Questions about TV provision to my house.

[andy400]

Thanks for any help with these questions that useless buggers at Sky etc can't answer:

1) Does a Sky+ box require two inputs from the dish in order to record at the same time as watching another channel.

2) Same question as 1) but for Freesat box

3) Does mounting a TV aerial (for freeview) in the loft as opposed to on the roof cause problems/degrading of signal/require a special aerial?

4) Is BT Vision any good?


Bugger me, I'm clueless..

[cal72]

andy400 said:

Thanks for any help
Bugger me, I'm clueless..

As you are offering yourself cheap some on here may take you up on that offer.

[oOTomOo]

andy400 said:

Thanks for any help with these questions that useless buggers at Sky etc can't answer:

1) Does a Sky+ box require two inputs from the dish in order to record at the same time as watching another channel.
Yes - the sky fitter will install new dish that will have this..

2) Same question as 1) but for Freesat box
Yes

[Grey Ghost]

andy400 said:

Thanks for any help with these questions that useless buggers at Sky etc can't answer:

1) Does a Sky+ box require two inputs from the dish in order to record at the same time as watching another channel.

2) Same question as 1) but for Freesat box

3) Does mounting a TV aerial (for freeview) in the loft as opposed to on the roof cause problems/degrading of signal/require a special aerial?

4) Is BT Vision any good?


Bugger me, I'm clueless..

1. Yes it does need two feeds.
3. My BiL has a freeview ariel in his loft with a splitter/booster set up to 3 or 4 TV's around the house and all pick up the signal and produce top notch sound and vision.

[trix-a-belle]

andy400 said:

3) Does mounting a TV aerial (for freeview) in the loft as opposed to on the roof cause problems/degrading of signal/require a special aerial.

all the aerials i've got in my loft are bog standard & definitely no problems signalwise

S

[Huntsman]

A sky box also needs to be plugged into a phone line in order to get all the interactive stuff working.

We've been with Sky 6 weeks, its been an unmitigated disaster and were are waiting for an engineer visit.

[andy400]

cal72 said:

andy400 said:

Thanks for any help
Bugger me, I'm clueless..

As you are offering yourself cheap some on here may take you up on that offer.

I said clueless, I didn't say cheap....

[4mo]

1) Yes.
2) Yes.
3) Really depends on how good the signal in in your area.
4) Haven't a clue.

[Ultuous]

3 - It can cause problems as the signal (already week in the case of freeview if analogue hasn't been switched off in your area yet) is attenuated by the roof, and other fittings in the loft can cause inteference - it ultimately depends on how good the signal to your house is (how far away the transmitter is away mainly) to start with... I couldn't get away with it even with a booster in a property I was living in a few years back.

[Mr AJ]

andy400 said:

Thanks for any help with these questions that useless buggers at Sky etc can't answer:

1) Does a Sky+ box require two inputs from the dish in order to record at the same time as watching another channel.

2) Same question as 1) but for Freesat box

3) Does mounting a TV aerial (for freeview) in the loft as opposed to on the roof cause problems/degrading of signal/require a special aerial?

4) Is BT Vision any good?


Bugger me, I'm clueless..

1) Yes.
2) Yes.
3) Only really worth doing in a good signal area. Theres no such thing as a specific loft aerial. http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/ Use the postcode checker here (RHS, Halfway down - asks for house number and post code) to find out the general signal strengths and type of aerial required for your area. To be honest though, The amount you'd pay at B+Q etc for an aerial kit it'd be cheaper to get someone to come around and fit a proper one.
4) No.

[headcase]

andy400 said:

3) Does mounting a TV aerial (for freeview) in the loft as opposed to on the roof cause problems/degrading of signal/require a special aerial?

Thats another 'How long is a piece of string' question.

Aerial installation is so easy that there is a whole profession dedicated to it, like plastering, electrician, air traffic controller. You can do it yourself but if you want it done properly then get a pro in.

[Silverbullet767]

headcase said:

andy400 said:

3) Does mounting a TV aerial (for freeview) in the loft as opposed to on the roof cause problems/degrading of signal/require a special aerial?

Thats another 'How long is a piece of string' question.

Aerial installation is so easy that there is a whole profession dedicated to it, like plastering, electrician, air traffic controller. You can do it yourself but if you want it done properly then get a pro in.

Depends on how strong your signal is, I can get a stable signal in my loft at about a 45 degree angle each side of the strongest point. Theres no way I'm going on the roof! I just fitted mine with a tiny loft pole, job done.