I just got a new HD TV today and a new Samsung HD receiver. I have a dual LNB dish that has a spot in the middle for another LNB. I put a third LNB in their but it is not finding a signal on sat 110 which is the middle LNB. Is it not as simple as putting in another LNB on a dual LNB dish? do I need something else?
The reason the LNBF did not work is because DirecTV uses a non standard LNBF for Sat C. In order to use this dish with Sat C, you need to purchase a Sat C kit (which is cheaper than purchasing a Phase 3 dish, if you already have a 4 or 5 x 8 multiswitch, or if you have a 2nd gen dish with built in switch. If this is the case, you connect LNBF direct to multiswitch). The kit contains the special LNBF, and a special combiner, that ties your Sat C signal to the Sat B LNBF. Run cables to your multiswitch, and you are set.
Al