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Hi Glenn!

Thanks for clarifying, it's starting to make more sense and it's specifically for the situation here in Belgium. I have been to a shop where they sell satellite equipment but they didn't know anything about using it with a HTPC.

Regarding LNB: except for maybe space, fastening, price difference and the fact that if 1 breaks, you have to replace all; are there big (dis)advantages for 1 duo LNB or 2 seperate ones?
Is the 'Monoblock QUAD' that Vasilich refers to simply a double DUO LNB or does/can it have more to it?

In that pdf file with all the stations there is that 'POS' which refers to the position of the satellite and on the same satellite there is as well H (guess horizontal polarisation) as V (vertical) and even different frequencies.
So how does this translate to LNB/tuner if for example I subscribe to 'Basic light' but also would like to have the BBC which seems to be on Astra 2 (28.2)

Vasilich confirmed that I need 2 tuners to be able to watch and record simultaneously in every situation (that was for Astra 1 & 3).
2 tuners, even on 1 card - which seems more logic to go for - only have 2 cables and to be able to watch 3 different satellites (Astra 1, 2 & 3) do I need 3 LNB's, for example 1 DUO and 1 'single'?

Is there any specific advantage to 4TR regarding satellite?

<blockquote data-quote="Peter2" data-source="post: 831403" data-attributes="member: 24945">Hi Glenn!Thanks for clarifying, it's starting to make more sense and it's specifically for the situation here in Belgium. I have been to a shop where they sell satellite equipment but they didn't know anything about using it with a HTPC.Regarding LNB: except for maybe space, fastening, price difference and the fact that if 1 breaks, you have to replace all; are there big (dis)advantages for 1 duo LNB or 2 seperate ones?Is the 'Monoblock QUAD' that Vasilich refers to simply a double DUO LNB or does/can it have more to it?In that pdf file with all the stations there is that 'POS' which refers to the position of the satellite and on the same satellite there is as well H (guess horizontal polarisation) as V (vertical) and even different frequencies.So how does this translate to LNB/tuner if for example I subscribe to 'Basic light' but also would like to have the BBC which seems to be on Astra 2 (28.2)Vasilich confirmed that I need 2 tuners to be able to watch and record simultaneously in every situation (that was for Astra 1 &amp; 3). 2 tuners, even on 1 card - which seems more logic to go for - only have 2 cables and to be able to watch 3 different satellites (Astra 1, 2 &amp; 3) do I need 3 LNB's, for example 1 DUO and 1 'single'?Is there any specific advantage to 4TR regarding satellite?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Peter2, post: 831403, member: 24945"] Hi Glenn! Thanks for clarifying, it's starting to make more sense and it's specifically for the situation here in Belgium. I have been to a shop where they sell satellite equipment but they didn't know anything about using it with a HTPC. Regarding LNB: except for maybe space, fastening, price difference and the fact that if 1 breaks, you have to replace all; are there big (dis)advantages for 1 duo LNB or 2 seperate ones? Is the 'Monoblock QUAD' that Vasilich refers to simply a double DUO LNB or does/can it have more to it? In that pdf file with all the stations there is that 'POS' which refers to the position of the satellite and on the same satellite there is as well H (guess horizontal polarisation) as V (vertical) and even different frequencies. So how does this translate to LNB/tuner if for example I subscribe to 'Basic light' but also would like to have the BBC which seems to be on Astra 2 (28.2) Vasilich confirmed that I need 2 tuners to be able to watch and record simultaneously in every situation (that was for Astra 1 & 3). 2 tuners, even on 1 card - which seems more logic to go for - only have 2 cables and to be able to watch 3 different satellites (Astra 1, 2 & 3) do I need 3 LNB's, for example 1 DUO and 1 'single'? Is there any specific advantage to 4TR regarding satellite? [/QUOTE]