One Aerial - Many Saorview Tv's - Best way to do it

bliamf

I have an aerial that we are receiving saorview on OK. This aerial's coax is plugged into a white box and from here, is plugged into a saor view telly. All works OK. The thing that is on my mind at the moment is what happens when I split the cable to get saroview on another telly.


The white box is plugged into the mains.What exactly is it doing. Is it an amplifier or is it somehow providing power to a receiver on the aerial through the coax cable?

I want to split the coax cable before this 'white box'. I want to connect this into another saorview telly. If I can get away with just an ordinary coax spliiter (http://www.ebay.ie/itm/2-Way-TV-Aerial-Coax-Splitter-Y-Adaptor-Signal-Rf-cable-/140317743978?pt=UK_ConElec_TVAerials_RL&hash=item20ab96db6a) that would be ideal.

Can anyone see any issues with doing this. I am conscious of the current on the cable provided by the 'white box' and am wondering if that is going to cause issues for the second telly.

The other issue I suppose is signal loss. Am I better putting some sort of an amplifier (http://www.ebay.ie/itm/6-WAY-aerial-splitter-amplifier-freeview-booster-TV-amp-/350519452156?pt=UK_ConEle_SatCableFreeview_RL&hash=item519c9661fc) at the point where I split the cable.

Anyone have any ideas how I can test the signals strengths without buying any extra kit. Though about just using the tv menus. Have no idea what values they should be at though

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

The Cush

bliamf wrote: »

I have an aerial that we are receiving saorview on OK. This aerial's coax is plugged into a white box and from here, is plugged into a saor view telly. All works OK. The thing that is on my mind at the moment is what happens when I split the cable to get saroview on another telly.


The white box is plugged into the mains.What exactly is it doing. Is it an amplifier or is it somehow providing power to a receiver on the aerial through the coax cable?

It could be an amplifier or a power supply for a masthead amplifier located close to the aerial. Is there any information printed on this white box?

If it's a power supply for a masthead amp you could use one of these power pass splitters before the power supply with the co-ax cable carrying the power for the masthead amp connected to the power pass leg of the splitter.

If you have a masthead amp you shouldn't require another amplifier (not recommended in any case).

Use a splitter with the number of outputs close to the number of TVs you plan to have attached.

NOTORIOUSGIB

Hi all,

I'm just going to jump in here and add to bliamf's questions. I have the same set up, and with the new saorview system I may have to split the signal. However, if I split the signal after this white box (which is mains powered) will I lose much signal strength in each connection do you think??

Also, if I was to split the signal myself, what would I have to buy/do??

Advice would be appreiated.
Cheers

Cerco

NOTORIOUSGIB wrote: »

Hi all,

I'm just going to jump in here and add to bliamf's questions. I have the same set up, and with the new saorview system I may have to split the signal. However, if I split the signal after this white box (which is mains powered) will I lose much signal strength in each connection do you think??

Also, if I was to split the signal myself, what would I have to buy/do??

Advice would be appreiated.
Cheers

If you split the cable using a passive splitter you will have half the original signal power to both tvs. Not sure what you mean by "after this white box". If you mean on the TV side then that is fine, if it is on the antenna side then read the post above regarding power by pass.

The Cush

NOTORIOUSGIB wrote: »

I'm just going to jump in here and add to bliamf's questions. I have the same set up, and with the new saorview system I may have to split the signal. However, if I split the signal after this white box (which is mains powered) will I lose much signal strength in each connection do you think??

As above, what is the white box - a distribution amplifier or a power supply for a masthead amp?

If it's a distribution amp how many outputs are there? If only one, replace it with an amp that will give you the number of outputs you require - http://www.tvtrade.ie/tv-distribution/tv-distribution-amplifiers.html. If it's a power supply for a masthead amp add a passive splitter after the psu with the number of outputs you require.