TV Aerial questions
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Hi
I use my aerial to feed my media center PC
I have just installed Media Center 7 and it seems I am suffering from poor signal quality on most channels - however I think this is more down to the snow!
My current cable is actually 2 joined togegther - the first comes into my living room and then it it is extended.
I am going to have this replaced with a new cable from aerial to living room - what is the best kind of wire to use? I notice my stuff has very poor insulation. I spoke to a guy today who said they would use SKY cable for it.
Secodnly, is it possible to splice the aerial so I can have 2 wires going to seperate sources - but does it just mean I have half the signal quality on each wire?
I use my aerial to feed my media center PC
I have just installed Media Center 7 and it seems I am suffering from poor signal quality on most channels - however I think this is more down to the snow!
My current cable is actually 2 joined togegther - the first comes into my living room and then it it is extended.
I am going to have this replaced with a new cable from aerial to living room - what is the best kind of wire to use? I notice my stuff has very poor insulation. I spoke to a guy today who said they would use SKY cable for it.
Secodnly, is it possible to splice the aerial so I can have 2 wires going to seperate sources - but does it just mean I have half the signal quality on each wire?
Mojooo said:
Hi
I use my aerial to feed my media center PC
I have just installed Media Center 7 and it seems I am suffering from poor signal quality on most channels - however I think this is more down to the snow!
My current cable is actually 2 joined togegther - the first comes into my living room and then it it is extended.
I am going to have this replaced with a new cable from aerial to living room - what is the best kind of wire to use? I notice my stuff has very poor insulation. I spoke to a guy today who said they would use SKY cable for it.
Secodnly, is it possible to splice the aerial so I can have 2 wires going to seperate sources - but does it just mean I have half the signal quality on each wire?
Yes a good quality 'SKY' cable is best for DVB signals and a join in the cable can affect the signal. There are different ways to split the signal to 2 TV's, if you are getting an aerial man in to do it he should use a masthead amp and run a seperate cable to each TV (one of wich will also be fitted with a PSU for the amp), if your doing it yourself you can use a passive splitter but only if you have a good signal to start off with as they do drop the signal, also you can use a distrubution amp that is effectivly the same as the splitter but is boost the signal back upto its original levels.I use my aerial to feed my media center PC
I have just installed Media Center 7 and it seems I am suffering from poor signal quality on most channels - however I think this is more down to the snow!
My current cable is actually 2 joined togegther - the first comes into my living room and then it it is extended.
I am going to have this replaced with a new cable from aerial to living room - what is the best kind of wire to use? I notice my stuff has very poor insulation. I spoke to a guy today who said they would use SKY cable for it.
Secodnly, is it possible to splice the aerial so I can have 2 wires going to seperate sources - but does it just mean I have half the signal quality on each wire?
Hi. The other obvious thing to check is that if you have made up the cables yourself, then check that no strands of the outer cable are touching the centre core cable - easily done and it only takes one strand to mess things up and give a bad picture. If its a bought cable , then the advice above is best.
Jon
Jon
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