Help - New House

Mr Keek

Hi,

Hope some one might be able to help me, I'm renting a new house, the prevoius tenants left their Sky Dish behind them so happy days, I'm gonna connect my Freesat HD Box for BBC's CH4's etc.

My Problem is that I'm in trouble for Terrestrial Programming, Where the Regular aerial is, an NTL point is installed.

How am I gonna get my RTE's?

Can I simple unscrew and remove the NTL point and plug in my aerial cable, Land Lord said that the house is connected to the main TV Aerial. Just that the NTL point is in the way?

Or would I better off getting a small portable indoor Aerial like, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Telecam-TCE2001-performance-amplified-recommended/dp/B001J4QN52/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1292511264&sr=8-3

or this http://www.amazon.co.uk/digiTop-Amplified-Performance-Freeview-Wideband/dp/B001ACV7E0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292511264&sr=8-1

The above indoor aerials look rather cheap and I'm not confident at all about how they will preform.

What the best solution?

***Edit, I'm in Oranmore Co Galway by the way!

JDxtra

Maybe the old NTL point has been unused for some time, but has been just left there. He could have easily connected up an aerial to the old NTL points to save hassle re-wiring.

Just plug your TV into the NTL point, do a scan and see what you find. If it is connected to the aerial you'll find out soon enough.

Mr Keek

Cheers mate, but the NTL point is F-Type Connector(But I could be Open to correction), I don't seem to have that on my TV, just the regular Coaxial connection for the Antenna.

Does the NTL point have F Type and Coaxial, their was two connections, didn't check the second, I assumed it was F Type also for Live Pause/Recording etc.

slicedpanman

You can get F-connector to simple coax adapters... or just put a coax connector at one end and an F-connector at the other...

Mr Keek

JDxtra

Would buying a Adapter plug like this http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/f-type-to-coax-adapter.html.... and plug Coax Antenna plug into the Adapter and plug that into the NLT point work do you think?

JDxtra

F-type connectors are just better quality, more sturdy etc. You can get a lead with F-type on one end, and standard coax connector on the other for your TV. Or make your own!

You can also buy an adapter in stores like Maplins.

The second NTL socket is likely to be for FM radio only.

Mr Keek

Mr Keek wrote: »

JDxtra

Would buying a Adapter plug like this http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/f-type-to-coax-adapter.html.... and plug Coax Antenna plug into the Adapter and plug that into the NLT point work do you think?

**Edit Cheers Slicedpanman great minds think alike, never seen your post.

JDxtra

Mr Keek wrote: »

JDxtra

Would buying a Adapter plug like this http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/f-type-to-coax-adapter.html.... and plug Coax Antenna plug into the Adapter and plug that into the NLT point work do you think?

Looks good.