Moving a virgin TV box to another room via TV aerial socket

[Martyn-123]

Hi,

We have just had a extension built and want to move the TV to the new room. we have Virgin Tv/broadband/phone and it comes into the house via a small box on front of the lounge and two cables run from it, one goes into the Virgin media TV box (tivo?) and the other into the hub for wireless.

Our builder suggested that instead of paying Virgin to come out and relocate everything to the outside wall of the new extension he has wired in a TV aerial socket extension from where the TV was in the lounge to the wall where the TV will now sit and says we can use that as a extension piece to connect everything up.

I have my doubts as this appears to be mixing new digital technology with old style TV aerial connections.


Can somebody please advise, i have not spoken to Virgin yet,


Regards,


Martyn.

[megaphone]

As long as the co-ax cable is decent quality then it will work, you need to use F connectors to joint the cables, and an F connector coupler. Has he used standard aerial faceplates? If so these need to be changed to F connector type.

[TonyRPH]

I also suggest using crimped 'F' type connectors, as the screw in types can be unreliable.

The Virgin chaps I have dealt with have been very particular about this, as apparently signal levels can fluctuate badly with poor connections.

Using high quality coax cable is a must too.

[Vipers]

Try it and see.

[Oakey]

Are you saying he's suggested you plug

This




into this:



as opposed to this;




??

[Martyn-123]

Yes, spot on !

If a adaptor will work then fine, unless you know better as it's all new to me,


Regards,


Martyn.

[ASK1974]

Happy to be corrected here but when dealing with Virgin they've always asked for Triple screened RG6 to be used. Decent CT100/WF100 is technically a better cable so one would expect it to work but I'd check with Virgin, some chit chat about noise on the line etc. that suggests there may be problems.

[TonyRPH]

Martyn-123 said:

Yes, spot on !

If a adaptor will work then fine, unless you know better as it's all new to me,


Regards,


Martyn.

An adapter won't work.

As per ASK1974's comments above - the right cable (and crimped plugs) are essential for Virgin.

[megaphone]

Virgin use compresion type F connectors, crimp type and the screw on type will all work however they are not as robust. OP. If your builder has fitted standard aerial faceplates then these need to be changed to F type, as per the picture posted above. Do not use adaptors. You may find the Virgin man is happy to do the connecting up, especially if you've already run in the cables, I doubt he'll have any F faceplates though.

Edited by megaphone on Wednesday 6th November 09:36