Advice please re Humax Foxsat

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9266neal

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My Satellite Setup
In UK dish plus quad LNB, Humax Foxsat-HDR Freesat Recorder and Humax HD Freesat receiver.
In Spain 1m dish, dual LNB, Grundig SD Freesat receiver
My Location
SE England and N Spain
I am thinking seriously about switching from Freeview to Freesat, as our Freeview signal is marginal and some channels break up all the time.

The system I'm looking at is the Humax Foxsat twin receiver with HD, and our existing HD ready TV. I understand that to watch one channel while recording another I need 2 cables from the dish, but what I need to know is how to set up a second TV in another room. This would have our existing (analogue) DVD recorder connected to it. Do I need another Freesat box for this, or can I use the Humax Foxsat output? If I need another FreeSat box, do I need to get a dish with more than 2 cable connections?

Sorry If this all a bit basic, but good advice seems hard to come by, and I've learned not to trust retail outlets as they only want to sell you their stock, even if its obsolete (been there and bought that teashirt once).

Thanks

Neal
 
9266neal said:
I am thinking seriously about switching from Freeview to Freesat, as our Freeview signal is marginal and some channels break up all the time.

The system I'm looking at is the Humax Foxsat twin receiver with HD, and our existing HD ready TV. I understand that to watch one channel while recording another I need 2 cables from the dish, but what I need to know is how to set up a second TV in another room. This would have our existing (analogue) DVD recorder connected to it. Do I need another Freesat box for this, or can I use the Humax Foxsat output? If I need another FreeSat box, do I need to get a dish with more than 2 cable connections?

Sorry If this all a bit basic, but good advice seems hard to come by, and I've learned not to trust retail outlets as they only want to sell you their stock, even if its obsolete (been there and bought that teashirt once).

Thanks

Neal
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Hi neal, you will need a quad lnb for the third output to the tv in the spare room, dependent on the type of tv you have in there ( freeview/not freeview) you would need a second receiver

regards dave
 
For second receiver, a second hand Sly box (about £20) may be an idea.
 
Argos quote "from" £107 to install the Foxsat PVR . Presumably a quad LNB dish costs more, plus the extra cabling?

Neal
 
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