[mythtvnz] Re: Skystar2 group order?

Matt Poff mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
Sun, 13 May 2007 15:34:54 +1200


Steven Ellis wrote:
> Also Martin who sells on TradeMe is the "official" importer for NZ.
> Nothing grey markey about it.
>   
He's excellent to deal with and I have just recently purchased a card off him. But this is where my original confusion stemmed from (and he has reiterated it). As I understand it I don't need more than one LNB or additional cabling/switching unless I have Sky...


Martin wrote:
> ...are you remembering that if you are recording or viewing on one
> transponder then you'll need another lnb and associated cable to
> watch/record anything on another transponder. An example would be watching
> TV1 and recording TV3. You're right that another card will always be
> required even with multiplexing but you will need to spend on another Lnb and cable ($40 ish on trademe).