Aerial boosters

[flashy]

one has a problem...

I have 1 aerial going into my house, that goes directly into the freeview downstairs,then i have an aerial splitter which then takes it upto my bedroom freeview box, i need to get it from my bedroom freeview into Reece's freeview in his bedroom but i cant use another splitter, do i buy an aerial booster?? if so do i get a 2 way or a 3 way one? do i put the booster in my bedroom running from my box into Reece's room or do i put it on the original aerial downstairs?

this one?
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/5346147.htm



or this one?
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/5346154.htm


i aint bothered about the price


help pleeeeeease

[WillowTheWhisp]

We solve it by having two aerials - yes I know, we're greedy!

[flashy]

lol i know i know....but i'm trying to save paying another £45

[mthead]

We dont have an aerial we have a dish

[flashy]

lol well i have boxes




ya spoon

[mthead]

[quote=flashytart;415797]lol well i have boxes [/quoteWhats cricket got to do with the conversation???????

[flashy]

[quote=mthead;415800]

Originally Posted by flashytart

lol well i have boxes [/quoteWhats cricket got to do with the conversation???????

hahahahaha

[entwisi]

Originally Posted by flashytart

i aint bothered about the price


help pleeeeeease

Get a second cable installed from the one aerial using a masthead amp/splitter box. This is the 'proper' way to do it

If you do decide to get an amp and do it that way be aware that you can have 'too much' signal just as easily as you can have too little. also remember that amps also amplify any noise/interference so if its a crap signal to start with they rarely make it much better (3dB is a usual figure).

[flashy]

ta for that Ian...i have another cable coming from the original already (got a three way splitter) the signal is pretty darn good round here too

[MargaretR]

If you want to try a signal booster 1st - I will give you one, hardly used because got Sky soon after I bought it. It didn't work because I am on a communal ariel shared by more than a dozen flats. Might work for you -worth a try? (send private message for phone # if you want to collect.)

[Neil]

Originally Posted by entwisi

Get a second cable installed from the one aerial using a masthead amp/splitter box. This is the 'proper' way to do it

You you are going on the roof to add amps ect you might find it easier just to add another aerial. I personally run my aerial into my skybox. Out the seconf RF out into a powered splitter and off to the other 4 TV's. That way you can watch sky in the other rooms (only same sky channel of course)
It will be different when I get around to putting some more skyboxes the house.

[flashy]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

If you want to try a signal booster 1st - I will give you one, hardly used because got Sky soon after I bought it. It didn't work because I am on a communal ariel shared by more than a dozen flats. Might work for you -worth a try? (send private message for phone # if you want to collect.)

oh Margaret i was out when you put this up, ive just been to buy one thanx anyway

[entwisi]

Originally Posted by Neil

I personally run my aerial into my skybox. Out the seconf RF out into a powered splitter and off to the other 4 TV's.

when we had a brand new aerial at MILs in order to get freeview we found a very strange thing. plugged directly into the TV we got a 90% signal in freeview, through the video it dropped to 85%, the second it went through the Sky box it went to zero! I even tried turning off teh DC output that powers a remote eye.

[flashy]

ok i've sorted it now...i bought a booster and plugged everything into it and most things are working OK so far cheers you lot xx

[mallard]

hi there iam glad you have got it sorted mine gose off now and again so i re-scan it ,good luck