|If a dual LNB really works like 2
single LNB's, I am still not quite certain why
I can't split just the "A" or "B" side in my theater.
That's because each receiver sends the DV to the LNB. Remember, unlike cable TV, DSS cabling carries signals in both directions. Trying to split a dish feed would have two receivers feeding DC to the same LNB, which would probably lead to equipment failure.
Should I hook it up at my gateway hub and feed
2 of the multiswitched feeds down to the theater
(as you suggest) or feed one of the LNB feeds
down to the theater and split it there? Maybe
I am missing something and you can't split the
signal from a single LNB and it is just a bad
assumption.
Sorry, but I don't know what you mean by a 'gateway hub', unless you're referring to a cable modem and ethernet hub. Perhaps you mean a distribution panel?
Again, you can't split a cable between a receiver and dish. The
output of a receiver
can be split, however, but you will only be able to watch the same channel on both TVs, just as if you split the output of a cable tuner.
I swear I read you post but the part about it
being treated as two single LNB's (and assuming
you can split a single LNB) confuses me. Also,
if you answer no to the split, can you verify
that using the multiswitch at the gateway hub
and feeding 2 of the outputs down to the theater,
using a diplexer on one of the multiswitched feeds
to feed the modulated channels back up to the
multiswitch, where I can then feed that to anyplace
I want, will work.
If you mean trying to feed the same piece of wire from both ends, using a diplexer at each end, I've never heard of it, but it might work. Interesting idea. Anybody???
Larry
www.fineelectricco.com
