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TV Distribution advice needed!!

  • 05-07-2005 6:14pm
    #1
    nhynes57
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭


    I am moving to a new house which has TV points in 7 rooms. The coax cables go to the attic but are not connected to anything. There are 2 coax cables with a dual socket in the living room.

    I have a SKY digibox with a working FTA card and will install a TV3/RTE ariel as well. My question is how do I set this up so I can watch RTE/TV3 + SKY channels in any room. I know I can only watch the same sky channel in each room. Any advice on how to do this would be appreicated.

    Thanks

    Noel


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  • #2
    dkane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 358 ✭✭dkane


    Just connect the aerial to the RF input on the digibox, then connect the RF out on the Digibox to the input of an 8 set booster from Argus and from there connect the other TVs.

    PS if you want to be able to change the Sky channels from other rooms use RF out 2 on Digibox and buy a booster which allows the 9V to travel through it (Such boosters are available from places like Argus, sold for Sky setups). Then all you need is one of those little IR eyes and you can control the Sky stations from wherever ya like.


  • #3
    nhynes57
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭nhynes57


    Thanks for the info.

    Just to clarify, I would need one coax cable from the dish to the digibox and one from the ariel also to the digibox. Then one output coax cable to the booster?

    How is the booster powered?

    Thanks

    Noel


  • #4
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,126 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    I can see a problem if there are only 2 cables coming to the living room. You need 3, 1 for aerial, 1 for satellite, and one to feed back up to a distribution amp. If you've only 2 cables coming down the conduit, then you'd need a satellite/RF diplexer setup which combines satellite and aerial signals down one cable, where they are seperated again at the bottom.

    The distribution amp, which would need to be at least 6 outputs, will need mains power to work. I'm sure it shouldn't be too difficult to get mains power in the attic, maybe your electrician could do this for you (many new homes seem to have a twin socket in the attic specificially for this purpose).


  • #5
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,336 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    instead of mains power you could also use a global 8 way amp which alos has the advantage of being compatible with tv links for remote control

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  • #6
    stephene
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭stephene


    Similar to the method byte mentioned above and if you can easily get power to the loft, then you could use the Global 8 Way Loftbox and the corresponding Multi Service Wallplate. The Loftbox can combine TV, FM, DAB, CCTV & Satellite onto one down cable and the triplexing wallplate will separate them out in the living room. The multi-service wallplate also includes a connector for the RF2 return cable which goes back to the Loftbox for distribution to other TVs around the house.

    The installation diagrams in the links above should help explain how it all works.


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  • #7
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,126 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Tony wrote:
    instead of mains power you could also use a global 8 way amp which alos has the advantage of being compatible with tv links for remote control
    Does the 8way Global amp not require external power also? I've used them some time ago, and it had a small transformer to assist the output of the digibox.


  • #8
    secret_squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭secret_squirrel


    byte wrote:
    I can see a problem if there are only 2 cables coming to the living room.

    The set up would work if the 2 coax were terrestrial only and the sky coax comes through in a different place (ie down the outer wall and then through it) Then effectively you have Terestrial down and Terestrial + sky going up. A number of my friends have a set up like this.


  • #9
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,126 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    secret_squirrel wrote:
    The set up would work if the 2 coax were terrestrial only and the sky coax comes through in a different place (ie down the outer wall and then through it) Then effectively you have Terestrial down and Terestrial + sky going up. A number of my friends have a set up like this.
    Yeah, that is true. If that's the case, there is less of a problem! :)


  • #10
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,336 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    byte wrote:
    Does the 8way Global amp not require external power also? I've used them some time ago, and it had a small transformer to assist the output of the digibox.

    Yes you may well be right, i've only ever used it with short runs

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  • #11
    Rippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 966 ✭✭✭Rippy


    byte wrote:
    Does the 8way Global amp not require external power also? I've used them some time ago, and it had a small transformer to assist the output of the digibox.
    Triax do low gain distribution amps with IR by-pass for the magic eyes. These are powered by the 9v out of RF2.


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