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Two televisions on different DStv channels at the same time through Extra View
Two Rooms, One Account

DStv Extra View Installation in Benoni

A different channel in the bedroom, the cottage or the flat at the back, without opening a second account. We sort the LNB, run a proper second cable and link the decoders so both behave.

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Why People Add Extra View

Two Rooms, Two Channels

Whatever is on in the lounge stops being everybody's problem. Each linked decoder holds its own channel at the same time.

No Second Subscription

The extra decoder joins the account you already have. What MultiChoice charges for that is theirs to set — we do the installing, not the billing.

A Cable Each, Not a Splitter

Every decoder gets its own run from an LNB output. Splitting one feed is the shortcut that leaves two screens stuttering instead of one working.

Cottages, Flats & Garages

The second screen does not have to be under the same roof. Garden cottages, granny flats and converted garages are routine work here.

What an Extra View Installation Involves

1

Look at what is already there

Is the dish still on aim, and does the LNB have a spare output? If it does not, that unit gets swapped — a small part, not a new dish.

2

Choose the cable route

Roof space, along a wall, or outside in conduit to a cottage. You see the route and where it comes through before anyone drills.

3

Connect and pair

Each decoder on its own line, then linked on your account through MultiChoice's Extra View process.

4

Prove it works

Both TVs on different channels at once, signal quality read at each, and the numbers shown to you rather than described.

Where the Second Decoder Usually Ends Up

Three rooms account for most of this work in Benoni: the main bedroom, a granny flat or garden cottage, and a converted garage that has become someone's room. Each is a different length of cable and a different argument about where it may be fixed, which is why our DStv installers in Benoni ask where the second screen is going before quoting anything.

Everything starts at the LNB — the part clamped to the arm in front of the dish. A single-output unit physically cannot feed two decoders, so it gets swapped for a twin or a quad. That is a small part, not a new dish, and while the ladder is out it is the sensible moment to check the mount is still tight and put fresh sealant on the outdoor connectors.

The second cable then wants its own path. A splitter on the existing line is the tempting shortcut and it is why so many houses end up with two screens that both stutter — a satellite feed is not an aerial feed and does not divide. Going through the roof space is normally the tidiest route; where that is blocked, the run goes outside in conduit. On a long run to an outbuilding we work out the loss first rather than discovering it at the far end.

If the TV you already have is freezing or throwing error messages, fix that before adding to it — a second decoder on a marginal signal simply gives you two unhappy screens. Our DStv fault-finding service finds the cause first. And once you are past two screens — a shop floor, a waiting room, a guesthouse lounge — it stops being Extra View and becomes a business installation.

Guide Price

From R1,500

A starting point, not a quote — how far the second cable travels, whether the LNB changes, and which decoder you pick all move it.

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FAQ

Extra View Questions

The questions that come up in Benoni before a second decoder goes in.

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It is MultiChoice's way of putting a second decoder on the account you already pay for, so two TVs can be on two different channels at once. The important detail is physical rather than administrative: each decoder needs its own feed from the dish, which is where most of the work goes.

The limit and the monthly fee are MultiChoice's to set, so check the current Extra View terms with them or on dstv.com. Our side of it is the hardware — the LNB, a proper cable per decoder, and making sure every one of them actually has the signal it needs.

Usually. The dish is rarely the problem; the LNB on the front of it is. If yours has only one output there is nothing to feed a second decoder from, and swapping that unit is a small part and a short visit rather than a new installation. We look at it before quoting.

Yes, and it is one of the commonest versions of this job in Benoni. The cable gets its own route to the outbuilding, into conduit anywhere it crosses open ground, and on a long run we work out the loss beforehand so the far end is not living on the edge of a usable signal.

From about R1,500 as a starting point. What moves it is the distance the second cable has to travel, whether the LNB needs changing, and which decoder you go for — that is charged separately as equipment. You get the number for your own property before anything starts.

Usually, but a second cable means new fixings, so it is the landlord's or managing agent's call and it is worth getting that in writing first. In a complex the body corporate may also have a say. Ask before we quote and the visit does not get wasted.
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The kind of dish, decoder and TV-point work we do for houses, complexes and small businesses around Benoni.

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