x5ray said:
... are there any multiswitches that integrates the use of OTA's w/ 3 satellite locations? I'm still hoping to connect 5 tv's...so, i'm looking for switch to handle 4 inputs w/ at least 5 outputs. i'm not having too much luck here. will i need to couple some switches?
The others have handled the first half of your questions, so here's the switch skinny.
First, gotta ask - are we looking at 5 satellite tuners? Or fewer, with 5 TVs - there's a BIG difference! What receiver models are we talking about?
A single satellite tuner can drive more than one TV - but those TVs will all be seeing the same satellite channel. Of course, OTA is different - any TV with a tuner that has the OTA feed can tune to any OTA station. If you're using the satellite's OTA tuner, it'll act the same as satellite.
So, with 4 satellite inputs (typically 110, 119, 105 or 121, and 61.5 or 148), and more than 4 tuner feeds, you'll need to cascade 2 DP44's together, and your LNBFs must all be DishPro.
As for your OTA, it can be diplexed into the tuner feeds - NOT the LNBF to switch feed. You'll probably need a distribution amplifier between the antenna and the diplexers. You can get an amp that provides multiple outputs.