2021: Equipment needed for new install of four ViP622

[Amiga]

I am planning a new install with four old Bell 9242 PVRs (ViP622). Each DVR will be for only one room to allow PiP (Picture-in-Picture), but four rooms (and runs) in total. Would like to use a black Dish 1000.2 reflector for aesthetics, but don’t know if a Dish 500 with a DishPro Plus Quad LNBF would be a better bet for 82° and 91°. Whatever dish that is used will be pole mounted a distance from the house for line-of-sight with the coax run inside buried conduit. How would you do it and what would you use equipment-wise?

 

[Mario Lombardi]

Quad LNB, vs DPP44 is the real question. Do you want to run 2 wires or 4 wires from Dish.


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[HipKat]

Quad LNB, vs DPP44 is the real question. Do you want to run 2 wires or 4 wires from Dish.

There's no Quad LNB. At least not one that gets High Def. and good luck finding one anymore, much less the 500 Dish/Bracket to install it. That's like telling someone they need a rotary dial phone to make a call.
He said he wants to use a 1000.2 Dish.

Amiga if you are on Eastern Arc, you need to cables from the DISH (ports 1 and 2 out) or if you're on Western Arc, you need 3 cables out to a 44 Switch. The power inserter that comes with the switch HAS to be on port 1 out between the Switch and whichever Receiver Port 1 is connected to.

 

[Mario Lombardi]

There's no Quad LNB. At least not one that gets High Def. and good luck finding one anymore, much less the 500 Dish/Bracket to install it. That's like telling someone they need a rotary dial phone to make a call.
He said he wants to use a 1000.2 Dish.

Amiga if you are on Eastern Arc, you need to cables from the DISH (ports 1 and 2 out) or if you're on Western Arc, you need 3 cables out to a 44 Switch. The power inserter that comes with the switch HAS to be on port 1 out between the Switch and whichever Receiver Port 1 is connected to.

The OP has Bell Expressvu. The old Dish 500 stuff will work just fine considering there is only 2 satellites 91/82

 

[chainblu]

I'm a bit rusty, but I've never seen a DPP Quad. If such an animal even exists, that would be your answer. Otherwise, a 44 switch is in your future.

 

[navychop]

Or maybe a revolver for wanting to install such old equipment.......

 

[TheKrell]

I'm a bit rusty, but I've never seen a DPP Quad.

Me neither. I vaguely recall a legacy quad, but the OP is right:

Amazon product ASIN B00B9MQ8B8

 

[HipKat]

Me neither. I vaguely recall a legacy quad, but the OP is right:

Amazon product ASIN B00B9MQ8B8

I'm a bit rusty, but I've never seen a DPP Quad. If such an animal even exists, that would be your answer. Otherwise, a 44 switch is in your future.

True, I think it's DP, but I could be wrong. And they are rare creatures these days

 

[TheKrell]

True, I think it's DP, but I could be wrong. And they are rare creatures these days

I only get hits in Canada's domain, so I think that's where it was primarily used. Here's another link from CA that strongly suggests it did exist and was DPP:

DPP QUAD LNB for Dish Network or Bell Expressvu

The DISH Pro Plus Quad allows you to pick up to 2 satellite locations and distribute them to up to 4 Bell or Dish Network ReceiversBenefits Connect up to 4 Bell TV or DISH Network single-tuner receivers Connect up to four Bell TV or DISH Network dual-tuner receivers This LNB is used to feed...

www.hometechexperts.ca

 

[chainblu]

Here's another link from CA that strongly suggests it did exist and was DPP:

Wow, there you go! It even has a picture of a DPP Quad. Seeing is believing.