need to move Virgin Media cable

[acideraser]

Doing extension and need to move Virgin Media cable to a new room while everything is open. Problem is that only way to move/extend cable which is connected to VM box is to run it under floor but not possible to do without lifting floor boards which is not an option as that room is not going to be refurbished in the nearest future, so the only option I have to use second VM cable which runs from loft to the router for internet.

Is it possible to:
a) use internet cable for TV as well
b) put a splitter on it and run separate high quality triple shielded coax to router and to VM TV box in new location?

Splitters I am thinking of using are these
http://www.screwfix.com/p/4-way-splitter-with-powerpass-all-ports/69265
or http://www.screwfix.com/p/labgear-professional-splitter-6-way/48074

I had an isolator on the cable coming in from the loft with one input and two outputs, and white coax connected to one isolator output going to modem. Can this isolator work as splitter if I connect another RG9 cable to the second out and to VM TV box?

Thanks

 

[winston1]

Have similar issue so bumping the topic up.

Doing extension and need to move Virgin Media cable to a new room while everything is open. Problem is that only way to move/extend cable which is connected to VM box is to run it under floor but not possible to do without lifting floor boards which is not an option as that room is not going to be refurbished in the nearest future, so the only option I have to use second VM cable which runs from loft to the router for internet.

Is it possible to:
a) use internet cable for TV as well
b) put a splitter on it and run separate high quality triple shielded coax to router and to VM TV box in new location?

Splitters I am thinking of using are these
http://www.screwfix.com/p/4-way-splitter-with-powerpass-all-ports/69265
or http://www.screwfix.com/p/labgear-professional-splitter-6-way/48074

I had an isolator on the cable coming in from the loft with one input and two outputs, and white coax connected to one isolator output going to modem. Can this isolator work as splitter if I connect another RG9 cable to the second out and to VM TV box?

Thanks

a. Yes.
b. Maybe.

But why on earth are you suggesting a 4 way or 6 way splitter? The levels are set in the street cabinet and if you go splitting you will reduce the level.

Without knowing what the isolator is on the loft cable I cannot answer the last question. It might be a TV/FM diplexer with the TV side supplying the modem, in which case the other second outlet would be no use for TV.
Note, every outlet from VM must go through an isolator for
a. to prevent earth voltage differences appearing in your home
b. to prevent damage to their equipment should a faulty set top box or modem inject 240 volts on to the cable.

 

[mattylad]

ISTR that the VM TV is on one cable & the BB is on another, so you just need an extension for the broadband.

 

[acideraser]

thanks for your comments guys!

I connected Isolator, and 2 way Labgear splitter to existing VM BB cable.
Webro HD100 cable runs now from the splitter - one leg to VM TiVo box and another to router, all works well.
Ping and broadband speed the same, TiVo seems to work well too.