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  • singh1234
    Top Poster
    • Aug 2009
    • 156

    #1

    Looking for a quad lnb new dish

    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
    DK Veteran
    • May 2012
    • 1263

    #2
    Originally posted by 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????
    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.

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    • singh1234
      Top Poster
      • Aug 2009
      • 156

      #3
      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?

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      • DW190
        DK Veteran
        • May 2012
        • 1263

        #4
        Originally posted by 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?
        You can just swap the lnb which will cost about ?6.00 and buy some twin sat cable with a few f ends.

        quad lnb | eBay

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        • Hadron
          V.I.P. Member
          • Nov 2012
          • 2102

          #5
          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.

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          • singh1234
            Top Poster
            • Aug 2009
            • 156

            #6
            so is it best to buy a new dish then??? is it easy and wud it make any difference to my skybox?

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            • mahrkpat
              DK Veteran
              • Jun 2012
              • 510

              #7
              Originally posted by singh1234
              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 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.
              Last edited by mahrkpat; 29 April, 2013, 17:55.

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              • singh1234
                Top Poster
                • Aug 2009
                • 156

                #8
                so can I just buy a lnb then instead of change of dish?

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                • mahrkpat
                  DK Veteran
                  • Jun 2012
                  • 510

                  #9
                  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.

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                  • singh1234
                    Top Poster
                    • Aug 2009
                    • 156

                    #10
                    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??

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                    • mahrkpat
                      DK Veteran
                      • Jun 2012
                      • 510

                      #11
                      Sorry sometimes one forgets and uses techno speak stb=set top box=skybox.

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                      • singh1234
                        Top Poster
                        • Aug 2009
                        • 156

                        #12
                        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?

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                        • mahrkpat
                          DK Veteran
                          • Jun 2012
                          • 510

                          #13
                          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.

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