QUOTE(zenwarlord @ Feb 28 2019, 09:15 PM)
What is your recommendation on splitter portion?
Is it normal for channel like 309, 431 & 433 only running with single tuner signal? I noticed these few channel only 1 tuner showing signal.
My house is pretty new and it's like 5 years old thus i assume all the coax cable still in good condition. Furthermore all coax cable are concealed inside wall so replacing them is not possible for now.
Yes you are right, i'm using single LNB not the SatCR (dual LNB) type. And yes my living room cable is using 2 way splitter (5-2300mhz) and 2 output connected to PVR tuner 1 & 2. Yes correct sometime tuner 2 no signal and when got signal it's only 40-45%. When I'm using normal T joint it has the same problem.
When I set to DCSS it shows both tuner 1 & 2 with signal around 60%, but STB diagnostics shows Tuner 1 Signal Strength = 65%, Tuner 2 = 0% and no image out even after reboot.
Ok i wil try this route, just out of curiosity will give better result if i install another in-line amplifier just before it goes into tuner 2? Or basically does 2 in-line amplifier helps?
Try connect the in-line amplifier for satellite TV in between the connection from your satellite dish to the splitter. The signal strength shall improves.
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Is it normal for channel like 309, 431 & 433 only running with single tuner signal? I noticed these few channel only 1 tuner showing signal.
Because you use splitter, it will cause signal conflict in some HD channels that is transmitted from higher Ku band range. I've explained this similar question 2 years ago. You can read from here:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=83184507or
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=83215394QUOTE
When I set to DCSS it shows both tuner 1 & 2 with signal around 60%, but STB diagnostics shows Tuner 1 Signal Strength = 65%, Tuner 2 = 0% and no image out even after reboot.
Based on what you said, it seems that the problem is you use 2 splitters in between the connection from the satellite dish to your Astro PVR at living room. This, definitely will degrade the signal
a lot. In-line amplifier would help in this situation.
You try this. At the splitter where you split 1 into 2 cables in your living room for your PVR, you disconnect the splitter. Connect the only one satellite cable from your living room's wall socket into your PVR's Tuner 1 port. Tuner 2 leave it unconnected. Make sure the Input Source is set to DCSS.
Check your Tuner 1 and Tuner 2's Strength reading, including after reboot, and record 2 HD channels simultaneously, the ones you previously experience 0% signal on Tuner 2 ones, to see if the issue still persists.
Still the same and doesn't solve your problem? There's some option you can consider:
1) Get a Quad LNB (4 outputs from your LNB, not by splitter), and lay 3 new additional cables (on top of your existing cables, so makes it 4 cables in total) and ensure all of the cables have a dedicated cable connection from the Quad LNB to the respective Astro boxes, no splitters used.
Like for your living room, find ways to get the second cable into the living room, so that you can connect 2 dedicated cables for your Astro PVR.
If you can't touch the existing concealed cabling, how about lay new cables without concealing it? Find ways to hide it to making it look less obvious.
2) Upgrade your Single LNB to SatCR (may costs RM50-RM150 including installation, do ask Astro to confirm about this). 1 SatCR output can support up to 4 Tuners, or translates into 2 Astro PVR boxes simultaneously OR 4 Astro HD boxes simultaneously, OR 1 Astro PVR box and 2 Astro HD boxes simultaneously.
So that your living room's PVR box, you don't need to use splitter to split one cable into 2 cables anymore, as SatCR connects only 1 cable (the same cable one cable initially available in your living room, without splitter) to your PVR's Tuner 1 port, Tuner 2 left it unconnected, then it will functions as 2 Tuners and will not have conflict between SD and HD channels.
3) Upgrade to Astro IPTV if your area/premise can subscribe to Maxis Fibre or TIME Fibre, so that no need to headache on those technical cabling, LNB, SD/HD channel conflict by using splitter stuff. What is Astro IPTV? It allows you to be able to watch Astro without rain disruption as it uses Internet connection rather than satellite. HD-PVR service (worth RM25/month) are already included too, so no need to add more money to enjoy HD and PVR services.
The thing to headache for Astro IPTV are, you need LAN wired cable connection to be connected to maximum 2 PVR boxes in your home. Astro IPTV will only work on PVR boxes, hence HD boxes must be upgraded to a PVR box unless you want that particular HD box to work as satellite mode (by Multiroom).
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For Astro IPTV, the SD version of the SD/HD simulcast channels will not appear in the channel list. Example: SD version of HBO channel on CH 411 will not appear on your channel list, but only the HD version of HBO on CH 431 will appear, so you can watch only the HD version and no chance to watch the SD version.
Also, you must expect and accept that any broadband revisions done by Maxis or TIME Fibre's own broadband packages in the future does not mean Astro IPTV must follow immediately, regardless if the speed and price difference are huge. Example now you get 30Mbps for RM89/month, but in the future let say Maxis/TIME Fibre offers 1Gbps for RM89/month, don't expect Astro IPTV will immediately follow to revise. When that happens, and you realise your 24 months contract haven't over, that time you cry also no point cuz you can't cancel Astro IPTV service until your contract is over, and you complain to MCMC due to unfair pricing are likely also no point.