Hi, i have 2 lg tvs with built in freeview. i would like to be able to run both of the 1 aerial. my local diy shop said "dead easy just buy the coaxial cable a splitter and the male/female connections "so i did, the tv in kitchen has no signal, main tv has a good picture. main tv has a video and a sky box connected to it i only receive sky freeview which is set up on av1. any ideas? do i need a booster?
2 tvs 1 aerial
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ChrisFrost
Check your connections... Try wiring just to the kitchen TV. Get that working, then plug in the connection to the living room TV
I had a similar problem- I found that using the splitter halved the signal strength and only one of the 2 tvs could cope. I currently have to manually switch between the two (omitting the splitter)
At the weekend I am re-running all cables in a lower-loss cable and using an amplifier / distribution in the loft to try and resolve the issue.
I think it is worse because I am in a weak signal area.
OP- how far from your transmitter are you?
Hope you get it solved.
At the weekend I am re-running all cables in a lower-loss cable and using an amplifier / distribution in the loft to try and resolve the issue.
I think it is worse because I am in a weak signal area.
OP- how far from your transmitter are you?
Hope you get it solved.
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Mickymoody
Co-ax into back of TV's direct, main TV works? AV1 is Sky, Aux is freeview? 2nd TV no signal?
Where are you running the new cable from, the aerial, or the downlink into the house? Might need to run a new cable up to the aerial? If your area isn't completely digital atm, then signal strength will increase when the switchover is complete, might need a new aerial.
A good quality analogue signal would feed a dual digital feed easily, so there is a fault on the design, and best guess would be existing cable from aerial into house, as the cable often splits and has water ingress, that increases the resistance of the cable.
A freeview box often has a PiP function, can the feed off this not be taken to the second box, as a feed, save on wiring, cleaner feed?
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Hi thanks to everyone who replied much appreciated.
So far i have replaced all connections spent a bit more money on better quality connections have checked and double checked all connections good.
Unfortunatly still not receiving a signal in kitchen.
The aerial was installed about 9 years ago.
I live in stretford manchester i do not know how far that is from " winter hill "
which is where i assume the transmitter is.
The splitter is on the coaxil at the back of main tv where it comes into house.
The tvs have both got built in freeview, however i do have a freeview box if i plugged this into the tv in kitchen are you suggesting that this would boost
signal.
As i have a sky box i have seen something in the shops, a device that transmits a signal to another tv so you can watch sky on another tv without buying another box is this a solution or is a booster or a new aerial.
So far i have replaced all connections spent a bit more money on better quality connections have checked and double checked all connections good.
Unfortunatly still not receiving a signal in kitchen.
The aerial was installed about 9 years ago.
I live in stretford manchester i do not know how far that is from " winter hill "
which is where i assume the transmitter is.
The splitter is on the coaxil at the back of main tv where it comes into house.
The tvs have both got built in freeview, however i do have a freeview box if i plugged this into the tv in kitchen are you suggesting that this would boost
signal.
As i have a sky box i have seen something in the shops, a device that transmits a signal to another tv so you can watch sky on another tv without buying another box is this a solution or is a booster or a new aerial.
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ChrisFrost
If you have ruled out bad connections, trapped cable or a misaligned aerial, and you have tried retuning, then the next most likely cause is poorer tuner sensitivity of the kitchen TV. That's entirely possible.
An external freeview box might have a more sensitive tuner, but your aerial should be getting a strong signal on the main channels from Winter Hill as long as it isn't blocked by buildings or trees. There's some information here about the station groups and power levels being broadcast from Winter Hill. LINKY
What you haven't said yet is what happens if the aerial signal goes to the kitchen TV only. i.e. taking out the splitter and just connecting the aerial wire to the cable going to the kitchen so that the kitchen TV gets 100% of the aerial signal. Does that change things? If it does then an amplified splitter might be the thing to try.
The wireless TV links you have seen can be a bit variable in quality. That would be a last resort. A cable connection should work much better.
An external freeview box might have a more sensitive tuner, but your aerial should be getting a strong signal on the main channels from Winter Hill as long as it isn't blocked by buildings or trees. There's some information here about the station groups and power levels being broadcast from Winter Hill. LINKY
What you haven't said yet is what happens if the aerial signal goes to the kitchen TV only. i.e. taking out the splitter and just connecting the aerial wire to the cable going to the kitchen so that the kitchen TV gets 100% of the aerial signal. Does that change things? If it does then an amplified splitter might be the thing to try.
The wireless TV links you have seen can be a bit variable in quality. That would be a last resort. A cable connection should work much better.
Hi and thanks for replying.
I did as you said disconnected splitter and ran aerial wire to cable going to tv in kitchen unfortunatly no signal found.
I should have done this before drilling holes and crawling around in loft area.
You learn from your mistakes!!
To improve your picture of my set up, property is a bungalow, aerial located at front of property,(on roof) kitchen is at rear of property, distance from front room to kitchen well i used 20 meters of cable.
I did as you said disconnected splitter and ran aerial wire to cable going to tv in kitchen unfortunatly no signal found.
I should have done this before drilling holes and crawling around in loft area.
You learn from your mistakes!!
To improve your picture of my set up, property is a bungalow, aerial located at front of property,(on roof) kitchen is at rear of property, distance from front room to kitchen well i used 20 meters of cable.
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ChrisFrost
Well, either you still have a wiring problem in the cable from the lounge TV to the kitchen, or a combination of poor aerial alignment & low sensitivity tuner, or simply the TV is on the analogue tuner and you live in an area where analogue has been switched off. If so, put it on to the Digital Tuner (DTV) and retune
Next, try the RF2 feed from Sky box to the kitchen. Check this first by tuning the RF input on the main lounge TV to the Sky box. (aerial lead from RF1 to lounge TV, TV on analogue - pick a vacant preset number, say 9, and tune to the RF output of the Sky box - probably Ch37 if it hasn't been altered. Then connect kitchen TV wire to RF2 - repeat process for kitchen TV.) If still no signal then the aerial wire going to the kitchen is knackered, or the TV tuner is knackered in the kitchen TV.
Next, try the RF2 feed from Sky box to the kitchen. Check this first by tuning the RF input on the main lounge TV to the Sky box. (aerial lead from RF1 to lounge TV, TV on analogue - pick a vacant preset number, say 9, and tune to the RF output of the Sky box - probably Ch37 if it hasn't been altered. Then connect kitchen TV wire to RF2 - repeat process for kitchen TV.) If still no signal then the aerial wire going to the kitchen is knackered, or the TV tuner is knackered in the kitchen TV.
Hi, good and bad news from the rf2 to kitchen i got a picture not bad picture but not great when comparing to main tv.
I did not tune in as someone was watching freeview. At present aerial from main tv goes into video box. Also if i tune in on antenna do i lose freeview setup.
I am pleased though that at last i have a picture.
No freeview!!
Please continue to pass on any advice.
I did not tune in as someone was watching freeview. At present aerial from main tv goes into video box. Also if i tune in on antenna do i lose freeview setup.
I am pleased though that at last i have a picture.
No freeview!!
Please continue to pass on any advice.
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ChrisFrost
Your TV (and any Freeview equipped TV) should have two tuners - One for Freeview when you press the DTV button. The other for the old analogue system that we still use in some parts of the country and that is also used for RF1/RF2 from Sky boxes. This is separate to the AV inputs (SCART, HDMI etc)
You can tune in either tuner independently using the manual tuning option. If you use the Auto Setup option then both tuners get tuned in usually.
Tuning the kitchen TV will have no effect on the lounge TV. Tuning any TV won't affect what is going in to the AV inputs unless the TV has the option of a full reset. This is unusual but some specialist models do have this feature.
The RF picture from RF2 won't look as good as a direct connection via SCART, but it should be perfectly acceptable on a smaller TV. Occasionally the Sky box RF output could do with a tweak if the picture is a little noisy.
You can tune in either tuner independently using the manual tuning option. If you use the Auto Setup option then both tuners get tuned in usually.
Tuning the kitchen TV will have no effect on the lounge TV. Tuning any TV won't affect what is going in to the AV inputs unless the TV has the option of a full reset. This is unusual but some specialist models do have this feature.
The RF picture from RF2 won't look as good as a direct connection via SCART, but it should be perfectly acceptable on a smaller TV. Occasionally the Sky box RF output could do with a tweak if the picture is a little noisy.
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You say you have Sky which has built in a splitter so you take RF1 to local TV and RF2 to kitchen TV.
Winter Hill works well here in Wales so for you should be great signal your so much closer.
however I did need to move the RF output of Sky box if memory is correct moved to channel 21 instead of default 68.
Winter Hill works well here in Wales so for you should be great signal your so much closer.
however I did need to move the RF output of Sky box if memory is correct moved to channel 21 instead of default 68.
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