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Ah yeah. That makes sense. So rather than getting "interference", what it sounds like was happening is that you would lose the connection entirely for a split second, then it would come back again. Different TVs / HDMI receivers treat signal dropout differently. Most TVs would go blank for a...

Interesting... When you say "terrible" picture and sound could you elaborate? I was under the impression that the nature of HDMI means that it either works 100% or it doesn't work at all. Were you getting artifacting on the screen? Sound dropping out? I've heard of long, unshielded cables...

Yeah sorry, I should have mentioned. You can use something like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10m-VIRGIN-MEDIA-TV-BROADBAND-EXTENSION-CABLE-WHITE-FOR-V-BOX-SUPERHUB-/370876937184?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Other&hash=item5659fcf3e0 to place a Virgin Media box, Tivo or "SuperHub" wherever you'd...

I'd love to know the scenario where you get electrocuted without tripping the breaker? Fire is always a risk, sure, that's why we have smoke alarms, fire retardant materials, etc. I really just meant electrocution.

Yeah, I'm aware of that, but it's carrying a digital cable TV / internet service is what I meant. Typically when people talk about cable coming in to their house they're either referring to the old analogue cable TV service or the more recent digital cable tv service which Virgin Media do. So...

Wow that sounds pretty horrific, but I'd imagine such things are very rare. The vast majority of electrical bodge jobs are done inside houses which have had breakers installed by a professional, or at least a muppet following instructions, then someone else moves in later and bodges the...

Correct. However we're not talking about a UHF TV aerial signal here, we're talking about digital cable which carries a much stronger current. He has attenuators already attached to his system, so could comfortably extend by 500M or more by removing them. Bear in mind this cable has to...

Yep. I've seen this phenomena before. This is caused by a creature known as a Tegenaria Domestica, or "House Spider".

Not really a mystery, it's called a circuit breaker :)

I believe that IKEA subcontract their delivery service on a store-by-store basis, so for example the two stores in North London both use the same local delivery company, but the one in Glasgow uses a different company. Most items will be delivered out of store stock if you live near a store...

Yes, you're allowed to disconnect the equipment and replace the cable from the box to the wall. The cable is "given" to you as part of the installation service, as such it is the only part which you actually own. The cable box, the attenuators, wall inlet thingy and your router all belong to...

Don't spend loads of dough on an HDMI cable at all! They're a digital copper cable so a 99p one from Amazon works exactly the same as a £100 Monster cable. Expensive HDMI cables have to be the biggest ripoff going! Similar with HDMI switches, it's a verrry simple digital circuit that switches...

So true. Anything which is in a fixed position and needs an internet connection, be it games console, desktop PC, HTPC, or whatever should be hard-wired. I'm a bit of an ethernet fascist and will stop and nothing to install ethernet faceplates in every room ;) The trend these days is towards...