Cascading a DP21 before a DPP33??

[b54so]

Hi All,
I have a dish 500+ connecting to a DPP33 switch feeding a 522 receiver. I want to add the 129 LNB and a HD receiver (not sure which one yet ) and I was curious if I can put 119 and 110 on a dp21 switch that feeds input 1 on the DPP33, the 129 will feed input 2, and the 118 on input 3 on the DPP33? After much reading and searching these fourums I can't seem to find an answer that says this can't happen or that it can, and was curious if anyone has this kind of setup?

Thanks again for your help,
Will

 

[boba]

Try it and let us know. Theory says a Dish Pro Switch and a Dish Pro Plus switch won't work that way but people have done stranger thing and were happy.

 

[CowboyDren]

The more elegant solution is to ditch the DPP33, install a 1000.2 (110/119/129, Western Arc) or 1000.4 (61.5/72/77, Eastern Arc) dish and run the 118 into the LNB input on the 1000.x LNB. Then you can add up to 3 dual-tuner, DVR receivers with no multiswitch at all.

Since I don't watch HBO, don't subscribe to music, and my local HD stations are all on 61.5 and SD are on 72, I have a DPPlus on a D500 pan looking at 61.5/72, and that would leave me an input free for 110 or 118 Int'l channels. That requires MPEG-4 hardware, though, like a 211 or 722 receiver.

What's your local market? Do you subscribe to the music services or HBO? Maybe my rig would work for you, and the only gear you'd have to buy/lease is a current-gen receiver. If you upgrade to HD service though, the installer that swaps your box should be able to plant a 1000.x dish for free at the same time.

 

[BobaBird]

I was curious if I can put 119 and 110 on a dp21 switch that feeds input 1 on the DPP33,

The DP21 selects one input or the other. What happens when tuner-1 needs 119 and tuner-2 needs 110?

Cascading switches is a way to add one additional satellite feed. The combinations all use a DP21 (or SW21 for legacy) switch downstream from a different switch.

I haven't yet heard if the DPP33/DP21 cascade works. If you try it, you will need 2 DP21s with another run of RG6 to the 522. This is because the DP21 is not a Plus switch so you won't be able to use the Separator.

If you can't run another line, your solutions are the DPP44 or CowboyDren's 2-dish idea.

 

[BobinDuluth]

It won't work. DP switches are not compatible with DPP feeds. Somtimes we install a DPP 4*4, and then cascade DP3*4 switches to save money. The 1st switch Must be DPP>

 

[Tyralak]

The more elegant solution is to ditch the DPP33, install a 1000.2 (110/119/129, Western Arc) or 1000.4 (61.5/72/77, Eastern Arc) dish and run the 118 into the LNB input on the 1000.x LNB. Then you can add up to 3 dual-tuner, DVR receivers with no multiswitch at all.

Not a good idea. We did that for a short while here when we were out of switches. The 1000.2 LNBFs fail within a couple of months.

 

[IIP]

Definitely won't work. 4 orbitals = DPP44 switch.