What type of connection is this

Kevcol

Hey guys,

My brothers moving into a new place. There's a satellite on the outside wall with this big double cable coming into the house...a real diy job. What type of connection do I need to put on this or can it be hooked atraight into a t.v. or tv box. Thanks for any replies.

Gerry Wicklow

That seems to be a twin satellite connection. Most satellite boxes have 2 screw-on feeds like that from the dish so that you can watch one channel while recording another.

bunderoon

Gerry Wicklow wrote: »

That seems to be a twin satellite connection. Most satellite boxes have 2 screw-on feeds like that from the dish so that you can watch one channel while recording another.

Yeah, it's a twin coax that is coming down from a (at a minimum), a dual LNB.
Two are used for HD.
One for Standard Definition.

emaherx

bunderoon wrote: »

Yeah, it's a twin coax that is coming down from a (at a minimum), a dual LNB.
Two are used for HD.
One for Standard Definition.

Two are used to record / watch 2 channels. Only one is needed to watch one channel in HD or SD

lawred2

bunderoon wrote: »

Yeah, it's a twin coax that is coming down from a (at a minimum), a dual LNB.
Two are used for HD.
One for Standard Definition.

That's wrong.

Either can carry SD, HD. The two just means that you can record on one feed and watch live on the other.

Capt'n Midnight

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A bit like old MW/LW/SW/FM radios satellites comes in 4 bands. So most decent receivers have two tuners so you can watch/record a channel on one band while recording on another.

Many receivers have a loop-out. So if you only had one cable you loop it back and record two different channels as long they were on the same band. This can lead to much juggling with alternative regions of BBC and ITV if you have a single cable when trying to see two programs. Sometimes it's time shifted on a different region , otherwise you can try to get both on the same band.

But with two cables it's much easier.

Kevcol

Thanks a mill for all the replies guys. So easiest option for him is to get a receiver and he should be able to tune in RTE, BBC etc? Will let him know that the possibility is there for him to record too. Does the average box have the record capability?

DopeTech

Kevcol wrote: »

Thanks a mill for all the replies guys. So easiest option for him is to get a receiver and he should be able to tune in RTE, BBC etc? Will let him know that the possibility is there for him to record too. Does the average box have the record capability?

Won't get rte on free to air satellite, will need an ariel/coat hanger for that. Have a look for a Linux based combo box. They will allow you have saorview and fta satellite in one epg with the ability to record to an internal or external HDD. What's your budget?

Thurston?

Kevcol wrote: »

So easiest option for him is to get a receiver and he should be able to tune in RTE, BBC etc? Will let him know that the possibility is there for him to record too. Does the average box have the record capability?

What's the make & model of his TV? It might have at least a single satellite + terrestrial tuner, & maybe some basic recording ability.

Kevcol

He has an old enough Panasonic. Think he's just going to get an aerial installed now and just get Saorview. I was looking at Amazon for a UHF aerial for freeview. Will that do for Saorview or should he get an external aerial installed?

The Cush

Use the coverage checker to find the recommended transmitter and frequencies for his location - https://www.saorview.ie/en/get/coverage

Get the grouped aerial that covers that frequency range - http://www.freetv.ie/saorview/tv-aerials/, external aerial is always recommended.

Kevcol

Thanks so much for all the answers, I'll tell him to get that so. Cheers