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New build tv setup

Pat201 · 2024-05-28 14:22:45

Hello all Looking for some info on tv setup for a new build before Snag. All tv rooms have coax cable running to attic . Electrician has told me that tv company (Eir , virgin media) will connect to a data cable (Cat 5 ) at meter box to bring signal to attic where it can then be converted to coax connection. Does this sound…

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28-05-2024 3:22pm

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Pat201

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Hello all
Looking for some info on tv setup for a new build before Snag. All tv rooms have coax cable running to attic . Electrician has told me that tv company (Eir , virgin media) will connect to a data cable (Cat 5 ) at meter box to bring signal to attic where it can then be converted to coax connection. Does this sound right ?
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#2 01-06-2024 11:46am
ondafly

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coax is old school - better off running cat5e or cat6 instead. They probably had loads of coax they wanted to move on.
All is not lost though - just extra cost, you can buy conversion boxes to go coax to cat5, but they will probably require power etc.
best of luck !

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