So here's my setup.
I currently have a Shaw Direct sub, so I already have one elliptical dish on my house.
I have in the basement:
1 - 18" DTV dish
1 - 18" x 24" Elliptical dish with 4 LNB bracket (meant for 91, 101, 110, 119)
4 - dual LNBF
I used to use the elliptical to get 91, 110, and 119.
I'd prefer to put up just one dish (no motor) and get 82, 91, 110, 119, 129. However I think getting 82 and 129 on the same dish might be problematic. From what I can tell 82 and 129 have the HD content for each provider, so I'd really like to hit those.
I've seen brackets that will hold 6 or 7 LNBF (72, 82, 91, 101, 110, 119, 129) but I'm not sure if I'd actually get reliable signal on the five that I want with one dish?
I could buy a 85 cm dish with a bracket to fit my LNBF's
I could do 82 & 91 only.
I could do 110, 119, & 129 only.
I could do two dishes, but would rather not.
Whatever I do, I'd like to use an external diseqc switch to keep the wiring to a minimum, would a 8x1 diseqc switch work alright? With only the receiver to power the LNBF's, and switch?