Cable Forum - View Single Post

**Chris** · 04-11-2011, 19:27

I think you need to settle on either freeview or freesat for the bedrooms ahead of time as the cabling is different for each - unless you really do have unlimited time, space and cash to do both.

Satellite needs one cable per set top box, all the way back to the LNB on the dish (or two cables for any box that's a PVR). Terrestrial TV only needs one cable from the roof aerial, into a powered distribution amp in the loft, then multiple cables to all rooms from there.

If you get a multi-input amp, then you should be able to feed the RF-out of a Sky box into it as well, and feed whatever channel the Sky box is tuned to into all the rooms also.

04-11-2011, 19:27	#4
Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 37,024	Re: Domestic Distribution Advice I think you need to settle on either freeview or freesat for the bedrooms ahead of time as the cabling is different for each - unless you really do have unlimited time, space and cash to do both. Satellite needs one cable per set top box, all the way back to the LNB on the dish (or two cables for any box that's a PVR). Terrestrial TV only needs one cable from the roof aerial, into a powered distribution amp in the loft, then multiple cables to all rooms from there. If you get a multi-input amp, then you should be able to feed the RF-out of a Sky box into it as well, and feed whatever channel the Sky box is tuned to into all the rooms also.