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Originally Posted by Chris
If Sky installed your +HD service, I would not assume they installed a quad-LNB to feed it, because only a dual-LNB is required in order to make a single Sky+HD box work.
Get a close look at the dish - borrow binos if you have to. If it is a quad-LNB you should be able to see two unused terminals on it. If there are no unused terminals, you will need to buy a replacement. They're not difficult to install though; I replaced our mono with a quad a few weeks ago.
While I recognise that many people in this thread are perfectly happy with their Ross/B&Q box, I would never have one because it doesn't have an EPG. To me, a decent, 7-day EPG is by far the best thing about digital TV. For that, you need either a Sky or branded Freesat box.
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I have now checked my LNB and there are 2 spare terminals. I now intend to buy some cable to run to my kitchen TV. The Sky cable at present is marked CB63R Digital Sat CBL UK BSkyB twin 63-001A I have looked on line for extra cable as I need about 18 metres but am getting confused by jargon. What on earth is "Shotgun" cable? Non of the jargon busting websites mention it! Is it really just a matter of running the extra cable and connecting into a freesat box? I have been on a couple of advice websites where there is talk of amplifiers, splitters and all sorts of other stuff. Although I am pretty technical (I was a marine engineer in the Royal Navy) some of the jargon does confuse!