Sky question - splitting signal

Anto12

I was down in my Da's yesterday & he was just wondering would it be possible for him to watch Sky in his bedroom - he has Sky in the sitting room - when we had a look in the attic we found the Sky IN connection from the dish - what we tried to do was Split the signal to 2 OUT feeds ( 1 from the sitting room & one from the bedroom ) but when we did this we lost the Sky signal in the sitting room - once we disconnected the bedroom connection the Sky signal in the sitting room came back .. ( we were just using a 2 way splitter that he picked up in DID ) Any help would be greatly appreciated .. Cheers ..

wicklowdub

You can get a transmitter in woddies or d.i.d/power city for about €50 that will send the signal to another tv within about 25 meters. It will allow you to control the sky box from the other tv also which is handy.

Mr McBoatface

This same question has been asked plenty times before.

You'll need a quad LNB on your dish with separate cables run to the TV points.

JDxtra

You can't split a satellite signal. Does he want to watch the same channel in the bedroom as the main TV? If he wants a different channel then you will need an additional receiver.

Anto12

he doesnt really mind once he can watch it - he was talking about getting an EYE in his bedroom so he can use the Sky controls in his bedroom.. but he was anxious about getting the picture first .. thanks for your heklp so far

Cantona's Collars

Here's the 'magic eye' you're talking about http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=sky+eye&sprefix=sky+eye



Simply run a cable from the RF2 outlet on the box (make sure to turn the power to it on) Instructions to do this are in the manual for your Sky box.

Or try one of these:

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_14947.htm

Have one myself and easy to set up and use.

Anto12

Thanks again for all your help - Zerks - If I get one of those from ALDI are you saying all I have to do then is run a cable from the RF2 in the Sky box to the TV in the bedroom ?

JDxtra

No, it's one or the other - you don't need both.

Anto12

Thanks very much JD - So if I get one of these from ALDI i shouldnt have to run any cables at all ?? just set it up ( would be much handier )

Cantona's Collars

No cables needed when using the video sender,plug the sender into scart socket on back of the box and the receiver into the second tv.A little remote sensor sticks to front of your sky box beside where the box picks up signals from the remote.