sky cabling and magic eye

[000aces000]

Hi getting sky installed on Saturday and I am wanting to have sky in the main bedroom and also free view in a second bedroom for a child

If I run a satellite cable from the rf out on the sky+hd box into the loft and use a amp and then run a satellite cable down to the main bedroom wire a magic eye to that tv.

Using f screw connectors is that right?

How can I then run the aerial cable, should I run this straight into the loft and then down to the amp?

Do any Amps have two inputs available one for the sky and one for free view?

Not into aerials, sky etc but wanting to learn

Cheers guys

 

[Dohnut]

If your Sky box has a aerial in its it will carry both the free-view digital and sky on one cable. Use the RF2 outlet to feed to the booster, you will have to make sure you get a pass through booster though I normally use the SLX boosters like this-

SLx 27820BM 4 Way Aerial Amplifier with Digital By-Pass: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

 

[PAD66]

Run your aerial to the sky HD box, then connect rf1 to the TV . Install a coax cable from RF2 to the loft and connect to a distribution amp. Global F140 do not require power as they are powered by the sky receiver. You will need to turn the 9 v on rf2. This done via the install menu on the sky receiver. You can also do it in HD over cat5e cables as well

 

[000aces000]

As far as I'm aware I'm getting a normal sky plus hd box, I still have my aerial fitted and cable down to living room
I was going to pull this up to a amp and then take the cable down to the second bedroom

Can you get a amp which allows you to have a sat input and a aerial input that way?

Cheers

 

[Dohnut]

I wouldn't bother moving the existing aerial to the loft you are just making work for yourself, as long as its plugged into your sky box will get the free digital tv signal from the aerial up to the booster and then to the bedrooms.

 

[Dohnut]

I like that amp PAD66.

 

[000aces000]

So can I get a booster which allows both satellite feeds and aerial ?

 

[PAD66]

Yes, if you connect it as described you will get freeview and what's on the receiver at all your TV points via the amp
1. TV aerial to sky box
2. Coax cable link out of rf2 on sky box to amp in loft
3. Coax cable to bedrooms

 

[000aces000]

Will this allow me to use sky magic eye also in the main bedroom and a normal free view signal?

Cheers for help btw

 

[Dohnut]

Yeah it will.

 

[000aces000]

Sorted it out only question is

Is it possible to get sky hd via the magic eye with the magic eye going through analogue

Cheers

 

[Dohnut]

No it's not possible with your current setup. You can send hd over coax and cat5 but you will need additional equipment.

 

[000aces000]

How can I do this setup mate

Cheers

 

[Dohnut]

like this-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neet®-Extender-Cat5e-network-cable/dp/B002ECYEYA

HDMI Over Cat5 Extender - YouTube

You can also get some that manage the switching too, but if you have the sky eyes set up you could just use those.

If you wanted a lot more rooms there's always this -

HDanywhere Modular and Multiroom+ HDMI over HDBaseT Matrix Systems