Distributing sky over Cat5e / Cat6

Cyrus

maybe i can just split the fibre and then split one to standard 4 coax and the other to the dscr for sky

useful thread here as well re the fibre and sky q

http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Q/Sky-Q-procedure-for-a-fibre-IRS-site/td-p/2571821

bk

Cyrus wrote: »

maybe i can just split the fibre and then split one to standard 4 coax and the other to the dscr for sky

useful thread here as well re the fibre and sky q

http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Q/Sky-Q-procedure-for-a-fibre-IRS-site/td-p/2571821

You definitely can't split the fibre itself. That requires all sort of very expensive specialist gear.

But as I mentioned above you maybe able to split the output of the converter. But I strongly encourage you to ask all of this on the boards.ie satelitte forum. You will get a definitive answer there:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=55

Eric Cartman

If your satellite signal is being delivered to the house by fibre, then its already supplying the Full band ,

http://www.satworld.ie/global-fibreirs-quad-gtu.html Quad output fibre IRS so you could get your sky box + 2x freesat boxes in a cabinet.

As for distribution , You can get a 4x4 matrix switch with remote outputs and the cat.6 distribution built in,

Cyrus

bk wrote: »

You definitely can't split the fibre itself. That requires all sort of very expensive specialist gear.

But as I mentioned above you maybe able to split the output of the converter. But I strongly encourage you to ask all of this on the boards.ie satelitte forum. You will get a definitive answer there:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=55

http://www.satworld.ie/global-split2-of-pro-2-way-optical-fibre-splitter.html

Cyrus

Eric Cartman wrote: »

If your satellite signal is being delivered to the house by fibre, then its already supplying the Full band ,

http://www.satworld.ie/global-fibreirs-quad-gtu.html Quad output fibre IRS so you could get your sky box + 2x freesat boxes in a cabinet.

As for distribution , You can get a 4x4 matrix switch with remote outputs and the cat.6 distribution built in,

yep have a 4x4 4k matrix on the way

that quad output jobby wont work with sky q

Eric Cartman

bk wrote: »

You definitely can't split the fibre itself. That requires all sort of very expensive specialist gear.

But as I mentioned above you maybe able to split the output of the converter. But I strongly encourage you to ask all of this on the boards.ie satelitte forum. You will get a definitive answer there:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=55

http://www.satworld.ie/global-split2-of-pro-2-way-optical-fibre-splitter.html Fibre splitter 2 way, 25 notes

Eric Cartman

Cyrus wrote: »

yep have a 4x4 4k matrix on the way

that quad output jobby wont work with sky q

Get a 2 way fibre splitter, a sky Q IRS and a quad standard IRS , all the putputs you could ever want

Not to shill, but I do this for a lot of commercial customers , feel free to PM if you need something or send me a diagram of exactly what you want to achieve and I can quote

Cyrus

Eric Cartman wrote: »

Get a 2 way fibre splitter, a sky Q IRS and a quad standard IRS , all the putputs you could ever want

Not to shill, but I do this for a lot of commercial customers , feel free to PM if you need something or send me a diagram of exactly what you want to achieve and I can quote

thanks will do,

im trying to do it myself for now but if i make a hash of it ill drop you a line

Eric Cartman

Cyrus wrote: »

thanks will do,

im trying to do it myself for now but if i make a hash of it ill drop you a line

No bother, even if its just parts or small cables or anything. The one thing to check woty the fibre is that the connectors are all the same , theres a few kinds so double checkk

mossym

bk wrote: »

Absolutely, unless of course you replace the Quad LBN with a Quattro LNB, then you can use as many triax splitters as you like

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thanks for the unintentional reminder, we are in the process of dumping sky, i need to order a quattro to replace my quad.

Cyrus

the other thing im thinking of, presume unless i have an aerial saorview is a no go

mossym

Cyrus wrote: »

the other thing im thinking of, presume unless i have an aerial saorview is a no go

depending where you are a small internal aerial could work, something like




would imagine most areas in urban dublin would have okay reception on one of those


from satellite, you'll get the irish channels on sky. you won't on fta.

Eric Cartman

Cyrus wrote: »

the other thing im thinking of, presume unless i have an aerial saorview is a no go

Put a small ariel in the attic / attached to one of the coax, you can use a distribution amp to send it to all the other coax, or put 2 saorview boxes in your rack and connect to the matrix switch

bk

Cyrus wrote: »

http://www.satworld.ie/global-split2-of-pro-2-way-optical-fibre-splitter.html

Eric Cartman wrote: »

http://www.satworld.ie/global-split2-of-pro-2-way-optical-fibre-splitter.html Fibre splitter 2 way, 25 notes

Cool, you learn something new every day

Though I was thinking of splicing fiber, etc. Don't know why I brain farted and didn't think of this!

Cyrus

was checking everything out today

annoyingly there is no power to the cabinet! so looks like ill have to run a plug over the work top to a plug up there and use something like this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/sourcingmap-Rackmount-Outlet-Power-Distribution/dp/B01ENHM6NY/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1487458203&sr=1-5&keywords=1u+power

nor are the cables numbered on the walls

jpbrown1

I am looking for a bit off advice i would like to have my sky q box and mini in attic and on some sort of switch i wish to wire my house in cat6

bk

Look up HDMI Cat6 Baluns on Amazon. They should do the trick for you. Also HDMI switches, depending on exactly what you are trying to do.

jpbrown1

So from the attic i will drop cat 6 to all the rooms in house and the use the hdmi ballus to convert do they work for 4k also

bk

Most only support HD, there are a small few that support 4K, but they are more expensive, require a very good quality Cat6 run and I don't think they support HDR

Search "HDMI Cat6 4K" on Amazon.

However if you are doing lots of rooms and want 4K this could get expensive fast.

Cyrus

this is what i have

http://hdanywhere.co.uk/multiroom-hd

bk

Cyrus wrote: »

this is what i have

http://hdanywhere.co.uk/multiroom-hd

Looks awesome, but WOW on the price

BTW one thing to remember about this stuff, if you are using game consoles and want to game, you might find controllers not working over long distances.

Cyrus

to be fair it works great , i got a good deal on avforums on one!