Legacy LNB with Dishpro.

[keegster17]

Can I use dishpro LNB's and Dish pro in one system or do they conflict with one another? Currently I have a dish500 and want to add a second dish, I have a old bell dish and on the dish 500 the LNB (fatboy) it says dishpro, and the bev dish I have the LNLB says Dish digital LNBF. Also if this does work what switch can I use?

[Terryl]

dishpro LNB's and Dish pro (DP) are the same thing.

And if the Dish digital LNBF only has one (1) coax coming from it then it is a DP type LNB, if it needs two (2) coaxes run to a switch (SW32, SW44 or SW64) then it is a legacy, and you should not mix the two up, it will be a major hair pulling experience to get it to run right.

Using all DP LNB's is the best choice, and on a DP system you can only use DP type switches, a DP44 switch will run 4 DP type LNB's.

Photos of your LNB's will help us a bit.

And how many satellites are you trying for?

[keegster17]

so is dishpro and dish compatible? the single dual I have is a Legacy then, and the dual twin is a dishpro. I currently have 110 and 119, on the twins on a dish 500, and may add 91 and/or 82, I have issues with trees and house, but I can get some channels in. I was thinking of using a 22" with the legacy, but had issues with a 4x1 switch. but I seen somewhere using three sats with the twin, and another single lnb with a ecoda switch, and it appeared the built in switch still functions with the ecoda.

[Terryl]

Dish Pro LNB's and Dish legacy LNB's are not compatible with each other, it's all Dish Pro, or all Dish legacy, don't try and mix the two.

Take a look at the DP twin LNB on the Dish 500, if it's one of the newer ones it may have an input for a second DP single type LNB.

It would have 2 outputs for recivers and a single "F" connector on it's own to the right of the other 2 for the second LNB.

All you would then need would be a DP single (not a legacy) LNB and your set, add the 91 satellite as Diseqc switch #3, this will not work if you add a DP twin for 91 and 82 due to conflicting switches.

As I see the 110/119 satellites are mostly SD so you must have an SD receiver, so you would not need 82W as it's mostly HD.

If you want all 4 satellites (82, 91, 110 and 119) then go with 4 single DP LNBs,(not 4 legacy's) run them to a 4x1 diseqc switch, or a DPP44 switch if you need to add more receivers.


Adding more switches can complicate things, and can cause big headaches it also adds to the overall system loss.

[keegster17]

I have Jynxbox Ultra, so I would be looking for HD but 91 or 82 would do, as I mentioned the trees and house are limiting me so I won't be getting much anyway, maybe half the channels. Thanks Terryl for the help.