DirecTV with Other Satellite TV Provider

[jakelee]

Hi,

I am going to sign up with DirecTV as I moved to a new location - meanwhile, to take advantage of the current promotion.

Here is what I am planning to do:
1. DirecTV Dish
2. A Satellite Dish for International Programs

My new home has the cable all wired up to each room. I am wondering how I can have both dishes installed and have both signals on a single cable and then split into two different receivers. Do I need diplexers, or anything else?
In kitchen and family room, I want to have two LCD TVs and one receiver to control, what do I need to do? maybe a multiswitch?
Thanks,

J-

[greywolf]

The installation should come with all required equipment. The 2 dishes are connected to a multiswitch so the signals from both dishes will be available on the same line. Each receiver needs a line directly to the multiswitch. Satellite, unlike cableTV, cannot use splitters because the receiver sends signals the multiswitch/dish as well as receiving signals. A splitter in reverse is a combiner and combining signals from two receivers causes a conflict when each is sending requests for different things.