2 Signals - 1 Cable

Clareman

Nothing to do with girls and a cup............

I wasn't sure whether to put this into the terrestrial section or in here, so apologies in advance if this is the wrong choice.

I have satellite in my living room, I'm thinking of getting rid of Sky and just having freeview, but this would depend on me being able to get saorviewm the problem I have is in my sitting room the aerial socket is the otherside of the room from the TV, it's not possible for me to run a second cable. I was wondering, would it be possible to use the existing cable that is sending the satellite signal to send the saorview signal as well?

The Cush

Use a satellite/terrestrial combiner to combine the two signals into one cable, use the same to split the signal at the TV.

For example - http://www.tvtrade.ie/alltrade-tv-aerial-and-satellite-combiner.html

Clareman

That looks perfect, and less than a tenner, thanks a million

TheDriver

i have used them and works a treat. If you want a neater solution, get a diplex wallplate for the sitting room end, then it has 2 split connection at the wall.

PressTheButton

TheDriver wrote: »

i have used them and works a treat. If you want a neater solution, get a diplex wallplate for the sitting room end, then it has 2 split connection at the wall.

Example: http://www.tvtrade.ie/wolsey-tv-aerial-and-satellite-wall-plate.html

Clareman

The problem I have is the TV is in the middle of the wall and the TV point is the furthest point away from it. The wall plate would be nice but I would have to take up the edging around the fireplace to run a second cable and I really want to do that. Another option would be to bring a cable around the outside of the house, but I just got the house painted last year and don't want to have a cable running outside.

My plan is to get the adapters setup (2 ordered from ebay) and setup a TV3 aeriel outside, then get a saorview box so I can have all the channels. I also will look into running a second cable from the aeriel to the bedroom so I can have the channels there as well.

Clareman

*Stupid Question Alert*

I notice on the picture that you have to put in specific cables into each socket, which mhz would be sat and which would be for the aerial?
I'm assuming that the satellite would be the higher number, but assumptions are the mother of all **** ups

http://www.tvtrade.ie/alltrade-tv-aerial-and-satellite-combiner.html

PressTheButton

Not a stupid question; your assumption is correct. 'Sat' connected to higher range; TV aerial to lower range. Some combiners have inputs more clearly marked as in this (slightly more expensive) example:
http://www.megavision.ie/triax-tv-sat-f-combiner.html