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Have a second TV antenna installed, and then the cable drop routed just to that TV. At the moment, live TV over the internet is still a fragmented service. It doesn't matter whether you watch via a Fire TV stick, or the TV apps, or some other smart device, there still isn't complete coverage...

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Amazon, Webro WF165 - 50m Might still be more than you really need, but you could punt the remainder out on eBay now it's free to sell. £2.50/m for 10m + del would get you a good chunk of your cash back.

Webro WF100 if you just need a single run. There's a shotgun version where two coax a joined in parallel for recorder boxes. These are RG6 sized cables, so about a 6.5~6.7mm diameter. For something that takes up less space, have a look at WF65. This is generally sold as a shotgun mini coax...

It's a long time since I installed these for customers. Sky Q has been out ages and doesn't support RF2 Out, or any analogue RF come to that. Anyway, from what I recall, they came with a short link cable to bridge between the Downlink and Uplink sockets. That's how the aerial signal gets to...

I guess it's because omnis are distinctive. This is the shape most readily associated with FM by the general public. It's the lowest common denominator. This doesn't mean that an omni has to be used.

Freeview is easy to distribute. A single cable into a room can loop through a recorder box (feeding multiple tuners in the process) and then go on to connect to the TV as well. Satellite signals can't do this, or at least not without making some significant compromises. Satellite dish signals...

Yes, Freeview carries HD channels. The same aerial that receives the standard def channels also picks up the HD ones. No special 'HD' version required. Your TV or receiver box will need a HD compatible tuner though (DVB-T2 tuner). Most TVs above 23" sold within the past decade should fit the...

It's a HDMI HDCP conflict between the HDMI input on the TV and the HDMI output on the Sky box. The socket remains live even if the TV is off. Part of the HDMI cable includes a 5V feed which draws power from the Sky box. HDMI can be finicky, and if all the devices aren't up to their latest...

The query is a bit of a jumble, so let's simplify and see if we're still on the right track. Customer has a home cinema. The projector is a 4K HDR-capable Sony 260 SXRD. Sound is provided by a Bose Lifestyle 650 system. There is one source. This was a 1080p device, and connected via the HDMI on...

To add to what @martygturner wrote, is your LNB a Wideband type (Sky Q) or standard Sky HD type? Alternatively, is your Freesat box one of the 4K models or a Manhatten/Humax etc?

Do you want to just receive, or to receive and record? If it's just for watching live, then any Sky HD box being flogged off cheap/given away locally will do. Check Facebook Marketplace. A single cable connection from the dish to the box is all that's needed. Sky's electronic programme guide...

I'd be amazed, and impressed, if it worked. All the theory says it shouldn't. Cat5e bandwidth is something like 100MHz, or maybe 300~350MHz if it was the better grade stuff (more wire twists, more copper). Digital TV signals operate in the 470-700MHz range. Cat5e bandwidth is nowhere close...

Pretty much as you se here, except with the addition of some self amalgamating tape for waterproofing. What we have here is some screw-on F plugs (4x in this image because they're joining two bits of shotgun cable) and a couple of F-type back-to-back connectors. You can get all of this from a...

Hmm.. big space with lots of hard surfaces so quite reverberant. That's a bit of a challenge for a major sound system. Do you want to spend smart speaker money or home theatre money? Do you have anywhere that can be used as an A.V. hub point (houses amps and control gear) or do you want...

The simple answer is no. There isn't a way to get the screen image from a TV to your DVD recorder. The answer is to record directly in Windows (if you're using a PC). Once you have the video file, you can then decide how you want to process it for distribution. If there's anything that includes...

That's not a bad price for a caravan aerial either. Normally it's 'move the decimal point one place to the right'. ;) Satellite is generally the way to go, though. Most camp sites are in pretty parts of the country, and that means the back of beyond as far as Freeview goes. As long as you have...

That's it in a nutshell. I'm not having a pop, just pointing out the logical fallacy that's often presented in cases like this. It's the counterargument of "well, mine works fine" which then of course implies that all must work fine in every situation. When we look at the reviews for such...

The thing that all these stick antennas/aerials ignore is that transmitters use polarisation. Crystal Palace is a main transmitter. It uses horizontal polarisation. When you look at the roof top aerials trained on CP, they match the transmitter's horizontal polarisation. Here's a photo I took...

If you mean these sorts of things then I'd be tempted to give them a swerve. The construction will be similar to the coax fly-leads. That means that the cable is poorly shielded, and the internal joints between the cable's core and the pins is a solder joint (a weak point), and that an acidic...