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pooley77
29-11-16, 16:02
hi peeps,
on the look out for an new stb to replace a blade media 7000 hooked up to a sky mini dish that was installed 7ish years ago..
i was wondering will it be possible with this dish to record any one channel while watching another as her indoors would like to record the odd show/series without the need to change lnb and/or cabling? :confused:

tia :thumbsup:

chris16v
29-11-16, 16:09
well is it a single, double, quad etc lnb. ?

if its a single lnb then a twin tuner can record 1 service and watch another on the same frequency,
if a twin lnb then a twin tuner can record 1 service on 1 frequency and watch another on a different frequency.

pooley77
29-11-16, 16:20
tbh i dont know, how can i find out?

Andy_Hazza
29-11-16, 16:35
Look outside or at the back of your tv n see if you have a single or twin cable coming in.


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pooley77
29-11-16, 16:43
only one single wire coming in.. so it will be a waste of money buying dual tuner stb?

wullboy
30-11-16, 11:13
Yes, but you could change your LNB to a quad [ dont think you get twin one`s now ?? ] go for a complete new set-up..

abu baniaz
30-11-16, 11:52
you can get a unicable lnb for about 15 pounds and splitter for less than 5. This would negate need for replacing cable.

pooley77
30-11-16, 13:05
thanks for the replies chaps, ill look into these unicable lnb's