The LNB or LNBF has nothing to do with analog or digital in principle. There are circular and linear polarized LNB's with most North American FTA signals being linear and then circular ones for DBS satellites like Dishnet and DTV. Most of these signals today are in fact digital and some kind of MPEG encoding. The "Decoding" is in the receiver and not the LNB. The term "digital quality" is more of an advertising buzz word since most LNB's will do fine with either analog or digital. The confusion may be that weaker, slower SR (basically rate of data stream) signals require a better, and of course, more expensive LNBF but unless you are looking for these types of signals, and you can check SR on Lyngsat, then a standard and relatively inexpensive will do fine. Of course you do need to select the frequency range whether C Band, Ku Band, or Ku in the DBS range. ----- Original Message ----- From: "andrew vanvakaris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [TVRO] Re: need help hooking up analog and dvb receiver
> first you have to know if your lnb"s will do digital signals,I assume that > a > 20yr old system has had the lnb"s replaced and hopefully recently with > lnbs > that will accept digital.To keep your analog you won't be able to switch > to > an lnbf(they are digital only) > Ok here is one way you can do this,there are others. > 1.take the output cables from the lnb"s and put them into a switch or > other > combining device that gives you two inputs and one output. > 2. take that output and send it to a splitter that has one input and two > outputs. > 3.take one output and put it to your fta receiver and take the other > output > and put it to your analog receiver. > 4.take the outputs from these receivers and put them to different inputs > to > your tv set.(so if you want to watch analog you put your tv on input one > and > digital will go on input two or vice versa) > 5.now you will have to control the polarity with your analog servo motor > whether you are watching analog or digital. > 6.to watch analog you shut off the digital receiver,but to watch digital > you > need the analog on to get to the satellite and adjust the polarity and > than > you can shut it off but if you change channels from a vertical sig to a > horiz one you might have to adjust your polarity.I leave both receivers on > for digital. > PS now if you change to an lnbf the digital receiver will control the > polarity with either a signal or voltage and you would use the Diseqc > switch > for this. > The outputs from the receivers to the tv,one will use the IF cable and > the other will probably use the audio left and right and also the video > cable. > I'm sure someone will give you more ways and improve on this way but > this is the way I hooked mine up about 4 yrs ago and it works for me. > When you set up your digital receiver you will set up to whatever > satellite you want to watch and they will be designated as either a Ku/C > band satellite and the receiver will automatically use that lnb. > wish you luck,there are sites that tell you about this.try to google it > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 2:42 PM > Subject: [TVRO] Re: need help hooking up analog and dvb receiver > > >> >> I have a ku/cband lnb. I wasn't planning on switching to an lnbf. Should >> I? And yes, I want to keep my analog. >> >> >> Posted by: "andrew vanvakaris" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Sep 8, 2007 4:54 >> am (PST) need to know what you have hooked up on your bud now as far as >> lnb's.do you have both ku/c band or just c band?are you planning to >> change >> over to an lnbf?do you want to keep your analog? >> you don't want to use a diseqc switch on your old lnb's,I beleive it >> alows >> a voltage sig to be sent back to the lnb,thus possibly frying it >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: dmcgaire >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 8:18 PM >> Subject: [TVRO] need help hooking up analog and dvb receiver >> >> Hi everyone >> >> I have had a 10 foot dish for 20 years now with a StarTrak Eight >> analog receiver. I got a ST-9900 DVB receiver last year. I want to >> hook up the DVB receiver so that it can automatically switch from Ku >> to C band. I use the analog receiver to move the dish. I know I need a >> diseqc switch. I was wondering if any of you have a preference as to >> what brand to buy or not to buy. The same with the cables. Also step >> by step instructions on how to hook it up would be very much >> appreciated as well. I have heard that if you do it wrong you could >> fry out some things. Thanks in advance. >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> Sat subcarrier and net streaming audio programming and locations: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BROADCASTFINDER/ >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > > > > Sat subcarrier and net streaming audio programming and locations: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BROADCASTFINDER/ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Sat subcarrier and net streaming audio programming and locations: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BROADCASTFINDER/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TVRO/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TVRO/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
