Freeview and Freesat cabling

eadas · 06-04-2008, 15:47

Hi, first time on here, can anyone advise?
I am currently refurbishing a property including complete
rewire. Thought this would be a good time to install any TV
cables. Will want to receive Freeview and Freesat, is there a cable I can use for both? and if so what is the type/spec of this?

fat controller · 06-04-2008, 16:29

For freeview, you will need a terrestrial aerial installed (usually in a loft, or on the roof) which has a co-axial downlead to your TV/Freeview box.

For freesat, you will need to have a satellite system installed (dish usually mounted on a wall or chimney) which requires a run of satellite co-ax from the dish to the box.

Of course, this deals with one room only, and things would be slightly different if you wanted more than one room to have TV

Oh, and welcome to DS!

chrisjr · 06-04-2008, 16:47

F125 spec cable will do the job for both Terrestrial TV and satellite.

But make sure you identify the cables at each end when you install them! makes it a whole lot easier to wire the system up!

Remember however that you will need separate runs of coax for Terrestrial TV and satellite to each room. And they may well need to run to two different places as well.

And it is much more difficult to distribute one satellite dish to multiple receivers. The easiest way is to use a multiway LNB with two or four outputs and run one each to each room. For Terrestrial TV you just need a distribution amp.

The optimum way to distribute TV would be to run all the coax to a point as close to the aerial as possible and using the shortest practical cable runs. Best option would be a mast head amplifier splitting the signals. But a loft mounted amp is a good second best. Ideally you want to get the distribution point as close as you can to the aerial.

bobcar · 06-04-2008, 19:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisjr

The optimum way to distribute TV would be to run all the coax to a point as close to the aerial as possible and using the shortest practical cable runs. Best option would be a mast head amplifier splitting the signals. But a loft mounted amp is a good second best. Ideally you want to get the distribution point as close as you can to the aerial.

To be honest if there's a decent signal and it's digital it won't make any difference using a masthead amp - if it's marginal then it can. It's obviously usually less hassle with a loft amp.

06-04-2008, 15:47	#1
eadas Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1	Freeview and Freesat cabling Hi, first time on here, can anyone advise? I am currently refurbishing a property including complete rewire. Thought this would be a good time to install any TV cables. Will want to receive Freeview and Freesat, is there a cable I can use for both? and if so what is the type/spec of this?

06-04-2008, 16:29	#2
fat controller Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Slightly round the bend Posts: 12,685	For freeview, you will need a terrestrial aerial installed (usually in a loft, or on the roof) which has a co-axial downlead to your TV/Freeview box. For freesat, you will need to have a satellite system installed (dish usually mounted on a wall or chimney) which requires a run of satellite co-ax from the dish to the box. Of course, this deals with one room only, and things would be slightly different if you wanted more than one room to have TV Oh, and welcome to DS!

06-04-2008, 16:47	#3
chrisjr Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 27,916	F125 spec cable will do the job for both Terrestrial TV and satellite. But make sure you identify the cables at each end when you install them! makes it a whole lot easier to wire the system up! Remember however that you will need separate runs of coax for Terrestrial TV and satellite to each room. And they may well need to run to two different places as well. And it is much more difficult to distribute one satellite dish to multiple receivers. The easiest way is to use a multiway LNB with two or four outputs and run one each to each room. For Terrestrial TV you just need a distribution amp. The optimum way to distribute TV would be to run all the coax to a point as close to the aerial as possible and using the shortest practical cable runs. Best option would be a mast head amplifier splitting the signals. But a loft mounted amp is a good second best. Ideally you want to get the distribution point as close as you can to the aerial.

06-04-2008, 19:55	#4
bobcar Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 14,718	Quote: Originally Posted by chrisjr The optimum way to distribute TV would be to run all the coax to a point as close to the aerial as possible and using the shortest practical cable runs. Best option would be a mast head amplifier splitting the signals. But a loft mounted amp is a good second best. Ideally you want to get the distribution point as close as you can to the aerial. To be honest if there's a decent signal and it's digital it won't make any difference using a masthead amp - if it's marginal then it can. It's obviously usually less hassle with a loft amp.

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