[mythtv-users] MythTV can use DVBS or DVBT - but cannot do both

Albert Graham agraham at g-b.net
Mon Aug 10 20:35:23 UTC 2009


On 08/10/2009 09:26 PM, Gareth Glaccum wrote:
> My understanding is (and I might be wrong), but if you have a quad LNB 
> (i.e. it has the 4 sockets in the back of it), then it should be 
> active as 4 separate sources all the time (as you have it).
>
> What I don't think you mean....
> If however, you have a single LNB, and have split the cable into 4, 
> then only one /polarity/ can be used at any one time. So if the 
> channels are on the 'correct' polarities then all can be recording at 
> the same time.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert Graham" <agraham at g-b.net>
>
> I should also point out that I use the same "video source" for all my
> DVBS cards - i.e. I have a 4-way LNB - which I assume is not a problem.


I have a quad LNB - so I have 1 cable going to my old Sky digibox, the 
other 3 going to 3 DVBS2 cards.

Looks like this: 
http://www.digital-world.uk.com/images/IDLP-40QDLplus%28front%29.jpg







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