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Can Virgin tv signal be split ?

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  • 07-05-2020 7:03pm
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    DubInTheWest
    Registered Users Posts: 408 ✭✭


    Hi guys, a friend of mine got an 'upgrade' from Virgin. They took away his Horizon box and replaced it with a smaller box and 2 multi rooms boxes. Before they put in the 2 multi room boxes he used a splitter and scart to connect another portable tv in a room. Today after the new boxes were installed the room that was used via the splitter doesn't work anymore. The screen is just plain pink in colour.

    Just wondering if they might have blocked it now, or maybe a different splitter might be required ? The chap is elderly and not even in the same county as me, so I that's all I know on the situation.

    Thanks


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    Elvis Hammond
    Registered Users Posts: 491 ✭✭Elvis Hammond


    The 'splitter' must be a modulator (Triax Tri-link or similar) that was fed with SCART from the Horizon box, with a coaxial cable feeding the portable TV's tuner?

    This setup won't work unless the analogue video feed to the modulator can be restored.


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    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,522 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    I’ve reviewed the thread and am satisfied piracy is not being discussed


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    Delta2113
    Registered Users Posts: 2,672 ✭✭✭Delta2113


    Sounds like your friend is on the new box trial? Taking away Horizon and getting a smaller box. Only other explanation off smaller box is that it's a non recordable box which seems very unlikely.


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    Wabbit Ears
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    the new box doesn't have scart so his previous setup wont work.


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    Delta2113
    Registered Users Posts: 2,672 ✭✭✭Delta2113


    It actually does but it's a mini. Old setup may or may not work.


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    Wabbit Ears
    Registered Users Posts: 3,043 ✭✭✭Wabbit Ears


    Delta2113 wrote: »
    It actually does but it's a mini. Old setup may or may not work.

    my bad, it does! havent seen a scart din connector in years!!

    op would need something like this probably:

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Scart-Adapter-Cable-External-Female-Black/dp/B076F78RRR


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