Can I split a satellite cable coming from my existing dish?
It is not possible to take an existing satellite cable and split this successfully between an existing satellite receiver and Media Center. However it is a simple process to upgrade your existing satellite dish to support multiple satellite receivers. For a single satellite dish setup you will most likely have either a single or dual LNB on your satellite dish. For a dual LNB you will have two cables connected to a STB PVR that allows you to watch one program while recording another. A single LNB will only have one cable connected to the STB. A single LNB will look similar to this: A dual LNB will have two cables coming from the LNB. To get the best experience from Media Center I would recommend at least a dual tuner setup. Therefore, if you already have a STB PVR and you want to use both the Media Center and STB together, without swapping cables, you will need to change your LNB on the satellite dish to a quad LNB. A quad LNB will have 4 cables connected to the dish and each cable can
