Recent content by moonman88

Thanks guys that clears things up a lot! I always thought that each output of a LNB had combined polarities so that single was for 1 receiver, dual for 2, quad for 4 and that switches was a way to combine the signals. I thought I could avoid getting duals and get singles with switches. :p To...

Hey Iceberg, In your diagram you have 2 wires going from each LNB to a 4x4 switch. Are those dual LNBs? Can you use single LNBs and hook 4 LNBs to one 4x4 switch? Take a look at my diagram.

I'll have to spring for the T90 then :( Probably 3 or 4 receivers. I don't know what satellites yet. When I find a new one, I'll add another LNB. Let's say I had 7 LNBs. How do I hook them together?

I was thinking about getting a Toroidal dish as opposed to getting a dish and a motor. I will be hooking it to multiple TVs so I don't think a motor will be a good idea. My question is, what kind of switches do I need if I use all the LNBs? I'm looking at some 5x8 switches but that's pretty...

Oh.. That was just the link to the first one I found... :D I've found some with .3 DB noise.. Thanks for all the help! I'm sure I'll need more help setting things up later.

Thanks for the quick replies as always Iceberg! On ebay they have linear quad LNBs with 4 linear outputs. Am I wrong? http://cgi.ebay.com/QUAD-PANORAMA-UNIVERSAL-LINEAR-KU-LNBF-PANSAT-FTA-LNB_W0QQitemZ5853261535QQcategoryZ11726QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Ok. I've been doing a log of reading the past week. Here's what I plan to get: Viewsat VS2000 Extreme SG2100 motor 36" Dish Single KU Band LNB DiSeqC Switch Couple of questions though: 1. I plan on adding more recievers in the future. I need a dual or quad LNB correct? 2. Do I need a...

I finally decided to get a VS2000 as my initial receiver and wait for the price of PVRs to drop. It seems like this is the most popuplar. Just a question about the differences between the ViewSat Platinum and Extreme. Am I correct in understanding that the main differences are that the Extreme...

Thanks Larry. Good find. NA Topfield is not showing up in the search engines. They show the 5000 as $700... Although that price includes the dish. Mighty steep! :(

I think you're reading wrong. 4000 - 40GB HD - 22 hours (http://www.topfield-australia.com.au/product.asp?SKU=TF4000PVR) 5000 - 80GB HD - 44 hours (http://www.topfield-australia.com.au/product.asp?SKU=TF5000PVR)

I am definately interested, but if it costs more than 500 after duty and shipping, I'd have to think about it. :D

Which did you end up getting? I'm deciding between PanSat 5000 and GeoSatPro now.

So basically, without blind scan I would need to use something like the SatFinder software to get all the frequencies and import them in first? Auto scan will only automatically scan known frequencies that you put in?

i'm a little confused as to what is the difference. everyone seems to say that blind scan is the best for getting news feeds. i was all set to get the geosatpro until i saw that it didn't do blind scan. do i really need it?

Looks like it's programable as well.. Looks good.. Then I scroll down and see the stick price.. $529 without hard drive! :eek: