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Old 22-05-2008, 18:57   #69
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Re: Freesat: Free satellite TV by BBC and ITV tv to launch!

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Originally Posted by Chris T View Post
Not ignoring you, just misunderstanding Sky's advertising. I always thought the 'record two, watch one' meant the one you were watching could be a live broadcast.
Sky have always advertised them as Losttheplot said.

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I think the twin cable is siamese.
You will need two runs, theres no way around it. I'd guess the 2 in 1 device you mention mixes terrestrial frequencies with L band (LNB output) frequencies which are different. Two LNB ouputs are the same range of frequencies so can't share the same cable.
thanks for the info.
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