Adding televisions

[thunderbill]

I have been with dish since 1999 and love it. I currently have a legacy quad hooked to 3 receivers (1 508, 1 501, and 1 4900). I currently only use Standard Definition with satellites 110 and 119. I need the least expensive way to hook up two more televisions that must see two different channels simultaneously. What combination of lnb's, receivers, switches, etc. would be the least expensive way to go? Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[BobaBird]

322 receiver
- DishPro Quad, DP34, DP adapter for the 4900
- or DP Twin and DPP44 for more expansion options

More possibilities on the EKB Switch Selector.

 

[Pepper]

how about another dish500 for the fifth and future receivers?

 

[Bob Haller]

ditch the 4900, upgrade to all dishpro LNBs and DP 3 to 4 switches

 

[saxmanm]

you could buy 2 rcvrs and a 34 switch, and use your existing quad.

 

[yooper.mi]

Pick up a used dish 500 twin, i got mine for twenty bucks, an hour of time and some coax. This would give you two more hookups

 

[BobaBird]

you could buy 2 rcvrs and a 34 switch, and use your existing quad.

You can't mix legacy and DP LNBs and switches.

The extra dish, if you don't mind having another one, likely would be cheapest. Don't know why I didn't think of that option this time.

 

[rich88]

I agree. A 2nd dish 500 is the least expensive way to go.

Any other way involves purchasing different combinations of receivers, switches, and LNBs depending on how you configure the wiring.