Single SAT dish/multiple receiver setup anyone?

[BotusBuild]

When doing first fix, I pulled aerial cable to 3 bedrooms, a lounge and one other room - so we have 5 end points into which a receiver/TV can be attached.

 

All these cables run back to the plant room.

I can run aerial cable through pre-fitted ducting from outside to the plant room also. (Pocster's already hating this planning ahead and preparation 🙂 )

 

From what I have gleaned from interweb searches, it is not possible to install one satellite dish, send the signal to a splitter to feed those 5 points and allow each individual TV to be able to freely watch whatever they want. Or even 2 TV's come to that, through a splitter. Suggestions I have read include a 4 "port" LNB on the dish and running 2 cable to each receiver/TV, installing multiple dishes (but this isn't some diplomatic mission or transmission station), or something called Unicable.

 

We're likely to only have 2 TV's to be honest, the bedroom points being for future inhabitants should they desire them.

 

So, anyone got a setup with one dish, and multiple receivers? What splitter/switch are you using?

[-rick-]

59 minutes ago, BotusBuild said:

From what I have gleaned from interweb searches, it is not possible to install one satellite dish, send the signal to a splitter to feed those 5 points and allow each individual TV to be able to freely watch whatever they want.

 

It absolutely is and is how satellite is done in flats. It does require extra equipment though. Whatever you are doing make sure you use good cable. Cheap TV ariel cable won't do for satellite.

 

Having said that, why do you want this? Sky is on it's way to moving it's subscribers to internet streaming and I'd expect many foreign providers are doing the same. Even the now old Sky Q system doesn't require satellite cables to each room. Only the main room, that box streams the channels to the rest of the house over wifi.

 

If you are focused on free tv and want to avoid streaming services you can get satellite to IP boxes that convert the satellite signal to work over your home network with apps available to run on smart TVs to get the signal (I've not really looked into this for years and I don't know the state of this and it might be a bit too niche to give a good experience now that streamers are taking over).

[Pocster]

13 hours ago, BotusBuild said:

Pocster's already hating this planning ahead and preparation 🙂 )

No no no . Planning for IT / tech stuff is good ! 😊 . But I would drop the dish . Streaming is the way to go . If cables are a problem get a good mesh network . I do this for when I can’t be arsed to fudge another cat5 cable in . 
Just wire or wifi each tv then an upgrade Netflix / Apple / whatever account for multiple devices . 

[LaChab]

I've probably misunderstood what you're looking for, but wouldn't a straightforward 8 port LNB do all you want. Or possibly a Hybrid 6 if you've got equipment that can use it.

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4 minutes ago, LaChab said:

I've probably misunderstood what you're looking for, but wouldn't a straightforward 8 port LNB do all you want. Or possibly a Hybrid 6 if you've got equipment that can use it.

 

It would (that's a new option to me). Certainly cheap and easy. Would still have to get extra equipment if you wanted to have Terrestrial TV + Radio down the same cables. Need the hybrid option for Sky Q.

[LaChab]

Not only cheap and easy, but works perfectly! And you can fast forward recordings to remove adverts.

Why not just get a cheap (or otherwise) Echo to deal with radio. Unlike TV, hugely better streamed.

[BotusBuild]

Radio we will have DAB or google speakers for.

Will look at the 8 LNB option  - got any links to recommended products?

[LaChab]

Sorry, bought mine > 10 years ago!

 

Not recommending, but I think this is a good make......

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Labgear-Universal-Freesat-Satellite-Receiver-Black/dp/B09QL992DD/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2MUKK4JRF7PVD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4Pzm7Lpqh67uiC_vhTcSCz7T89hL3jllJurtFXQsSbNMoph_Bv3aqGXc35m0_kWN-ahuWheH0ktoIHlt8_wbqy1mUsHfWqg81VEWE-d-hM82JaksehRUexpGiNQcOvdrsfnqXQk0jA2dT-jVNXIhvKP6QAUnWSQQq47M-EorqcoZ3OlNIA6Qj7SPdw14yvCLO419OgNzCN-wIUyZPep67SApXCf8A_IKq6hujj27NJc.Wh4DbXVr-w6Qa_RAWqDNej2xtTS5A3I7UiZbK6iCFdI&dib_tag=se&keywords=octo%2Blnb&qid=1754156823&sprefix=octo%2Blnb%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-2&th=1

or

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Humax-LNB-182-GOLD-0-1-dB-Ports-Gold/dp/B00BAWQS2G/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2MUKK4JRF7PVD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4Pzm7Lpqh67uiC_vhTcSCz7T89hL3jllJurtFXQsSbNMoph_Bv3aqGXc35m0_kWN-ahuWheH0ktoIHlt8_wbqy1mUsHfWqg81VEWE-d-hM82JaksehRUexpGiNQcOvdrsfnqXQk0jA2dT-jVNXIhvKP6QAUnWSQQq47M-EorqcoZ3OlNIA6Qj7SPdw14yvCLO419OgNzCN-wIUyZPep67SApXCf8A_IKq6hujj27NJc.Wh4DbXVr-w6Qa_RAWqDNej2xtTS5A3I7UiZbK6iCFdI&dib_tag=se&keywords=octo+lnb&qid=1754156823&sprefix=octo+lnb%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-4

[BotusBuild]

Only problem I now have is the size of cable ducting I put in 🤣🤣