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Distributing sky over Cat5e / Cat6

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  • #32
    Cyrus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,271 ✭✭✭✭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


  • #33
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 23,590 Mod ✭✭✭✭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


  • #34
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,247 ✭✭✭✭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,


  • #35
    Cyrus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,271 ✭✭✭✭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

    :confused:

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


  • #36
    Cyrus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,271 ✭✭✭✭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


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  • #37
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,247 ✭✭✭✭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


  • #38
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,247 ✭✭✭✭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


  • #39
    Cyrus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,271 ✭✭✭✭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 :p


  • #40
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,247 ✭✭✭✭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 :p

    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


  • #41
    mossym
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,766 Mod ✭✭✭✭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 :D

    .

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


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  • #42
    Cyrus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,271 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


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


  • #43
    mossym
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,766 Mod ✭✭✭✭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

    120503UK_CO1.jpg


    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.


  • #44
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,247 ✭✭✭✭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


  • #45
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 23,590 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    Cyrus wrote: »
    :confused:

    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 :D

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


  • #46
    Cyrus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,271 ✭✭✭✭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 :o

    22736EB5-18C0-42B7-B27F-7F6AAD6C2305_zpss6fk19xo.jpg

    F42C07D7-5F73-444A-92A2-7C622BDEBF23_zps2prxskdc.jpg


  • #47
    jpbrown1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭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


  • #48
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 23,590 Mod ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #49
    jpbrown1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭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


  • #50
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 23,590 Mod ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #51
    Cyrus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,271 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    this is what i have

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


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  • #52
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 23,590 Mod ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #53
    Cyrus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,271 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


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


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