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Santa has brought my daughter a new TV with built-in Freeview, which she wants to use in her bedroom. She has a roof top aerial feeding the existing TV downstairs, with a separate digibox for Freeviw. If I get a wireless video sender will this mean it will only be possible to watch upstairs, depending on whatever channel the set top box downstairs is selected to? Or is there a device where the RF signal from the existing aerial can be "beamed up" to the new telly.
I think I know the answer will be to get a new high-gain digital aerial to feed the new telly, but I'm looking to save her a bit money.
I think I know the answer will be to get a new high-gain digital aerial to feed the new telly, but I'm looking to save her a bit money.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Santa bought my son the same thing and he uses his with a really cheap set-top aerial (you know, those ones with the two pull-out bits like on an old radio - a bit like this one http://www.argos.co.u...arch|crid:4535897265)
Might try that Postdog, or put a splitter on the aerial inside the house. Of course, the bedroom is on the opposite side of the house to the living room, and like most women doesn't want any disruption.
I might just go for the quiet life, and pay the erector myself, 'cos I'm too old to go up on the roof, even if I had the ladders
I might just go for the quiet life, and pay the erector myself, 'cos I'm too old to go up on the roof, even if I had the ladders
As far as i know, the vidoe sender will onyl do what you describe, tho 'more spohisticated ones allow you to change the channel via infra red.
bear in mind that just splitting the aerial signal will lose a lot of gain - so freeview may be unusable.. This splitting needs to be done via a distribution amp.
what I'd do is take a length of good quality twin screned coax (satellite qaulity) and use the RF out of the video or dvd recorder to the upstairs tv. that way you will not affect the existing setup downstairs.
bear in mind that just splitting the aerial signal will lose a lot of gain - so freeview may be unusable.. This splitting needs to be done via a distribution amp.
what I'd do is take a length of good quality twin screned coax (satellite qaulity) and use the RF out of the video or dvd recorder to the upstairs tv. that way you will not affect the existing setup downstairs.
None of you know what you are on about .. do you?!
To be able to watch any channel on all TV's, you will need to use a twin output amp at the head end (at or near antenna .. this can be in roofspace) (VHG has a 4-output amp) Feed the outputs to each outlet.
Splitting after any existing distribution amp is risky for signal quality and strength. Usually only works well with a premium antenna and good signal area, with top quality distribution amp.
Using an RF output downstairs may be impossible because possibly only scart connected!
Many freeview receivers do not loop RF though.
To be able to watch any channel on all TV's, you will need to use a twin output amp at the head end (at or near antenna .. this can be in roofspace) (VHG has a 4-output amp) Feed the outputs to each outlet.
Splitting after any existing distribution amp is risky for signal quality and strength. Usually only works well with a premium antenna and good signal area, with top quality distribution amp.
Using an RF output downstairs may be impossible because possibly only scart connected!
Many freeview receivers do not loop RF though.
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