Power balancing signal combiner

A system for selectively delivering satellite video signals received from a plurality of satellites to at least one receiver, comprising:

• a multiswitch, for selectively directing the satellite video signals based on which satellite of the plurality of satellites broadcast the satellite video signal to an output of the multiswitch;
• at least one tuner, coupled to the output of the multiswitch, for tuning to a specific portion of the satellite video signal, the specific portion of the satellite signal selected based on a command received from the receiver;
• at least one demodulator, coupled to the at least one tuner in a respective fashion, for demodulating the specific portion of the signal into a plurality of demodulated signals;
• and
• an interface for delivering the plurality of demodulated signals to the receiver, wherein the plurality of demodulated signals are combined into a single combined signal and delivered to the receiver on a single output of the interface.

A system for selectively delivering satellite video signals received from a plurality of satellites to at least one Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD), comprising:

• a multiswitch, for selectively directing the satellite video signals based on which satellite of the plurality of satellites broadcast the satellite video signal to an output of the multiswitch;
• at least one tuner, coupled to the output of the multiswitch, for tuning to a specific portion of the satellite video signal, the specific portion of the satellite signal selected based on a command received from the IRD;
• and
• an interface for delivering the plurality of demodulated signals to the IRD, wherein the plurality of demodulated signals are combined into a single combined signal and delivered to the IRD on a single output of the interface.