In this day and age of Sky Plus and Sky HD packages, Personal Video Recorders (Hard Disk Drives that you record TV programs with) and Freesat boxes it is becoming harder to manage with a single LNB (or Low Noise Block converter). Soon analogue television will disappear and Freesat is fast becoming the way forward for those households not wanting to subscribe to Sky’s excellent but overly expensive packages.
The main reason that Freesat is more popular than Freeview is that Freesat is also broadcasting HD pictures by way of the BBC HD channel. Remember most people with HD ready televisions do not yet receive HD programming because they only have analogue or Freeview receivers. If you purchase a Freesat box with or without a built in PVR then you will not be able to record a program whilst watching a different channel.
A standard satellite dish installation comes with a single LNB. This means that you can only watch one channel or record one channel but not do both at the same time. You could opt to have a dual LNB which will solve this problem. But what about Granny’s telly in the bedroom or little Timmy’s or the second telly in your bedroom? Nowadays a one telly house is a rarity. So if you want to record programs in the lounge and also have a telly elsewhere in the house you will need a Quad LNB. This is also true for you Sky worshippers who will also have the exact same issues if you record via Sky Plus or the HD package.
So who exactly needs an LNB quad?
- Anyone with Freesat or Sky who wants to record one channel while watching another and has more than one television in the house.
- Anyone who plans to add an extra telly for viewing Sky or Freesat in the future.
- Anyone currently limited to analogue or Freeview TV and wants the ability to upgrade to Sky or Freesat which opens up the wonderful world of watching and recording High Definition TV.
- Basically anyone who decides that satellite is the way forward. Single and dual LNB’s are in the past. For very little extra money you can have the extra feeds the satellite dish Quad LNB gives you. Don’t hesitate rush out and get one now!!
Remember satellite is no longer limited to Sky and with a Quad output LNB you can watch and record High Definition, non subscription television with around one hundred and fifty channels available.
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