OK, I know what a multi-switch is, I know what a diplexer is, I am very familiar with the method for splitting a dual LNB into 4, 6, 8, etc feeds. My problem;
I currently have a house pre-wired with 2 RG-6 and 2 CAT5 feeds to each Multimedia outlet. My Theater uses one RG-6 feed for Satellite and the other to broadcast the Satellite and DVD signals (via a 2 channel modulator) throughout the rest of the house. I do have other satellite receivers in some rooms but this offers a nice way to get Satellite TV and DVD to all TV's. Since I looped CAT5 throughout the house and put an IR receiver in the ceiling (centered between the whole house audio speakers in each room), I use it to route IR commands to the Theater where 12 emitters output the IR commands to all the Theater components making controlling everything possible.
I just purchased an UltimateTV unit (Sony SAT-W60) and definitely want to place it in the Theater. My problem is, with only 2 RG-6 feeds, I am one short if I want to use both internal UltimateTV tuners AND continue to broadcast the 2 modulated channels throughout the house. I have looked into Audio/Video over CAT5 and other solutions and here is my question. Can I SPLIT the "A" feed from the Satellite already coming in on one RG-6 and feed it into both UltimateTV inputs?
I am thinking the "A" and "B" signals are somehow combined and re-split in a normal multi-switch and this works because both are recombined or some other signal modification is made before being split into more feeds. I would love to just split the signal (using a regular 2GHz signal splitter) now but I am afraid of harming the UltimateTV. Does anyone know exactly how a dual LNB is split into 4 and if both "A" and "B" inputs MUST be used? What if I put another Terk 3 into 4 multiswitch in my theater and just fed in the one SAT "A" and then took 2 outputs from the back? Should 2 of the 4 outs works???
You see my dilema. If I don't come up with a way to split the signal in the Theater, I am left with the job of running a new RG-6 through the wall up to a Terk 3 into 4 splitter at the Dish (not far or hard since my Theater is on an outside wall at ground level, just not my ideal solution)...
