Hi,

I searched for this question, but wasn't able to find the answer.

I have only ever used cable for TV, so I am only familiar with the set-up where the coax comes into the house (typically at what I would call a demarc point (is that term used only for phone?)) and then is split as needed for the various cable outlets throughout the house.

Can someone explain to me what is different for a satellite set-up, and what additional wiring/holes-in-the-wall I should expect to need to use satellite in a similar manner to how I currently use cable?

If it makes a difference, please assume an HD set-up, with dual tuners, and probably wanting one of those "dual-LNB" dishes, if I have the terminology correct.

Many thanks, and apologies if this is an oft asked question. I was surprised that I couldn't find answers to this basic question in my searches.

The stickies in this forum should have given you the answers but basically, you need a single line from the Multiswitch to EACH Tuner (Dual Tuner requires 2 lines).

A 20" Dish can be fitted with 2 x LNBF's, with an SW44 at the rear of the Dish, you can feed 4 Tuners in total. If you plan to use more than 4 Tuners, I would bring all 4 lines from the Dish into the house where you can create a Distribution System, using Multiswitch's to feed as many as 12 Tuners if you desire.

Bell TV allow, 6 receivers per account (Max of 6 x Dual Tuners, hence 12 Tuners).

Lines CANNOT be split, except between the LNBF and the SW44. Look at a thread about feeding 5 Tuners.

Cable should be RG6, using RG59 can lead to problems.

You will need at least 4 coax lines from the dish to a point in your home. At that point you will have an SW44 installed, and from that a coax line to each tuner. A DVR has two tuners, so two coaxes are needed.

Please explain why you would NEED 4 coax line to a point inside the Home.?

There are no logical reason for this if you are only going to be feeding 2 or 3 Tuners.

Also what if you are feeding 2 tuners on the ground floor and 1 tuner in a bedroom, for example. Using your method, you would have 4 lines into the house then have to run 1 back out to a bedroom with a potential for a bundle of 5 coax cables on the outside of the house. I would prefer to run 2 lines down into the Dual Tuner and the other line might only be a few feet long into a bedroom.

It all depends on the proposed location of receivers and the location of the Dish but to say that you NEED 4 lines into the house is wrong, you do not.

The sticky threads cover this as well as the information already provided so I am closing this thread. There are supported and unsupported options and flexibility as to where items are located so it is really up to the owner/installer to decide what is best for their particular install.