[trashcansinatra]

Good Afternoon,

Wondered if anyone could assist me please. Currently live in a flat and have a satellite and digital faceplate on the wall. Two cables connected to my lcd from this, the digital directly to the tv and the sat to my skybox. Going to be purchasin some trunking over the weekend so I can connect the sky box up to my tv in the bedroom.
-What cable would I need to buy and how to connect it?
-Would I also be able to watch freeview though the same cable or only what is showing on the sky box in the lounge?
-Do I need to have the digital cable plugged into the sky box rather than into the tv and would this make a difference to picture quality?

Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Cheers

[chrisjr]

Errr what's "digital"? Do you mean a digital cable TV connection or a downlead from a roof mounted TV aerial? I am assuming the latter since you directly connect it to your TV set.

If you want to connect another TV to this connection you have two options. Buy a two output splitter or use the Sky box. using the Sky box has the advantage that it is already in place.

So plug the aerial lead (what you are calling "digital") into the RF IN socket on the Sky box. Use a short coax lead to connect the RF 1 OUT of the Sky box to the TV. Then use a longer bit of coax plugged into the RF 2 OUT of the Sky box to run into the bedroom.

Use something like either of these cables.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=278
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=275

Although called Satellite cable they work very well for "normal" TV aerial feeds. Main thing is the twin screening which can help cut down intereference which can trouble digital TV signals.

And use proper metal plugs like this

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=1606

Much better than the cheap and nasty plasic types.

The RF 1 and 2 OUTs of the Sky box carry whatever is on the RF IN mixed with the output of the Sky box. So you will be able to watch any combination of analogue or digital TV from the aerial plus whatever channel the Sky box is set to. More useful for the bedroom TV. But you should not notice any issue with quality.

[Chris Frost]

Buy a Sky Eye IR mouse.

From the wall...[LIST][*]Sat cable to Sat box as you have it now. [*]Aerial cable to Sat RF in.[/LIST]
From Sat box to L/room TV...[LIST][*]SCART from TV Out on Sat box to AV/RGB input on TV[*]Aerial cable from Sat box RF1 out to TV (freeview signal)[/LIST]
From Sat box to Freeview box attached to bedroom TV...[LIST][*]New aerial cable from Sat Box RF2 out to bedroom[/LIST]
In bedroom...[LIST][*]Aerial cable connects to Sky Eye first, then connects to Freeview box[*]SCART from Freeview box to b/room TV[/LIST]

Follow the instructions on the Sky Eye on how to set up the Sky box.


Result: You can now watch Sky in the bedroom and change its channels using the livingroom Sky remote of by buying a spare.

[trashcansinatra]

Thank you both very much indeed for taking the time to explain that to me. It is most appreciated.
cheers

[Chris Frost]

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisjr

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=278
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=275

trashcansinatra, Of those two cables chrisjr kindly listed the first one is the best choice, although it is pretty thick at 7.8mm.

The second is a very old tech design. It has a "5-celled polyethylene insulator" which is a fancy way of saying it uses a cheap air-pocket arrangement as an insulator. It's the sort of stuff building contractors install in new homes because it's so cheap. My aerial and satellite distributor sells it for about 15p a metre. Don't use it. It is cra-p.

[niall campbell]

http://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/page8.htm

read this and good cable is not actually that dear