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<blockquote data-quote="HTPCSourcer" data-source="post: 1123637" data-attributes="member: 74879">Hi,There is no principal difference in using DVB-C or DVB-S.Your two satellites will require that you put a multiswitch in place. This multiswitch will be distributing the incoming lines - at least 4 - two the outgoing lines. Theoretically it would be suficient to have a 4 tuner setup, e.g. with two Digital Devices DVB-S cards. The input side will be dependend on the kind of LNB you are using. Usually each dish comes with a quad-LNB, i.e. four lines, hence two dishes would give you 8 input signals that you need to distribute to your house network. Multiswitches exist in different versions, obivously prices increase with the number of inpout/output lines.Once you have deceided on your SAT dishes, think about what you want to have in your house. How many signal lines to the PC, how many additonal signal lines distributed in the house. This will then define the multiswitch that you need.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HTPCSourcer, post: 1123637, member: 74879"] Hi, There is no principal difference in using DVB-C or DVB-S. Your two satellites will require that you put a multiswitch in place. This multiswitch will be distributing the incoming lines - at least 4 - two the outgoing lines. Theoretically it would be suficient to have a 4 tuner setup, e.g. with two Digital Devices DVB-S cards. The input side will be dependend on the kind of LNB you are using. Usually each dish comes with a quad-LNB, i.e. four lines, hence two dishes would give you 8 input signals that you need to distribute to your house network. Multiswitches exist in different versions, obivously prices increase with the number of inpout/output lines. Once you have deceided on your SAT dishes, think about what you want to have in your house. How many signal lines to the PC, how many additonal signal lines distributed in the house. This will then define the multiswitch that you need. [/QUOTE]

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