

Yes you can but remember for extra stb's you will need cable and F connectors also for any stb that has twin tuners will require 2 cables.

[singh1234]

what is a stb? yeh I will get a new quad lnb a new cable and connector,is that all I need cuz all I want to do is have another sky box in other room??? what twin tuners, I have one skybox in 1 room and want normal sky box in other room??

[mahrkpat]

Sorry sometimes one forgets and uses techno speak stb=set top box=skybox.:smile-new:

[singh1234]

thanks,wats a twin tuner box mate u say?i have been told I can get a new quad lnb maybe to put on my old dish as it is over 10yrs old and then put another cable to other room,can I do that is it easy to do?

[mahrkpat]

The cabling depends what obstructions are in the way an how far away it is, if you are not confident get it done professionally.
By having 2 tuners in one box allows you to record one program while watching another, Sky + boxes are twin tuner, the F3 isn't but in the future you might like to get a box that has twin tuners.