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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1085710" data-attributes="member: 82144">Some further [brief] comments and answers to your other questions...Up until now I've assumed that DiSEqC won't be a problem. However, you should be aware...For a variety of not very interesting historical reasons DiSEqC support is tuner-dependent. Some tuners only support 4 port switching; others also support motor control; some don't support DiSEqC at all (!!!). So, whether or not you'll be able to get even the 4 port switch (let alone the motor) working in MP will depend on what tuner(s) you have. This applies to all PC software - ProgDVB, DVBViewer, DVBDream etc.If you tick the group by satellite option you'll at least easily be able to delete all the channels for a given satellite, which would enable you to experiment a little easier.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Adding another tone switch won't be a problem as long as it is either a 5150 or 10750 MHz LNB, you pair it with the opposite kind of LNB (ie. C band and Ku band works; C band and C band or Ku band and Ku band won't work). So, [for example] you could add it to port 2.Yes MediaPortal supports that straight out of the box! You don't have to fiddle with settings or anything. It should just work. As many channels as your HDD can handle. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />Regards,mm</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1085710, member: 82144"] Some further [brief] comments and answers to your other questions... Up until now I've assumed that DiSEqC won't be a problem. However, you should be aware... For a variety of not very interesting historical reasons DiSEqC support is tuner-dependent. Some tuners only support 4 port switching; others also support motor control; some don't support DiSEqC at all (!!!). So, whether or not you'll be able to get even the 4 port switch (let alone the motor) working in MP will depend on what tuner(s) you have. This applies to all PC software - ProgDVB, DVBViewer, DVBDream etc. If you tick the group by satellite option you'll at least easily be able to delete all the channels for a given satellite, which would enable you to experiment a little easier. :) Adding another tone switch won't be a problem as long as it is either a 5150 or 10750 MHz LNB, you pair it with the opposite kind of LNB (ie. C band and Ku band works; C band and C band or Ku band and Ku band won't work). So, [for example] you could add it to port 2. Yes MediaPortal supports that straight out of the box! You don't have to fiddle with settings or anything. It should just work. As many channels as your HDD can handle. :D Regards, mm [/QUOTE]

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