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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:

The "TAP" applications is what attracted me to Topfield. There is a huge geek base in UK and Australia making apps for it. This might be the future.. There is so much good hardware out there, but because of poor software implementation, it is considered bad. It's like good MP3 players blasted...

Is there such a list? I'm looking to purchase my first receiver. I found a list for PVR comparison in the UK: http://www.emsee.co.uk/pvr/ . It seems like North America is way behind in PVR :( I've been scouring these forums and found: PanSat 6000 GeoSatpro DVR1000ci Any others? I don't...

Will they ship to the US? Even at 500 it seems to have more features than the Pan Sat 6000. I seen them sell it in the UK for 250 GBP. That's about 443 US. They won't ship it international though :(

Looks like the 4000 does not have AC-3, but the 5000 does. I have seen the 4000 on ebay as well. That seems like the only place to get Topfields for USA customers. :(

True.. :) Anyone knows if it would work with FTA here if I could lay my hands on one?

Sorry.. :D http://www.topfield.co.kr/ It has a dual tuner.

Hi. I'm new to the FTA arena. I have been doing a lot of reading the past week. I decided on getting a receiver with PVR in it. I saw Iceberg's good review of the PanSat 6000 so I started doing more research on PVRs. I came across the Topfield PVR (5000 Line) with 160GB HD! It's about $50...