Xtraview query

[Sinbad]

So, I've bitten the damned bullet and put DSTV into the rental cottage on my property to increase its desirability.
Since I'm paying the antichrists already, I may as well benefit from it in the main house as well.
So...
Those cheapo HD DSTV decoders... I can link 2 of them, right?
Can they use separate dishes?
And what kind of cable do I need for a heartbeat?

Thanks.

 

[isie]

So, I've bitten the damned bullet and put DSTV into the rental cottage on my property to increase its desirability.
Since I'm paying the antichrists already, I may as well benefit from it in the main house as well.
So...
Those cheapo HD DSTV decoders... I can link 2 of them, right?
Can they use separate dishes?
And what kind of cable do I need for a heartbeat?

Thanks.

Those cheapo HD DSTV decoders... I can link 2 of them, right? - Yes
Can they use separate dishes? -- Yes - but work out costs unless you Already have the dishes may be cheaper to have a twin or smart LNB on 1 dish
And what kind of cable do I need for a heartbeat? - same cable you will use from the LNB To the Dish (Coaxial Cable RG6 or similar) - just note the cable cant be more then a certain amount of length - dnt quote me but i think 25-30m long

 

[Luke7777]

Pop over to the DSTV forums

 

[Sinbad]

Pop over to the DSTV forums

Yeah that's a little too much like sleeping with the enemy

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

So, I've bitten the damned bullet and put DSTV into the rental cottage on my property to increase its desirability.
Since I'm paying the antichrists already, I may as well benefit from it in the main house as well.
So...
Those cheapo HD DSTV decoders... I can link 2 of them, right? Yes
Can they use separate dishes? Yes, but why? You're going to need to connect them via a heartbeat cable anyway. You might as well connect them to the same dish using a dual LNB
And what kind of cable do I need for a heartbeat? Same cable as that between dish and decoders

Thanks.

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[Sinbad]

Responses in bold

Thanks, so coax cable.
I have two dishes already (OVHD in the main house), so don't want to go dual lnb/extra wiring if I can avoid it.
So I just need to run a coax from main AV cabinet to cottage and obtain another HD decoder.

Thanks.

 

[LPCPT]

You will also need some beers to cool you off when you phone DSTV to enable the whole lot.

 

[Luke7777]

Yeah that's a little too much like sleeping with the enemy

You can be undercover